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PostPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2016 1:40 pm    Post subject: Elton Brand Hangs 'Em Up

I always liked Elton. When he first came in the league I thought he be more of a star then he turned out to be but definitely had a solid career.

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2016 2:20 pm    Post subject:

That injury wrecked him. He was never the same.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2016 2:46 pm    Post subject:

Clippers by sheer luck were lucky Elton did not resign with them....I remember at the time everyone was ticked off at him for not resigning including his buddy Baron Davis. Soon afterwards he got injured and was never the same player he was in LA.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2016 4:38 pm    Post subject:

He had a great career and put up All star numbers for multiple years, he should be happy with his career. Good luck to Brand in post-NBA life.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2016 4:58 pm    Post subject:

Aeneas Hunter wrote:
That injury wrecked him. He was never the same.


The Achilles or the shoulder?
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2016 11:11 pm    Post subject:

CandyCanes wrote:
Aeneas Hunter wrote:
That injury wrecked him. He was never the same.


The Achilles or the shoulder?


Achilles.

Tore the Achillies, Philly (lol), signed him to a huge contract and he was never the same from that season onwards.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2016 11:43 pm    Post subject:

damn philly with their injuries.
if lg were pg, it would be certifiable.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2016 12:27 am    Post subject:

I've always felt like Brand was sort of a weak #1 overall pick for a draft that was one of the best of all time. Not that there was anyone better than him in that draft.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 1:23 pm    Post subject:

He was quite good in his prime. Nice career.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 3:54 pm    Post subject:

Didnt he have stupidly long arms?
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 7:45 am    Post subject:

Once a clipper always a clipper.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 7:49 am    Post subject:

City_Dawg wrote:
Didnt he have stupidly long arms?

Draftexpress has his wingspan at 7'5.5", which is Bismack Biyombo ridiculous.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 8:01 am    Post subject:

I really liked Elton Brand when he was younger. Just a good guy and very productive player. He's going to have a great post NBA life.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 10:18 am    Post subject:

999 wrote:
Once a clipper always a clipper.


And got them as far in the playoffs as this so called "loaded" Clippers team with CP3, Blake, and DJ.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 10:44 am    Post subject:

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City_Dawg wrote:
Didnt he have stupidly long arms?

Draftexpress has his wingspan at 7'5.5", which is Bismack Biyombo ridiculous.



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 6:39 pm    Post subject:

CandyCanes wrote:
I've always felt like Brand was sort of a weak #1 overall pick for a draft that was one of the best of all time. Not that there was anyone better than him in that draft.


If he had stayed healthy, I think he would have been remembered as an Antwain Jamison type -- a guy who could put up strong numbers for bad teams, but they sublimate his ego enough to be a solid sub on better teams.

His draft was unique in that it had 9 all-stars, but no superstars.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 7:44 pm    Post subject:

activeverb wrote:
CandyCanes wrote:
I've always felt like Brand was sort of a weak #1 overall pick for a draft that was one of the best of all time. Not that there was anyone better than him in that draft.


If he had stayed healthy, I think he would have been remembered as an Antwain Jamison type -- a guy who could put up strong numbers for bad teams, but they sublimate his ego enough to be a solid sub on better teams.

His draft was unique in that it had 9 all-stars, but no superstars.

No, Elton Brand was elite from 2002-2007, but unfortunately, if rightly, overshadowed by a historic group of PFs in Duncan, Garnett, Nowitzki, and Webber. He carried the Clippers on his back into the playoffs with Corey Maggette as his best teammate - Jamison couldn't ever dream of that even in the feeble Eastern Conference.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 3:10 pm    Post subject:

Baron Von Humongous wrote:
activeverb wrote:
CandyCanes wrote:
I've always felt like Brand was sort of a weak #1 overall pick for a draft that was one of the best of all time. Not that there was anyone better than him in that draft.


If he had stayed healthy, I think he would have been remembered as an Antwain Jamison type -- a guy who could put up strong numbers for bad teams, but they sublimate his ego enough to be a solid sub on better teams.

His draft was unique in that it had 9 all-stars, but no superstars.

No, Elton Brand was elite from 2002-2007, but unfortunately, if rightly, overshadowed by a historic group of PFs in Duncan, Garnett, Nowitzki, and Webber. He carried the Clippers on his back into the playoffs with Corey Maggette as his best teammate - Jamison couldn't ever dream of that even in the feeble Eastern Conference.


During that 6 year span, Brand only made the playoffs once. Jamison, in Washington made the playoffs three times during that same period. Obviously that's not an apples-to-apples comparison since they were on different teams, with different teammates. However, in his first eight years before being injured, brand only made the playoffs once. So I'm not sure why you think he has some great track record carrying teams.

I wouldn't call Brand elite. He only made two all-star teams, and only one all NBA team. (Some of the guys that coaches placed ahead of him in all-star games: Shawn Marion, Peja Stockavic, Andrei Kirilenko, Amare Stoudamire, Rashard Lewis.) That's actually a pretty good peer group for him.

For his career, I'd place him between Shawn Marion and Antwain Jamison.


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PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 3:45 pm    Post subject:

City_Dawg wrote:
Didnt he have stupidly long arms?


Yup. He averaged 1.7 bpg throughout his career and was pretty much good for 2 bpg during his prime, which is impressive considering he was relatively undersized at the 4 and wasn't an athletic freak. I remember Dunleavey saying that Brand was the best on-ball shotblocker he had ever seen.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 6:24 pm    Post subject:

Man I could've sworn he was going to retire like 2 years. Oh well, good career from him. Props
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