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#31
06-11-2007, 08:24 AM
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Re: The 10 college players I was most wrong about
redick has been in the league for 1 year. He plays on the team loaded with shooters so he is not that needed. He wont be an all star but he should be a solid role player. He will prob average 12-15 pts with starters minutes.
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#32
06-11-2007, 10:43 AM
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Re: The 10 college players I was most wrong about
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Guard = PG SG. Forward = SF PF. Get it? [/ QUOTE ] This is a really silly thread hijack, but you guys are wrong. In 50% of basketball offenses the 2 and 3 positions are completely interchangeable, as they're the same exact position except on different sides of the court(and the PG can run the play to either side as a result). My college coach never reffered to them as SG and SF, but rather as 2 guard and 3 guard. From all my experiences(which I'll gladly admit include nothing in the NBA) I've never heard the term "small forward" used in practices or by coaches...its a term that fans use. I've heard all my coaches use 3 different terms when referring to it. First is the 3 guard, as I mentioned above. Second, if they're splitting up the team to do a shooting drill, they'll usually say something like "Ok, guards down on this basket and bigs down here." Carmelo would fit in the "guards" here. Third, if they're doing something like ball handling drills sometimes they'll want to have PGs separate from the other perimeter players so they'll say "Points down here, wings down there, and bigs over here." Carmelo would fit with in with the wings here. Next time you're watching a game, watch the 2 and 3 the on offense. I bet you'll see that there really isn't that much of a difference of their role on offense and that they do play the same position just on different sides of the court. Now the coaches may choose to do something different with each player based upon their strengths. For example, the Pistons offense probably has the 2 coming off of screens looking to shoot a lot more than the 3. But that has nothing to do with their positions, and is solely due to the fact that Hamilton is good at that while Prince is not. I guarantee you that if the Pistons signed a small SG like Iverson and Rip was playing the 3 that he would still do the same exact things on offense. In other words, there is absolutely no difference between the 2 and the 3 spot on offense.
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#34
06-11-2007, 11:20 AM
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Re: The 10 college players I was most wrong about
I don't think you should include Mario Williams on this list. Other then having some injury problems, he had a pretty strong first year. DE isn't an easy position to make an instant impact at in the NFL, no matter how athletically skilled you are.
He isn't ever going to put up sack numbers like a Freeney, but hes going to get a good amount while not creating a huge gaping hole on one side of the line vs. the run.
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#37
06-11-2007, 11:33 AM
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Re: The 10 college players I was most wrong about
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I don't think you should include Mario Williams on this list. Other then having some injury problems, he had a pretty strong first year. DE isn't an easy position to make an instant impact at in the NFL, no matter how athletically skilled you are. He isn't ever going to put up sack numbers like a Freeney, but hes going to get a good amount while not creating a huge gaping hole on one side of the line vs. the run. [/ QUOTE ] I'd rather have that Bush guy.
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#39
06-11-2007, 11:42 AM
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Re: The 10 college players I was most wrong about
Redick is an A+ shooter and he's only been in the league 1 year.
He won't ever be an all-star, but he could be a quality contributer and a 12ppg scorer in the right situation.
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#40
06-11-2007, 11:43 AM
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Re: The 10 college players I was most wrong about
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I don't think you should include Mario Williams on this list. Other then having some injury problems, he had a pretty strong first year. DE isn't an easy position to make an instant impact at in the NFL, no matter how athletically skilled you are. He isn't ever going to put up sack numbers like a Freeney, but hes going to get a good amount while not creating a huge gaping hole on one side of the line vs. the run. [/ QUOTE ] I agree with this 100%. I'm not saying he was the best or right pick, but it's def too early to put him on this list. He had a solid first year and if Okoye lives up to his potential and learns his position next year, they're going to be tough to run on in 2008.
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