OT: Who's Been Your Most Surprising "Scrub" In The Playoffs Thus Far?

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  1. ABM

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    I'd have to say Joakim Noah.

    He's been a beast on the boards and defense.....along with a smattering of offense....and, IMO, one of the reasons the Bulls are tied with the Celts right now.
     
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    Without looking into too much, I'd say Von Wafer must be up there.
     
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    Yeah, I could agree with that. As well, though, I believe he had raised the level of his play as the season progressed.
     
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    Von fuckin' Wafer. :devilwink:
     
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    Good Ol' Noah. He could retire now and have something 95% of basketballs players don't have.
     
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    A ponytail :dunno:

    j/k Noah isn't a scrub, guy is pretty legit shotblocker and plays with passion

    I want to say Shannon Brown & his 3pt shooting barrage....
     
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    I guess I haven't watched him enough, then. He's always been a scrub in my book.
     
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    Epic reply. and I can agree with Shannon.
     
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    Ever seen him in college, crazy good. He's gonna be a glue guy in his career never a 20/10 guy.
     
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    A jacked up grill?
     
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    Noah is a good high energy defensive C that should end up like Camby. His passing is very underrated as he was a PG when he was a frosh in HS then he grew like a foot in the next year, sometimes he needs to tone down his intensity to prevent getting fouls though.
     
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    Get some gold in there and he'll be a pimp :pimp:
     
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    Noah's not a scrub. He's a legit force in this league. I wish Oden was as good as him.
     
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    I'd take Noah on my team anyday of the week. Dude is a fuckin Champ, literally.
     
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    He plays with a lot of energy. That energy has contributed to putting him in good situations. He may not be a scrub, but he's role all the way. I also believe that Greg's injuries/weight have affected his inability to play with a higher level of energy.
     
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    Noah is the type of player we need. A guy with a motor. For such a close knit team with good chemistry, it is odd to me that we don't have a player who fits that kind of role. If there was anybody who fit this role on the team I would say Batum. I have been impressed with Noah's play these playoffs. Also, while definitely not a scrub, Rondo has definitely stepped up his game.
     
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    No. Joel is that guy. Joel killed on the glass in the second half of GAme 4. Unfortunately, he threw that one rebound away. But he still had a great game. 12 rebounds when we really needed them. We need it again tomorrow.
     
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    Gotta be Michael Ruffin.

    The Ruffin Man is averaging a phenomenal 1 board a minute in the playoffs! :clap:

    He's played in only 1 game, and we've won only 1 game.

    They weren't the same game, but there's got to be a correlation in there somewhere.
     
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    Are you sure about that? I've never heard that about Joakim Noah.

    Tyrus Thomas was 6' throughout most of high school, and played point guard in high school.
     
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    Von wafer.
     

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