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 Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2016 4:03 pm Post subject: THE CONTINUING EDUCATION OF LARRY SANDERS |
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THE CONTINUING EDUCATION OF LARRY SANDERS
| Quote: | It's been a year and a half since the 27-year-old left the Milwaukee Bucks, and 20 months since he last played in an actual NBA game. The sport has moved on without him: DeAndre Jordan realized Sanders' destiny of becoming the game's premier defensive center, while the 2015 draft class of Karl-Anthony Towns, Jahlil Okafor, and Myles Turner brought the league a fresh crop of young pivots to dream upon. After waiving Sanders under the NBA's stretch provision, the Bucks signed Greg Monroe and later drafted Thon Maker to replace him on the interior.
Still, the idea of Larry Sanders again playing in the NBA lingers. He was a first-round pick at the age of 21 and a certifiable force by 24; at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, he was championed as the most dominant interior defender of the 2012-13 NBA season. That breakout performance precipitated an eight-figure extension and a rep as Milwaukee's franchise player. Superstardom beckoned. |
https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/the-continuing-education-of-larry-sanders |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2016 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Interesting how the article compares Sanders to a lesser DeAndre Jordan, if he ever had any motivation he would be a all star and a DPOY candidate every year but he's a wasted talent just like Beasley, Sprewell, and Marbury. |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2016 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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| I would still take a chance at him just because it's a low risk and high reward. |
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