Re: Earl Barron heading to town.......... http://twitter.com/#!/earldee/status/57154675505512449 @earldee Earl Barron @Mr_CrimDeLaCrim Chillin bro what's good? Headed to Portland for a workout hopefully they sign me for the playoffs. Keep me in your prayers 20 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
Re: Earl Barron heading to town.......... Interesting. After seeing Daniels signed by Philly, he's probably our best alternative. We should not go into the playoffs with a roster spot open. But I really wanted this guy back. He was killing it in the DL, and would have definitely been better than Patty. [video=youtube;gndPi8T_8o0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gndPi8T_8o0[/video]
Re: Earl Barron heading to town.......... Funny how you linked the BEST play of his career. He's pretty much washed up.
Re: Earl Barron heading to town.......... Can you still sign anyone for the playoffs this late in the season?
Re: Earl Barron heading to town.......... We can still sign players? The best PER of his career was 7th highest on the Knicks, just ahead of Sergio. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/2010.html
Re: Earl Barron heading to town.......... We can sign anyone for the playoffs who wasn't on an NBA roster as of 3/1.
Re: Earl Barron heading to town.......... Anybody who wasn't waived by an NBA team after March 1st can be signed and is eligible to play in the playoffs.
Re: Earl Barron heading to town.......... Interesting that Pendergraph was working out elsewhere and that we brought in Barron. Big body. Good for six fouls in an emergency.
Re: Earl Barron heading to town.......... Here's a scouting report on him that is a couple years old, hopefully he has worked out with the weights some since then. NBA Scouting Reports, Southeastern Division (Part 1) May 6, 2008 Overview: A big bodied young center who has been forced to contribute in Miami due to injuries. Very tall, and pretty long as well. Good bulk, even by NBA standards. An average athlete, but gets off the ground decently. More known for his midrange game than his abilities at the rim. Fairly skilled for his position. Shows a nice, soft jumper with range out to just past the free throw line. Able to catch and shoot pretty well. Doesn’t do a whole lot in post up situations. A little bit on the soft side. Solid rebounder offensively, but doesn’t grab too many on the defensive end. Doesn’t show ideal anticipation when trying to block shots from the weak-side. Very foul prone. Had a half-way decent career at Memphis, but nothing that would indicate that he’d develop into an NBA player. Has spent time in the NBADL, as well as in the Philippines. Shows glimpses of what he can do against lesser competition, but hasn’t been able to figure out how to stay on the floor at the NBA level, despite his above average skill level. A lot of that has to do with his defensive ability. Offense: Gets about a third of his touches in spot up situations, with another two fifths coming off of cuts and offensive rebounds. Displays a consistent midrange shooting stroke, which is without question his best offensive weapon. Takes some contested shots that he probably shouldn’t. Runs the pick and pop frequently. Proves to be a capable finisher at the rim as well. Works well off the ball, which helps him score a few easy baskets at the rim. Needs to do a better job absorbing contact. Lacks some toughness in that regard. Doesn’t show much back to the basket game. Won’t put the ball on the floor very often. An average passer. Defense: Doesn’t have the strength to maintain position on the block, and lacks the lateral quickness necessary to step out and defend players that like to face up in the post. Usually asked to defend the center position, but struggles as a weak-side defender. Has a hard time containing bigger, strong post players. Doesn’t show good discipline when contesting shots. Will reach over the top and get called for a lot of fouls. Decent rebounder, but nothing to write home about. Not a defensive playmaker. From DraftExpress.com http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Earl-Barron-5188/#ixzz1JEiXHjXB http://www.draftexpress.com
Re: Earl Barron heading to town.......... Sounds like a poor man's Channing Frye. But hey, it's the 15th roster spot.
Re: Earl Barron heading to town.......... Then here is a tweet from 2010, which doesn't sound too hopeful: Earl Barron showing precisely why he couldn't get a sniff all year. Just getting shredded by Andrea Bargnani. Amazingly bad D by both teams. 2010-04-14 20:34:06 From DraftExpress.com http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Earl-Barron-5188/#ixzz1JEjTDcp3 http://www.draftexpress.com
Re: Earl Barron heading to town.......... Miami just passed on Eddy Curry. That's how bad Eddy Curry is.
Re: Earl Barron heading to town.......... So - he is a slower, maybe bigger version of Chris Johnson...
Re: Earl Barron heading to town.......... Or Jay Jenson is going to steal their maniscus for Brandon!
Re: Earl Barron heading to town.......... Jaaaayyyyy Allen: Earl Barron, Robert Swift, & Dwayne Jones all at the PF. Will work out for Blazers today.
Re: Earl Barron heading to town.......... Swift might be the scariest looking human being on earth! Like the god damned Grim Reaper!
