Good read on Kwame Brown.... <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">He can hang a suit, navigate a traffic circle, thwart the pick-and-roll with a hard show. All of which counts as progress. Yet even now, at the ripe old age of 22, some things still baffle Kwame Brown. Take tuition. His decision to bypass college aside, Brown knows the value of a good education and wants the best for his 2-year-old daughter, Kwameeri, and 4-year-old son, Jaden. That said, talk of the tab leaves the Washington Wizards forward shaking his head, echoing the silent lament of parents everywhere. That much? For preschool? "It costs so much," Brown says. "You don't even want to know what I'm paying for day care." Brown laughs. No worries. Fact is, he can afford it. Three years after Washington made him the first prep player picked No. 1 in the NBA Draft, the Brunswick, Ga., native is emerging from his own primary education, and at less cost than once feared.</div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">In his initial home exhibition game, Brown bounced a ball off his foot. Never dribble again, coaches told him. Brown struggled down low, manhandled by stronger, savvier opponents. He lacked conditioning, footwork. The game was too fast. Brown's first practice. Misplayed pick-and-roll. Former coach Doug Collins halts the action. Kwame, he says, you have to make a hard show. Great. What's a hard show? "Kwame didn't really know the game," teammate Brendan Haywood says. "That first year, you were on your own. If you didn't know it, you weren't going to learn it." </div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">"I love Jermaine," Brown says. "If he can do it, I can do it." </div> http://www.washingtontimes.com/sports/2004...21926-8354r.htm The fact that he has a child, let alone 2 kids was well kept by the organization, he didn't pull a Shawn Kemp, so basically he had a kid his first year in the league if his son is 4 years old.
Anyone who has ever watched an NBA game (or even NCAA) should know what a "hard show" is. Did Kwame ever go back and learn who the NBA logo is? Dont edit my posts anymore, especially since you have failed to cite which guideline I "violated".
Wow, I did not know he had 2 kids and to have a coach that doesnt believe in you? Now I see why he struggled as much as he did, but he is going to shut up a lot of people this year, in the minimal minutes he has played since being back he has already looked pretty good, but that is in MINIMAL MINUTES. I want to see what he can do with 30+ minutes a game...and Jurassic, I warned you once when Editing your post..if you dont have anything good to say, keep your garbage out of here, I dont know about you, but I dont like garbage posts in my forum. Here are some standout quotes/points in the article: <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> "I've been through so much," he says. "It's gone by so fast. Going from a small town, not being talked about, to hearing your name on the news, most of the time in a bad light, it makes you stronger mentally. It makes you a rock." </div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Speaking of rocks: Brown carries almost 270 pounds on his 7-foot frame, much of it muscle. His shoulders evoke Gibraltar. His stamina? Think Bikini Atoll. . .He spent the summer lifting weights, honing his jump hook, working through rehab.</div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">"I've learned that you have to look at the person in front of you on the court and try to kill them," Brown says. "Not hurt them, but go after them. Give the extra elbow." </div> I love the mentality of the last quote, basically what I get from it is if you try, you are better than the next person...
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Kobe 8 Ball:</div><div class="quote_post">Jurassic, I warned you once when Editing your post..if you dont have anything good to say, keep your garbage out of here, I dont know about you, but I dont like garbage posts in my forum.</div> Who do you think you are? Don't tell me what to do, you can warn me all day for all I care. My posts are not garbage, and maybe if you gained a sense of humor you would see that it was a joke. There was no need for you to edit my post in the first place. I try to be versatile and post in all of the team forums. That's the only reason why I came in here. If you wanna talk about garbage talk about players who are averaging career lows. <font color="blue"> Check your PM box and expect a PM from one of the admins. -Kobe 8 Ball</font>
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Jurassic:</div><div class="quote_post">Who do you think you are? Don't tell me what to do, you can warn me all day for all I care. My posts are not garbage, and maybe if you gained a sense of humor you would see that it was a joke. There was no need for you to edit my post in the first place. I try to be versatile and post in all of the team forums. That's the only reason why I came in here. If you wanna talk about garbage talk about players who are averaging career lows. <font color="blue"> Check your PM box and expect a PM from one of the admins. -Kobe 8 Ball</font></div> I wonder why he is averaging a career low? Hmm..maybe because he has only played in 4 games and none of those games have been over 20 minutes...just a hunch though...
Ok you win, I deleted my posts as this is not worth my time. Good luck to Kwame and the Wiz. I'm out.
