I think especially when you were drafting HS players it was easy to get carried away with potential. You can thrive in HS on just being an amazing athlete, but not as much in college, and even less so in the NBA. Hopefully the minimum one year in college will weed out some of this.
I agree. I don't see why the NBA didn't put in a 3-year waiting rule like the NFL does. I can't see marginal 10-12 year NBA vets not voting in favor of that to save their jobs, hehe.
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Green will be a 20ppg scorer sometime in the future. Take that to the bank. He might be a liability everywhere else on the court, but the guy can score and will continue to do so.
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"Kirilenko's eyes started to tear in the locker room as he talked in a shaky voice about his frustrations and inability to stop Pierce. He played just four minutes in the final quarter because of his inept defense, but his small consolation was that none of his teammates could do any better."
- Salt Lake Tribune
"I think he is at a point in his career where he gets very distracted by having a hand in his face."
- Portland forward Buck Williams on Larry Bird, before Larry Legend dropped 49 points, 14 rebounds, and 12 assists in a double overtime win
__________________ "Paul Pierce is the (expletive) truth. Quote me on that and don't take nothing out. I knew he could play, but I didn't know he could play like this. Paul Pierce is the truth."
- Shaquille O'Neal
"Kirilenko's eyes started to tear in the locker room as he talked in a shaky voice about his frustrations and inability to stop Pierce. He played just four minutes in the final quarter because of his inept defense, but his small consolation was that none of his teammates could do any better."
- Salt Lake Tribune
"I think he is at a point in his career where he gets very distracted by having a hand in his face."
- Portland forward Buck Williams on Larry Bird, before Larry Legend dropped 49 points, 14 rebounds, and 12 assists in a double overtime win
Green will be a 20ppg scorer sometime in the future. Take that to the bank. He might be a liability everywhere else on the court, but the guy can score and will continue to do so.
I don't thik so, at least not in the NBA. He does not do enough things well enough to be on the floor long enough to score 20. He's really a very athletic streetballer who does not seem able to grasp team basketball. He still runs around the court like a kid with his head cut off. I had high hopes for him, but I don't see him becoming a starter able to consistently score 20. He'll have his moments, but it's about being able to do it on a regular basis.
He had no college coaching and has had Rivers for two years in the NBA. Should improvements have been made regardless? Of course. Is it WAY too early in his career to be predicting that he'll never improve other aspects of his game enough to average starter minutes? Absolutely.
__________________ "Paul Pierce is the (expletive) truth. Quote me on that and don't take nothing out. I knew he could play, but I didn't know he could play like this. Paul Pierce is the truth."
- Shaquille O'Neal
"Kirilenko's eyes started to tear in the locker room as he talked in a shaky voice about his frustrations and inability to stop Pierce. He played just four minutes in the final quarter because of his inept defense, but his small consolation was that none of his teammates could do any better."
- Salt Lake Tribune
"I think he is at a point in his career where he gets very distracted by having a hand in his face."
- Portland forward Buck Williams on Larry Bird, before Larry Legend dropped 49 points, 14 rebounds, and 12 assists in a double overtime win
The 2005 HS class was pretty pathetic, even if people didn't want to admit it.
Josh McRoberts, Martell Webster, Andray Blatche, Louis Williams, Amir Johnson, heck I don't even remember what I did with the listing of these guys, but the truth is Monta Ellis is the best one and everyone else is a fringe player. I think it's easiest to judge pros based on their talent level of their HS class.
The more uber (read PRO) talent at the top, the more likely that one of those players' talents will translate.
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Gerald's numbers were miserable across the board in the SL, save for points/min. I don't know how concerned he is about expanding his game, but if this continues, it seems he'll be content settling in as an MLE 6th-man.
Gerald's numbers were miserable across the board in the SL, save for points/min. I don't know how concerned he is about expanding his game, but if this continues, it seems he'll be content settling in as an MLE 6th-man.
i think his numbers are more impressive in the regular season
I don't think Gerald will ever be 20 per game scorer for the Celtics. I don't think he'll see many minutes at all now with Ray Allen in the mix, and i think he'll definitely be gone by the trade deadline next year (if we're doing good but need some additional help). We have Rondo and Tony anyways.
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