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Originally Posted by ssmokinjoe
That was the original statement that i reacted to. It's a generic observation that i've seen over and over again that can easily be taken as a backhanded compliment giving nothing more than neutral credit to a good performance. Maybe i took it the wrong way.
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I'm a bit more cautious and subtle. It's not exactly my personality to post "Daaayum!!" or a bunch of dancing bananas (nothing against those). That's just not something I do.
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Nice to see you point out all those positives... now.
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What was the point of posting "37 pts and 12 boards!" or "11-13 from the FT line!", especially when they were posted above me? Weren't you just on my case for posting the "obvious"?
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But did you forget that Diogu is a rookie that hasnt played an NBA game yet and that most of the competition out there are also rookies or guys trying to make the cut or NBA guys trying to work on aspects of their game?
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No, in fact that was the point of my first post. Those guys are probably on the same level as Radenovic and Haryasz/Little. Diogu dominated the Pac-10. Some of those Pac-10 bigs will find themselves on a SL team a couple years and some of them won't even play some 25+ minutes on the SL team.
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Wouldnt you say then that that puts Diogu in a league of his peers and not just a guy tearing up on high school kids just learning the game of basketball? Why are you comparing it that way? The negative view would be that they're not good enough for him. The positive view is that he's better than them. We probably look at it differently i guess.
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It was an analogy. I wouldn't stand a chance in the NBA, but I play fine at the park. The kids in my analogy wouldn't stand a chance at the park, but they would practicing with those still learning the game at the local high school. In the analogy, the gap in skill level is similar. Diogu is going to the NBA and can stay competitive but these Phoenix bigs aren't going to the NBA (AFAIK at least).
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Actually the difference obviously is that i'm a big Warriors fan and i'm hoping for good things out of Diogu. Big numbers from him even in SL is positive to me. But if he really is just playing a bunch of highschoolers just learning the game then F it. He should have scored 80. What a scrub.
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I'm a basketball fan first and foremost, but the Warriors are towards the top of my favorite teams. I like Diogu as a player and I'm also hoping he succeeds. I've seen Portland fans get excited about Qyntel Woods drop 30 in the SL only to stink it up when it really counts. LeBron James never dominated the SL like Lonny Baxter just did. Big numbers in the SL make me excited, but I take those numbers with a grain of salt. When Diogu drops 37 and 12 on a healthy Duncan, I'll post those dancing bananas for you
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