Nolan Smith playing in Pro-Am league

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  1. jlprk

    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    He got shot in his hip and legs by 4 bullets, he hobbled around trying to play, then Chris Paul punched him in the groin?

    I agree with Canzano for once! Keep that bastard Chris Paul out of our league!
     
    jlprk, Jul 12, 2011
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    [video=youtube;9F3tptzEWmM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F3tptzEWmM[/video]

    [video=youtube;NjZsiTF0zWI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjZsiTF0zWI[/video]
     
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    You keep saying that - let's see these alleged videos, and WE'LL decide! Or are they, like so much else, just a figment of your imagination?
     
    Rastapopoulos, Jul 13, 2011
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    I don't put too much stock in highlight reels but Nolan does have a lot better handle than I thought.
     
    Fez Hammersticks, Jul 13, 2011
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    Another complimentary review of Nolan:

     
    Rastapopoulos, Jul 14, 2011
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    I wasn't on boards then, but my thought was that the Blazers would have to go with one of the Williamses instead of CP3 for that very reason.
     
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    Impossible. Some stat guy has him rated the worst first-round pick by far of the 2011 draft based on his projections before seeing him play a game!
     
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    By "have to" do you mean because of the local media witch hunts and PR, or because you thought CP had character issues?
     
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    [video=youtube;siPdF47UYUM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siPdF47UYUM&feature=channel_video_title[/video]
     
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    After watching this video, I can say with a reasonable amount of certainty that if the NBA doesn't work out for Nolan Smith, he has an excellent chance of catching on with the And1 Mixtape team. OOOHHHHHH BAAAAABY!

    I just can't get excited about Nolan Smith. I mean, Sebastian Telfair would probably have put up 25/10 with a few no-look highlight reel dimes in a league like this. Until I see this guy do something in a real game, I'm a non-believer. The Raymond Felton (aka "Chunkey Monkey") trade will go down as one of the worst in team history. Next year, and for years to come, when Oden is injurred or playing for another team, and Lamarcus is having to play 45 minutes a game, and Faried is this generation's Dennis Rodman . . . it's going to hurt like hell.
     
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    While that's certainly a legitimate stance, I'll point out that Smith went 20/5/5 and was ACC player of the year. Unless they don't play "real games" in the ACC. Conversely, comparing him to an undersized HS player like Telfair isn't a legitimate stance, IMO, and is a big stretch.
     
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    Smith plays a much more complete team game than Bassy. That, IMO, is what will make him a better pro. I can't see him ever being flashy, but steady, which isn't a bad thing
     
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    Rashard McCants and Joseph Forte also lit up the ACC.
     
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    Both are also well known head cases.
     
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    More first than second, but I can't say I would've felt great about the pick. I don't see how anyone, especially an all-time great playing in a big game, could punch someone in the nuts. We're not talking hard foul, or "cagey veteran move" like Stockton used to pull...just a straight-up punch to the nuts.

    Obviously he's outgrown it, but I didn't see anything in Deron-is-Deron that gave me the pause that CP3's "character issues" did.
     
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    I would take Rashard McCants in 2 seconds. I'd pick him up from the airport. Dude can play some ball, and he's a great shooter.
     
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    Shit, call him! He wasn't even in the NBA last year!
     
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    I wish it was that easy. :sigh:
     
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    One of my friends apparently played pick up with Rashad back in the day during a basketball orientation at UNC, and swears that he's got amazing talent and has always been misused. IDK, do we need another SG?
     
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    Do we really need another? We have ONE right now that can be counted on to play consistent minutes.
     
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