2009-10 Summer League Post Mordem

No actually it's quite easy. Saying they are even on the same page defensively is a slap in the face to Anthony. Anthony was one of the best defenders at his position in the NBA during his run, and nobody would want to play against him for that reason alone. By the time he was in the NBA he already had an NCAA championship and had taken part in one of the most successful programs in NCAA history at UNLV. Armon Johnson didn't even make the tournament. Last I heard, nobody in the NCAA was fearing facing that "dreaded defender Armon Johnson".

 

looking at the stats ( http://www.nba.com/summerleague2010/stats/ )

Ibekwe was 2nd in blocks/min, and probably top 5 in reb/min, easily outrebounding league leader Cousins on a per min basis.

 

Not sure what his college teams success has to do with how good he is, or is going to be. I'm sure if Johnson was playing with Augmon and Larry Johnson he would of had more success in college.

I never heard of anybody fearing playing against the "dreaded defender Greg Anthony" while in college.

You're comparing a young guy just drafted into the league with a rookie just getting his feet wet. Without a doubt I think that Johnson with his size, determination on defense and skill level can match what Anthony did. 7.3ppg and 4 apg is very do-able.

I'm not saying he's going to be a star, but can have a career similar to Greg Anthony (who was never a star, but a bench player who knew his role).

 

Greg Anthony was 24 in his rookie season, and was clearly not an offensive star. He shot 37% from the field and 14.5% from 3 (yes, very small sample size). The fact that the 3-pt sample size was so small suggests that he wasn't a good shooter.

So, two guys who play tough defense and a smart game, without much of a shot or offensive game. Seems like a fair comparison.

 

Sergio wasn't dumped by any NBA team because he couldn't be their top sub at PG. He was dumped by 2 teams to give time to a high draft pick playing at his position. At his 3rd team, he was the one who dumped the Knicks. Unless the Knicks get someone better than him, he would have started this Fall for them. I'm not saying he's the greatest, I'm just saying he is 10 times the PG that Bayless is. Faint praise. Bayless will be gone in a year.

 

Sergio isn't in the league because he's garbage. You know it and I know it.

 

Well almost every rookie point guard (despite their pedigree or potential) are projects, but I think you are wrong about Armon, he's an NBA player -- how good of an NBA player remains to be seen, but I think he's eventually a rotation guy (just my gut feeling).