OTHER SPORTS DISCUSSION Thread

I vote to keep the sleep floyd account cause the old b2b username was fucking ugly to look at hahaha

Also don't tell those who "ignored" b2b that he is now sleepy floyd lmao

 

Dudes going to be a stud next year!

 

I was given that option. I passed. Maybe next time, bruh.

 

I vote for no more Phoenix Suns' talk in here...they suck

Probably the same people that I have on ignore, so at the end of the day it wouldn't matter

 

Good piece -


http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/73439/nba-rookies-you-remind-me-of

D’Angelo Russell reminds me of ... James Harden in first gear

Russell seems to be the most polarizing prospect in Las Vegas, and the reasons for that are eerily similar to the ones Harden encountered when he entered the league.

The primary concern is that Russell may not have the athleticism and explosiveness to be a big-time scorer or a competent wing defender. The 19-year-old point guard hasn’t done much to dissuade anyone from believing that, as he has played almost exclusively at a turtle’s pace so far, rarely showing the type of burst that seems effortless among elite guards.

It is important to recognize, however, that Russell just isn’t a straight-line attacker off the bounce. He prefers to attack horizontally and zigzaggedly so he can create angles and keep the rim protector guessing and on his heels.

In that sense, Russell is quite a bit like Harden. Both are 6-foot-5 lefties who are “lead guards” more than anything else, but they’re also terrors for pick-and-roll defenders. Russell’s vision lends perfectly for that style, too, because he’s capable of exploiting scrambling defenses from the middle of the floor. Some of his turnovers in Vegas have been fantastic ideas, which is hard for some to reconcile, but risk-taking rookies often develop into the league’s very best players.

What might be the key for Russell, as it has become for Harden, is the ability to draw fouls. Harden may be the best guard we’ve ever seen at that, but his changes of pace also plays a big factor in that equation. Russell already moves like Harden and gets similar shots, but he’ll need to speed himself up as the game slows down for him.

 

So I guess they have that in common with the lakers hey mate?

 

We certainly know what they don't have in common.:blueplatespecial:

 

And the Rockets get Lawson.

Which sucks because Durant now has TWO allies in Houston with Harden and now Lawson. The Rockets may have jumped ahead of the Wizards for KD.

 

If you get 2 DUI's in 6 months you have a real problem that rehab will not help and the expense of hiring a babysitter is just not worth it plus he's a PG which we don't need. Fuck Lawson!!!!!!!!!!!! Forget Durant for that matter, basketball players with foot injuries should be stayed away from imo.

 

Or the way you could see it is that when Harden nuts up in the playoffs again ( which he will ), they'll have Lawson to fall back on if he's got his shit together.

Let there be no mistake, only 3 players have averaged over 15pts/8ast over the last 3 seasons. Chris Paul, John Wall, and Ty Lawson. Fucked up as he is, he produces.

 

Lol @ that matchup. Bulls' fans dun lost their minds.

One good battle at SG...other than that, Bulls get steamrolled.

 

Says a lot about a team and organization when with that lineup, you still have to leave out Wilt, Jerry West, Gail Goodrich, James Worthy, Jamaal Wilkes, and many more.

I can't think of anyone else to add to the Bulls team except Jerry Sloan?

 

Oh they really don't wanna go beyond 5 players.

 

West, Wilt, Big Game, Pau, Coop...I'll run that bench squad against anybody's starting unit ever.

West and Wilt won 33 games in a row and the title. Coop, one of the greatest defensive players of all time. Worthy and Pau at forward...please.

 

Shaq killed Pippen. " #youwereok " Hahaha