http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/pablo_torre/03/28/Robinson.Withey.Kansas/index.html Apparently they were best friends.
Very interesting article. Very encouraging article. Reminds me of the ties between Dixon/Blake and Monia/Khryapa. Hopefully these guys impress a little more.
I remember being very impressed with T Rob at the draft. He was very emotional, but I was totally rooting for him. Haven't really watched him much this year, but it looks like he was a little lost. Maybe he would do better with a young team that has some gunslingers.
I remember not thinking too much about him because he wasn't going to be there at 5. When he slipped, I wanted Lillard, but still hoped we wouldn't regret passing on him. Now we have the best of both worlds.
Good find. I got the Kansas connection, but didn't know they were that close. Hope that camaraderie transfers into production on the floor for our 2nd unit.
Actually that word probably shouldn't be allowed any longer since a mod decided coon was a bad word to use in a thread about raccoon's get on this SPD
lol. Yeah, sometimes college buddies don't work out. Actually, do they ever work out? I'm trying to recall college teammates who went on to have multiple great seasons on the same team in the NBA.
I actually view the "good" from this article as a bit of a negative. Well, maybe not a negative per se, but an indication of why Robinson struggled so much last year and why we got him so cheap. Yeah, he was glued to the bench behind two future middling NBA'ers, but he was basically an unknown that had one good year. That's a bit of a red flag if you're looking for upward trends vs. flash in the pan seasons.
Worthy and Perkins? Howard and Webber? (Both pretty young, so probably not multiple "great" seasons, but they both got payed like it afterwards.) Dixon and Blake! Probably some other examples, these were just off the top of my head. But I can't think of many really good examples.
I'm actually getting excited about both these guys. I was not in the TRob camp last year, and I was not very excited we got Withey this year, but I've read articles, watched video, talked with Kansas friends, and little by little my excitement has grown. Especially for Withey, but for both of these guys. I know I am setting myself up for a disappointment, but OH Well, at least I'll have the offseason to feel giddy.
I wouldn't count on a center picked #45. All he does is block shots. Here's a clue as to why the Kings and Rockets let the #5 pick go. Is it hard for coaches to control him?
Thinking about the Aldridge/Lopez/Leonard/Robinson big man rotation got me thinking about this article. When Aldrich and the Morris twins were the men at Kansas, Robinson and Withey teamed up, practiced together, and made each other tougher and better. Now that Aldridge and one Lopez twin are the men in Portland, Robinson and Leonard have an opportunity to forge a similar relationship.
