Barton lights up Under Armor team

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    Aquille is contradicting an E-type categorical proposition, which is logically equivalent to affirming the I-type proposition "I did know that he could make that many shots." Clearly classical education is not dead in Baltimore's schools. Pryzbylewski's doing a good job.
     
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    Some highlights (Will the Thrill is #5):

    [video=youtube;V-cNhlJf_9E]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-cNhlJf_9E[/video]
     
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    A lot of defense being played in this game.
     
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    Avon Barksdale and Stringer Bell must be happy to know their investment in local B'more hoops is finally paying off.
     
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    [video=youtube;zymcff8KNhs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zymcff8KNhs[/video]
     
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    Hey now, Barton had a steal, which totally counts as defense! :ghoti:
     
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    All defensive 1st team defense in a game like that
     
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    One block away from Defensive Player Of The Year level. :devilwink:
     
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    To be honest, I don't think Stringer thought it was a good investment. And you forgot Prop. Joe.
     
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    That is bothering to play defense in a non-exhibition game. Still it's fun for us fanz.
     
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    If only Aldridge had Barton's oversized ego, and Barton had Aldridge's oversized height for a forward.
     
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    Well at least he was playing against legit NBA players. I can tell you for sure that most of them don't like to be lit up on defense, even in these games. The problem is that there's obviously no team defense.
     
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    That may be the most skilled sportswriting by a female that I've ever seen. Remember the name Heather Robinson. I think she'll become famous as King of the Women Sportswriters.
     
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    Rip Hamilton is the only one who pops to mind.
     
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    The closest in predraft weight and height were Rudy Fernandez and Jamal Crawford. Barton will have an injurious career.
     
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    A video focusing on Barton:
    [video=youtube;v_IEA6n9nPA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=v_IEA6n9nPA#![/video]
     
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    I assume you mean HE will be injured, not that he will cause injury in others. But considering he weighed in at 161 in 2009 (see below), I think he's capable of putting on weight. He might just be so skinny because he grew up so poor.
    Reggie Miller and Rip Hamilton aren't in the database, but I see them listed at 185lbs and up for Reggie and 193lbs for Rip.

    Comparisons from DraftExpress's database: (All heights are without shoes. Y'know, like actual heights.)
    Shaun Livingston (2005): 6'6.25", 186lbs
    Alexey Shved (2009): 6'5", 186lbs
    Jamario Moon (2001(!)): 6'6.5", 185lbs
    Larry Hughes (1998): 6'4", 183lbs
    Brent Barry (1995): 6'6.25", 183lbs
    Hubert Davis (1992): 6'4", 183lbs
    Jeremy Lamb (2012): 6'4", 179lbs
    Monta Ellis (2005): 6'2.25", 177lbs
    Crawford (2000): 6'4.5", 175lbs
    Will Barton (2012): 6'5", 174lbs
    Rudy (2005): 6'4.5", 172lbs
    Allen Iverson (1996): 6'0", 167lbs
    Will Barton (2009) ?, 161lbs (!)

    I think we tend to believe that skinny guys will automatically get injured, but people like Reggie Miller, Rip Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince (and, sadly, Kevin Durant) seem to be counterexamples.
     
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