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- Washington State
Say what now?Pretty sure ‘05 ‘06. Dee, Deron, Luther IIRC
Say what now?Pretty sure ‘05 ‘06. Dee, Deron, Luther IIRC
Dee was a 2x AA in ‘05 and ‘06. Luther and Deron were AAs in ‘05.Say what now?
None were ever first teamPretty sure ‘05 ‘06. Dee, Deron, Luther IIRC
My badNone were ever first team
Hard to believe, I know! All good.My bad
Looks like all 2nd team for Dee and Luther 3rd for Deron. Wow. Can’t believe Deron was third team. Though I do recall being surprised that he was the biggest success in the NBA from that year. Obviously, he shined in the tourney, but throughout the year, Dee always had more star power.Hard to believe, I know! All good.
Think Kofi was second team too. Dee back-to-back sure, I was confused by OP. Thought the claim was Deron and Luther 1) played college ball in ‘06 and 2) were also AA that year.None were ever first team
I’ll drink to that, friend. Or more precisely, take a break a la pruman91 to that.Could the Illini have two years in a row with two all Americans each year? Yep!
Trust me, you wouldn’t want to take a break for thatI’ll drink to that, friend. Or more precisely, take a break a la pruman91 to that.
I must’ve been thinking about the recent video of him knocking down 3’s while training…while not looking up his stats to confirm. WhoopsAdams is a career 7.7% 3-point shooter (decimal point is in the right spot).
And even then, they probably thought he was a Defensive Lineman/Edge Rusher.I have two close friends who are FSU alum and follow both football and basketball. They had no idea when I sent them his final 3. They didn’t even know Kofi was potentially transferring.
Steven Adams is NOT a 3 point threat. He has shot 13 for his career, only 3 each of the past two years (and only made 1 of those 13.) The comparison to Kofi is a good one, including struggling on FTs. If Kofi can get to a couple assists/game, and be a bit better rim protector, I think he has an NBA career.
This is what happens when you mix desperation and intellect
On the free throw stuff specifically… it’s kind of befuddling.
I agree that the best ones do, the ones that are stars or high-level starters. But there's a lot really good players that also don't, and a ton of the quality backups don't either. Clint Capela, Rudy Gobert, Steven Adams, Andre Drummond, Jusuf Nurkic, Jarrett Allen are all starters or starter-level without a shot. Most of those guys are either elite defenders + great lob threats or have pretty good all-around offensive games (Nurkic, Drummond). Then there's tons of backups with similar limitations: Montrezl Harrell, Enes Kanter, Boban, Hassan Whiteside, Tristan Thompson, Cauley-Stein...list goes on but you get it. Heck Jaxson Hayes was just a top 10 pick a few years back and he can't shoot a lick. Hitting a mid-range is a nice skill but not essential -- defense is the swing skill. Even guys like Rudy Gobert, the 3x DPOY due to rim protection, are slowly becoming hard to play in the playoffs b/c good guards just continually target them on the perimeter. If I'm an NBA scout, that's my biggest question mark with Kofi: we know he can be a force in the post, but will his defense be sufficient for how the game is now played? If it isn't realistic for Kofi to become an elite defender, then adding that mid-range + passing might be his best path towards adding value. My point is just that the mid-range is not critical -- unless you're an elite all-around big, being a capable shooter is one way to add value on the court and make up for deficiencies elsewhere.Agreed on the kickout, but doesn't the new, prototypical big man have at least a mid-range in the NBA? I feel like you might be missing on this one - along with Kofi
Slightly cringy.....but still cute.