Baffled and Confounded by the "Hickson Situation"

It's called a box and one. More and more teams are utilizing it in the NBA

 

Yeah I don't understand why people think that Aldridge is doing something the coach doesn't want. I think some people don't fully realize that Aldridge is an absolute coach's pet. If the coach tells him to do something; he will do it. That's why during time-outs; you usually see Aldridge really step up defensively. He listens to his coach.

Also another reason why I think Aldridge should play center. Usually the center is the one on the zone for that type of play.

 

And he wishes he had some Elton John in him.

 

See, if he's not ball-watching, he doesn't get as many rebounds. He's working to his strengths, not his weaknesses...

 

JJ uses his athleticism to grab rebounds, which is awesome. But he will be one of those players that if they lose any of their athleticism will be all but worthless because they don't know how to play position defense. Larry Bird is a good example of what I am trying to say. He averaged 10.0 rebounds throughout his career and had virtually no athleticism. He was also a pretty darn good defender because of positional defense.

Rodman is another guy like that. He was undersized and while athletic, was nowhere near the athlete Hickson is. However he rebounded like mad because he knew how to play position defense and rebound instead of just using his leaping ability. Rodman, like Hickson, also had a great motor

 

This made me laugh so hard I had to dance.

 

Bastard!!!!

 

That's "Hairy Bastard" to you, pal...

 

Hickson doesn't only use his athleticism for rebounds. He is great at getting to the right spot and getting position. Not sure why you think he only get's them because of athleticism.. He's 6'9" and the 4th best rebounder in the league, he needs more than some athleticism.

 

If his mental lapses lead to made shots then there's not as many rebounds to get. If he simply did his job of playing his man instead of the ball the team would be better for it ... I guess I thought you were all about wins Wookie?

 

I agree that he should play his man a little more and rebound a little less, but I don't want to be the one to try and tell him that, not half-way through a contract year. I think if we sign him, Stotts will try to get him to do precisely that. I also think that there will be a cacophony of voices who will react to his lower rebounding numbers by crying, "he got his contract and slacked off" regardless of how much team improvement such a shift in focus might bring.

 

The people that would bitch about that are probably retarded.

 

That is politically incorrect. The right term is "Special Needs!"

 

I. Don't. Give. A. Fuck.

 

Would "Have a forehead like a drive in movie theater" work better?

 

Maybe rectal cranial inversion syndrome?

 

LMAO! Yeah that sounds WAY BETTER!

 

Or in need of a rectal crainiectomy?

 

Crainiectomy seems a little harsh, crainiotomy seems a little more appropriate.

 

-ectomy is surgical removal, -otomy is an incision. Or am I mixing them up?