Maclowery wrote:In the limited play I've seen the kid in, he makes some very flashy passes against some pretty crappy looking zone defenses, or similarly-sized points. I agree that when he comes up against Rondo's freaky huge hands, or Jameer Nelson's size, etc, he'll be completely EXPOSED etc.
But, hey, he's almost exactly the same size as Nash, only with longer arms, so maybe if he packs on some muscle, responds well to more athletic, aggressive defenses, and develops a jumper or drive/floater, he can succeed.
I feel like the extra time he's spent lowering his buyout in Spain has soured American hype on him. We haven't seen enough of the guy yet; I hope does well, as I love flashy, multiple-pass offenses (in terms of entertainment value) more than ISOs, big man post ups, and eleventy dozen pick'n'rolls.
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Just thinking about pick and rolls...goodnight
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From what I've seen of his athleticism, the pick and roll and probably more often the pick and pop are going to be his best offensive sets. He can make the pass and not have to beat anyone off the dribble.
He's a tall kid too. If he packed on some serious muscle, he could be good. He'll never be the white Magic or whatever nonsense people were saying about him back in the day.
From what little I've seen of him he really does seem to find space on the floor though and that is an incredibly valuable basketball skill. We'll see if it transfers to the NBA.
Haha, yeah luke, I do wonder if Rambis has the offensive coordination skills to do anything much more than Rubio/Love PnR, Rubio/Beasley PnR, etc and onward forever. Does Rubio have slashing/shooting abilities enough to effectively draw off a defender, though? Seems like both guys could just shadow whichever big rolls off his screen, and give Rubio his space at the key.
What a game. LOLn at Wade's hail mary. I love the guy (though I hope he never wins another game), but can he throw up a shot without also throwing himself to the floor?
What a game. LOLn at Wade's hail mary. I love the guy (though I hope he never wins another game), but can he throw up a shot without also throwing himself to the floor?
