luther

What do you think Telfair would say in such an interview? It's no different than Szczerbiak always said. Anyone would do the same: hometown, sure. I'd play there. Lifelong dream. Blah blah. He'll play in the place that gives him the best combo of cash and playing time, with chance to win figured in. Just like everyone else.

BEEZ

In the manner that you typed it, it comes off as if you are saying a factual comment. You said "ANYONE". You didnt say I feel, or I believe that ANYONE. Now the reason for my cute little refutations if you will is based off of what you said. Nothing more, nothing less.

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Dornado

My thoughts on Telfair, from the limited times I've seen him this year, is that even at his young age, he'd be a solid point guard if he just decided he would never shoot from outside of 18 feet.

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luther

The problem is that a point guard who can't--and even if he can't, who won't--shoot when he's open from the outside is putting his team in a hole from the get-go, because his defender will sag to defend the drive and to double-team elsewhere. So even while he's a mediocre-to-bad outside shooter, he has to shoot. And if he doesn't dramatically improve that aspect of his game, it means he probably can't be a really legit starter.

The only long-term starting PGs I can think of who shot so poorly (off the top of my head, anyway) were Nate McMillan and Muggsy Bogues. And McMillan was such a defensive beast, he almost made up for it that way. Bogues could really push the tempo and got other guys really easy shots, which, while Bassy is improving, he doesn't do yet.