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10-18-2005, 09:34 AM
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Peja and SAR OVERRATED?
Charley Rosen thinks so...but not as overrated as Baron Davis.
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#2 — Peja Stojakovic
Peja can shoot the lights out as long as no one's in his face — and as long as a ballgame isn't on the line. His defense is abysmal, and too many of his passes are up for grabs. But Peja's shortcomings are much more evident in the playoffs than they are in the regular season. Granted that the competition is at a higher level in postseason games, Peja's comparative stats are alarming:
Regular Season Playoffs
FG% .465 .419
3-point FG% .398 .354
Assists 2.0 1.3
PPG 18.5 17.3
Fouls 1.8 2.2
Even Chris Webber, another infamous choker, derided Peja's habit of folding in the playoffs.
Besides the increased competition, there are several reasons why a player routinely fails to deliver in postseason play:
A lack of confidence that manifests as a (justified and therefore self-fulfilling) fear of failure.
An inability to hone his concentration.
A stubborn mind-set that refuses to make necessary adjustments.
An absence of inner resources (physical, psychological, and/or emotional) that can boost his game to the next level.
Or just a lack of courage.
Whatever the reasons may be, when the going gets tough, Peja is long gone.
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#3 — Shareef Abdur-Rahim
This guy's been in the league for nine years and, despite his otherwise impressive numbers, has never come close to playing on a winning team. Indeed, the cumulative record of Abdur-Rahim's NBA employers shows a winning percentage of less than 40 percent. As the venerable Hubie Brown always says, "Beware of guys who put up good numbers on bad teams."
Why is this so? Because players on inferior teams have no pressure to succeed and gifted players on bad teams get more touches and more shots than they would on a contending team.
So it is that Abdur-Rahim, while a talented low-post scorer, needs lots of one-on-one spacing and one-on-one time to do his damage. His efforts, then, tend to make spectators of his teammates.
Moreover, Abdur-Rahim is one of the least physical power forwards in the league and can be bullied from pillar to post. His defense consists of risky attempts to steal incoming passes, or to poach the passing lanes.
To sum things up, Abdur-Rahim is not nearly the savior that long-suffering Portland fans hoped he would be.
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10-18-2005, 12:46 PM
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Re: Peja and SAR OVERRATED?
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Originally Posted by bruindre
#2 — Peja Stojakovic
Peja can shoot the lights out as long as no one's in his face — and as long as a ballgame isn't on the line. His defense is abysmal, and too many of his passes are up for grabs. But Peja's shortcomings are much more evident in the playoffs than they are in the regular season. Granted that the competition is at a higher level in postseason games, Peja's comparative stats are alarming:
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true, true, but we've all seen playoff games where he lights up, like the one against seattle where he scored a whopping 38 points (we still lost that one  ) but anyway what im trying to say is that i think he has the ability to be good in the playoffs. hes just reaaally streaky. another thing, i have seen peja shoot when someones in his face, i dont think the part about him bieng able to shoot only open is true, he can shoot the lights out either way  Yes, peja has some "shotcomings", but this guy exxagerated.
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10-18-2005, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by bruindre
Charley Rosen thinks so...but not as overrated as Baron Davis.
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This guys a idiot.
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10-18-2005, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Pejavlade
This guys a idiot.
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Well said. He literally says negative things about 90% of the players on every team. He's just a negative writer, don't give his opinoins much weight.
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10-18-2005, 01:06 PM
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Re: Peja and SAR OVERRATED?
I posted the link here (and at the Warriors board) almost as a joke. To claim these 3 are the 3 most overrated players...well, it just reeks of some kind of prejudice. I see a LOT of Western Conference players on there. Yet, no mention of overrated players such as Antawn Jamison or Larry Hughes (yeah, I'm saying it--Larry Hughes is WAY overrated). Hell, I love this little ditty from Rosen:
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Elton Brand is only interested in scoring. That's why he works harder for offensive rebounds than he does for the other kind.
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Charlie Rosen an idiot? Can't argue that at all...but his articles are laughable. |
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10-18-2005, 01:42 PM
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Re: Peja and SAR OVERRATED?
He said that Pejas d was abysmal, well he was our best defender up until the offseason and hes an above average defender.
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10-18-2005, 07:57 PM
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Re: Peja and SAR OVERRATED?
I almost took this seriously for a second before I realized it was by Rosen. That guy is a walking joke.
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