Have we forgotten how great Emeka was? He averaged 4.3 blocks per game for his career, and was able to stay on the court for 30+ mpg because he didn't foul. He was also a go-to scorer in the way that Clingan never was.
Love Clingan, but he's second at best.
His deceleration while playing off two feet at that age is crazy. It's hyper-coordinated stuff.
Now the questions are:
If he grows, does he keep that decel and balance? Or does he get kind of awkward?
If he doesn't grow, will his athleticism (including his decels) still continue to pop as he...
If Ray had been on those Lakers teams instead of Kobe they win 5 titles instead of 3. Better teammate, better spacing, better gravity, way more clutch, and he'd have committed defensively in a way he didn't really at that point in his career.
Never would've blown it up b/c of his ego. Just...
If Smitty had ended up on the Suns or Rockets he'd have been a super valuable bench guy.
Put him in the league today and he'd be a Pritchard-type 6th Man of the Year candidate.
Hugo will probably be very good – he's dominant in age-group play and has years of schooling now with Real Madrid, which is one of the best teams in the world. I understand the pick.
But I will always believe they blew it by not taking McNeeley. He's a more athletic Hauser with better playmaking...
1. Celtics fans have been warning everybody for a year.
2. Lowe & Simmons were both high on the Pacers entering the playoffs.
3. I did, in fact, make a ****ing killing on the Cavs series.
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