why is Kwame playing well?

mosquito · #1 03-27-2006, 02:36 AM

Last three games (no Mihm) 40+ minutes, high teens in points and close to ten boards. Plus the odd block/assist. WTF is wrong with this guy?

Vincent · #2 03-27-2006, 07:12 AM

It's only a couple of games, and he's getting minutes w/o Mihm in the lineup. Also, he's still having a bad year, with a low in Points per 40 minutes, and everything else no different than in year's past.

He's a player with a perfect NBA body, and will show you a couple of nice games here & there, but he's mentally fragile and lacks a consistent work ethic. I'd bet that playing w/ MJ as a teenager was the worst thing that could have ever happened to him.

nation · #3 03-27-2006, 07:16 AM

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I'd bet that playing w/ MJ as a teenager was the worst thing that could have ever happened to him.

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And you'd win that bet. One can only hope that he gains confidence over the years and gets over the mental blocks.

Taraz · #4 03-27-2006, 07:21 AM

I really hate him because I know that it won't last, but a little part of me hopes that it does. Why is he not averaging 15-8 at least?

Vincent · #5 03-27-2006, 07:47 AM

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He gets like 25 mpg & only gets 5 fga. If he played 34 minutes or so, like a starter, he'd get 8+ rpg.

Caldarooni · #6 03-31-2006, 01:22 AM

Playing great again tonight against the Spurs.

Chris Daddy Cool · #7 03-31-2006, 01:30 AM

in my sebatian telfair thread, there were arguments about why even go to college when you can develop and play at the highest levels against nba players. kwame brown is a good reason why not to do that.

Caldarooni · #8 03-31-2006, 02:14 AM

He has played like absolute [censored] in the 2nd half.

IggyWH · #9 03-31-2006, 11:19 AM

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in my sebatian telfair thread, there were arguments about why even go to college when you can develop and play at the highest levels against nba players. kwame brown is a good reason why not to do that.

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17 million over 4 years (plus what he's getting this year, I couldn't find that). Ask Kwame if he made the wrong decision?

Uncle Wimp · #10 03-31-2006, 11:34 AM

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I'd bet that playing w/ MJ as a teenager was the worst thing that could have ever happened to him.

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I second that. I think the jury is still out on whether jumping to the pros was a good idea. Guys like Moses Malone and Jermaine O'Neal didn't exactly light the world on fire right away coming into the NBA, but they turned into great pros with a change in scenery.