Thanks mucho HCP, and that why guys like Chris Palmer are writing things like this: "Chris Palmer of ESPN.com (Insider) writes that Portland Trail Blazers guard Wesley Matthews is one of the five most underrated players in the NBA. ------------------------- Matthews has been so consistently overlooked that the idea of him being underrated might not be what it once was, since it's mentioned so often. It's clear why that is when you actually look at what he does. His scoring and rebounding averages have steadily risen the past two seasons, and he's making his name as a hard-nosed defender. There are few shooters who are more accurate from all over the floor than this third-year shooting guard. In fact he's one of just three players who's shooting at least 47 percent from the field, 38 percent from 3 and 87 percent form the line (Ray Allen and Mario Chalmers are the others), which all adds up to the best true shooting percentage in the Blazers' starting lineup. Another huge plus to Matthews' game: He doesn't make mistakes. Among players averaging at least 33.4 mpg, Matthews turns the ball over the least at 1.2 times per game.
He critiques the work ethic of NBA players. We should all be applauding him for going above and beyond in this thread.
Amazing that the one person that gets what I'm saying this thread is MM. It really must by Friday the 13th. The rest of you....lol
I respect guys who put in the extra effort compared to other NBA players. It's easy to get fat and lazy once you've reached the big time, but the guys who actually continue to work on their game and grow are the ones you want to hold onto. I think Wes is a great guy to have on the team. He works hard and brings 100% effort every night. It amazes me how some fans forget what it was like to have Rasheed on the team, who almost never took practice seriously and would take the fine rather than lift with the team.
I am going to name my 5th born "Matthews"... I shit my first boy is "Matthew"! I guess I already knew Matthews was going to be such a great player, that I envisioned to honor him with my first born! - - - - Scary!
Or Drexler... He was notorious regarding his lack of training or practice. Could you imagine just how good he could have been by just working on his game? I think we had a taste that one year he actually started for the all-star game.
I like hearing these updates too. Sure it should be expected but I would guess not everyone is doing it. HCP is probably never going to tell us either when one of the Blazers is just a slack POS. Think the only time I have ever heard either of the Mike's or HCP talk down on a Blazer is when they are off the team.
Now I'm being compared to that kool-aid drinker Barrett? There are many things I could have posted over the years on here that you guys would have loved to have known, but for the sake of my career I didn't. I see and hear stuff all the time that goes unreported. Just thought I'd give those guys some love for doing a little extra.
I do not blame you. As said, I enjoy your insight. As you said, if you said anything earth shattering then it could possibly cost you your job. Barrett does the same thing, just he will go overboard with the hype.
I checked on the list of players with the same or fewer turnovers, but the same or more minutes, as Matthews. It's not as exclusive now. It has Caron Butler, Al Jefferson, Tyson Chandler, and Kevin Martin.
