Revisited: Blow it up..... Seriously?? (Part 2)

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Matt52 wrote:

I don't mean to put AA down but he really is not what I would call an athletic player.... skilled and intelligent, yes; athletic, no.

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Amazing what NBA size and determination can get you. At 6'6' 223lbs, he could teach DD a lot

Anderson can create off the dribble better than DeMar. DeMar needs to learn that legendary jab step and incredible drives to the rim. The dude is amazing at getting to the rim off the dribble, uses that euro step to perfection. If demar had that, he'd be deadly

What do you guys call euro step? Can you post me a video or something? I want to see it, haha

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RandomGuy wrote:

What do you guys call euro step? Can you post me a video or something? I want to see it, haha

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Its a jab in one direction after collecting the ball, but your following step is the other way

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjt7nStpZwg

Watch anytime Ginobili goes to the basket. Google Rubio Nike moves or something like that for explanation video.

Lots of good tidbits from Chad Ford this week:

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Jake (Salt Lake)


Which teams do you think will be trading away their lottery picks this summer? In other words, whose picks are available?
Chad Ford
(1:15 PM)


Lots of them. It's a weak draft for one. Lots of teams wouldn't mind moving their picks this year. Second, you have a number of struggling teams that don't want to go the "blow it up" route of re-building a team -- Phoenix, Dallas, Washington, Orlando -- which means they might be willing to move picks to get better right away. The question really is -- are their any buyers for picks in this year's draft. It's not a sellers market.

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat...ider-chad-ford

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Maybe a weak draft can benefit Toronto?

I've read in a lot of places that this draft is bad only in the sense of elite talent. A lot of scouts are excited about the quality of depth in the draft. Only a bad draft for high lottery teams.

With the unsubstantiated rumour that the Raps are willing to trade Lowry from Ken Berger at CBSSports.com and the 'educated guess' from Ryan Wolstat that BOTH Lowry and Calderon could be traded, I say, DOOOOOO IT.

BLOW IT UP.

Take other teams shit for prospects and picks.

As many picks as you can get and as many assets (players on rookie contracts) that you can get.

Make the remainder of this season about playing JV and Ross.

And FFS, #No3rdYearOption

Blow it up, I agree. They blew it up big time against the Cavs and the next 6 games are as follows: Golden State, Atlanta, Clippers, Miami, Boston and Indiana. Seriously does anyone see that we even win 2 of those games?!

The Raps are a Trap Game for them so you never know lol

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Matt52 wrote:

With the unsubstantiated rumour that the Raps are willing to trade Lowry from Ken Berger at CBSSports.com and the 'educated guess' from Ryan Wolstat that BOTH Lowry and Calderon could be traded, I say, DOOOOOO IT.

BLOW IT UP.

Take other teams shit for prospects and picks.

As many picks as you can get and as many assets (players on rookie contracts) that you can get.

Make the remainder of this season about playing JV and Ross.

And FFS, #No3rdYearOption

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I'm officially with you. Took my stubborn ass long enough, but I want a winning team. Let's rebuild the way cleveland did for fucks sakes

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Matt52 wrote:

Lots of good tidbits from Chad Ford this week:



Maybe a weak draft can benefit Toronto?

I've read in a lot of places that this draft is bad only in the sense of elite talent. A lot of scouts are excited about the quality of depth in the draft. Only a bad draft for high lottery teams.

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I agree. Look at the 2011 draft. No elite talent other than Irving, but hell, there were a good number of picks that are solid contributors to their respective teams now.