"If you've ever seen Iverson play in person, you know that his improvisational skills are amazing. Baron Davis calls him unguardable. He's a killer on the fast break. One on one, even one on two, when the guy they call the Answer is on a one-way trip to the basket, you better just foul him. People can hate all day about the number of shot attempts. But, damn, give him props for even getting them up. He's small enough to have every shot contested. That 39% shooting sounds terrible to the regular reader, but have you seen these NBA players lately?"
-SLAM issue #68, April 2003
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FAVORITE TEAM: (whatever team Allen Iverson is on) OTHER FAVORITES: Memphis, New York, New Orleans, Charlotte, Philadelphia, Indiana, Denver TOP 5 FAVORITE PLAYERS: Allen Iverson, OJ Mayo, TJ Ford, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony OTHER FAVORITES: Adam Morrison, Samuel Dalembert, Michael Redd, Salim Stoudemire, Rajon Rondo, Caron Butler, Emeka Okafor, Kobe Bryant, Randy Foye, Jermaine O'Neal, JJ Redick, Marcus Camby, Kyle Lowry, Andre Iguodala, Sasha Vujacic, Acie Law, Thaddeus Young, Joakim Noah, Tony Parker, Javaris Crittenton, Brandon Roy, Michael Beasley, DJ Agustin (favorite rookies: Ricky Rubio, Tyreke Evans, Stephen Curry, Brandon Jennings, Earl Clark, Jrue Holiday, Tyler Hansbrough, Jeff Teague)
i don see Rubio being a top tier PG in the NBA ever
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This is going to be a ridiculously hard call for Memphis.
I'd lean towards taking Rubio, but it's hard to say "no" to Thabeet's shot-blocking ability.
Who knows? Maybe they become enamored by another guy (like Jordan Hill or Brandon Jennings) and decide to trade down a few picks.
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The 2009-2010 Los Angeles Lakers
PG: Derek Fisher, Jordan Farmar
SG: Kobe Bryant, Shannon Brown, Sasha Vujacic
SF: Ron Artest, Luke Walton, Adam Morrison
PF: Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, Josh Powell
C: Andrew Bynum, D.J. Mbenga
Now that they can take Rubio, there's talk that the Grizzlies might be more open to trading Conley and Gay for Amare.
A team of Rubio, Mayo, Amare and Marc Gasol would make for a nice young nucleus.
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The 2009-2010 Los Angeles Lakers
PG: Derek Fisher, Jordan Farmar
SG: Kobe Bryant, Shannon Brown, Sasha Vujacic
SF: Ron Artest, Luke Walton, Adam Morrison
PF: Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, Josh Powell
C: Andrew Bynum, D.J. Mbenga
a Rubio/Mayo/Gay trio sounds an awful lot like the Kidd/Carter/Jefferson trio. Pass first, smart, strong defensive point guard, shooting guard who can score but also handle the ball well also, and an athletic small forward who is a good scorer.
Rubio has an 8 million dollar buyout and the Grizzlies could only contribute 500k. You have to wonder if and when that buyout would realistically take place.
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from a basketball standpoint you have to pick rubio. thabeet is a good shot blocker but there really isn't that much to him to be worth #2 pick. he could just be a good role player. rubio has more upside. if you want thabeet,then it's better to just trade down.
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from a basketball standpoint you have to pick rubio. thabeet is a good shot blocker but there really isn't that much to him to be worth #2 pick. he could just be a good role player. rubio has more upside. if you want thabeet,then it's better to just trade down.
You can't trade down if you want Thabeet because he will be gone within the first three picks.
You can't trade down if you want Thabeet because he will be gone within the first three picks.
do what the bulls did with aldridge for TT. draft the most valueable player(rubio) and trade for the need(thabeet) and whatever bonus that comes with it. worst case scenario the other owner wants to keep thabeet, but you still end up with the better prospect. i just don't see why you'd pass up such an intriguing prospect in rubio.
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We got the second pick!
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