DaRizzle, where u at??? AWESOME Atmosphere at the Game!

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  1. hasoos

    hasoos Well-Known Member

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    I actually think Bayless is well ahead of schedule for becoming a guy on the level of Chauncey Billups, and while some people may think I am smoking crack, go back and look how his career started and proceeded. The difference being, instead of like Chauncey where team after team gave up on him, Bayless has had the stability of the Blazer franchise. They are similar in size, athletic ability coming out of school (Billups was off the charts), their game is more scoring focused but they do get assists. Both are good defenders.

    Chauncey really didn't hit his full stride until year 5. We are only in year 2 and Bayless looks ahead of schedule to me.

    We will take some lumps along the way, like the free throw vs Memphis. But you will note, that he rebounded from that game, with a stellar performance. That is the mark of a good player. Just like how every time Roy has a bad game (like once every 20), the next game you better watch out. He will drop the mother load on you.

    Just think folks. Bayless wouldn't even be out of college yet if he had stayed in. Keep that in mind.
     
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  2. julius

    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I know this is a stereotypical thing to say, but I think you have to go by the age of the person too.

    I've sat next to Laker fans who are in their 40's and older, who know the history because they were there. They talk friendly smack, and respect you if you know players on the team and respect the franchises. They tend to be not as wrapped up in "I have a bigger cock than you" game (signed, "THE" HCP).

    The other Laker fans who are in their late teens and 20's, are just douche bags who are the biggest group of douche bags there are in the world of fans. Talking all sorts of shit about teams, when they don't even know that the Lakers lost many finals series to the Celtics before they finally fought on through. They don't know the pain that older fans know. They know that Jerry West is "the logo", and a Laker, but they don't know why he's so revered by older Laker fans. They see that Wilt Chamberlain played on the Lakers and think "he was ours!"

    I doubt they could even name the years they won titles. I can and I'm not even a Lakers fan.

    72 (their first in LA), 80, 82, 85, 87, 88, 00, 01, 02 and 09. And that's all off the top of my head, because I know and respect the game. I hate the fan-boy dipshits who like the Lakers because it's cool.
     
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  3. the ob

    the ob the original blake

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  4. Shooter

    Shooter Unanimously Great

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    That's a great comparison. He has a very similar game to Joe Smith, and is even built like him.
     
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  5. DaRizzle

    DaRizzle BLAKER

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    and you would be wrong...hes been playing with a broken finger for 2-3 weeks now
     
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    The key for Bayless is being able to hit jump shots. His stroke still looks flat to me but so was Drexlers. Maybe it's because they elevate so high on their jump shots? Anyways Bayless is going to have to force teams to respect his perimeter game or they will just sag off him like they did the previous 8 games when he did very little.
     
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  7. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    It doesn't matter how much he elevates on his jumper, it's still flat enough that needs more arc for it to have a better chance of getting a shooter's bounce. As for improving and becoming a dead-eye shooter? I kind of doubt he'll ever average much more than 36% from behind the arc (with his current mechanics), but as long as his long ball is credible enough to keep defenses honest, and maybe more importantly, if he can develop a stop and pop shot or a floater in the midrange area of the court he's going to be a load offensively for any team to deal with.
     
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    In fairness, I doubt many of them actually qualify as Laker fans. Most of them wouldn't know Jerry West if he walked up and shook their hand. They are just Kobe fans. (as sad as that is)
     
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