Don't do this to me, Julius Randle. Don't be Antoine Walker 2.0 -- a sublimely gifted bowling ball who falls in love with the wrong things. This Julius Randle, right there?
I'm here for that guy. That guy is a problem -- a point-center who could grow into L.A.'s offense-first, junior varsity Draymond Green. Randle had five blocks in that Charlotte game. He has 26 total in 65 other games.
When Randle goes all-out on defense, he can switch across multiple positions and provide at least some resistance at the rim. When his motor runs low, he's a liability who doesn't do quite enough on offense to compensate.
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Larry Nance Jr., Los Angeles Lakers
The touch pass is a Gasolian skill. It is selflessness with style. A touch-passer is thinking so far ahead, he doesn't have time to hold the ball.
Nance may not have invented the rebound touch-pass, but he is its most frequent practitioner:
This might be the touch pass of the season:
Nance loves to pass. He talks about setting flare screens with the glee of Kobe Bryant discussing footwork in the post. Luke Walton, the Lakers coach, has to order Nance to shoot. Every good team needs a role player who loves the little things. (The Lakers do need Nance and Randle to hit more jumpers when they are open, and catch the ball in rhythm.)
Nance, the son of an NBA star, thinks he got this way because he didn't play on the AAU circuit until just before his senior year of high school.
"The kids who grew up playing AAU learn how to cross guys over -- all the 'oooh' and 'ahhh' stuff," Nance told ESPN.com. "I grew up playing with my dad and a bunch of 50-year-olds in a rec league. I learned to pass. I learned to back cut. I learned how to play without the ball before I learned to play with it. I feel like that's a lost art."
Oh: He straight murders people on high-flying dunks.
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 7:49 am Post subject:
CandyCanes wrote:
Why is it called "Marc Gasol All-Stars"?
If I remember correctly, Lowe is a huge Marc Gasol fan, and he created this list a few years ago to honor MG and others who have awesome game's, but whom Lowe feels are otherwise underrated or under-appreciated by the public/media at-large. It's basically his "12 guys I loved watching most" list, it's just named after MG because he is the classic archetype of a player Lowe loves to watch. Smart, savvy, and not an obvious pick like LBJ, Russell, Durant, etc etc.
Some love to my guy Seth Curry. _________________ "He's a Zen master, so he can speak to you, and he doesn't need a microphone; you can hear him in your head, 'Ron, don't shoot, don't shoot.' Whatever, pow, three. I love the Zen, though."
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 7:49 am Post subject:
That's pretty spot on analysis there. JR remaining an enigma will only last until next season begins. At which point, should his up and downess continuse, it will be conclusive that he's just perennially inconsistent and/or doesn't get it. _________________ We back.
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 7:57 am Post subject:
Oh, goodness, an Antoine Walker comparison. I hadn't seen it before, but now I see nothing but. _________________ Courage doesn't always roar.
Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying...'I will try again tomorrow.'
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 8:12 am Post subject:
encina1 wrote:
Oh, goodness, an Antoine Walker comparison. I hadn't seen it before, but now I see nothing but.
You missed those eh? _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel
Oh, goodness, an Antoine Walker comparison. I hadn't seen it before, but now I see nothing but.
You missed those eh?
And both from Kentucky....oh my. The one thing Julius can truly excel at, which is moving those quick feet and using that brute strength to be a defensive disruption, is what I truly believe he'll never commit to becoming.
He's too in love with the offensive end to become that defensive force that could change our team's makeup. That's why Russell anointed him the team's energy guy.
Has Randle yet said anything quite as brilliant as "There are no fours"?
Let's be honest, Antoine Walker started the small-ball revolution. The man was a basketball genius and likely predicted the development of the four point line in basketball (to be implemented in 2022).
Has Randle yet said anything quite as brilliant as "There are no fours"?
Let's be honest, Antoine Walker started the small-ball revolution. The man was a basketball genius and likely predicted the development of the four point line in basketball (to be implemented in 2022).
Julius is just following in his footsteps.
Also a forerunner in How to Ruin Your Life By Hanging out With Michael Jordan Too Much.
Has Randle yet said anything quite as brilliant as "There are no fours"?
Let's be honest, Antoine Walker started the small-ball revolution. The man was a basketball genius and likely predicted the development of the four point line in basketball (to be implemented in 2022).
Julius is just following in his footsteps.
Also a forerunner in How to Ruin Your Life By Hanging out With Michael Jordan Too Much.
I'd say "poor Pippen," but Scottie is a terrible person, so I won't.
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