Luke Babbitt to the.Pelicans

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  1. riverman

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    Ryan Anderson can no longer dribble so they needed to replace him with another guy who can't dribble
     
    riverman, Feb 1, 2014
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    If anyone can make a viable NBA player out of Luke Babbitt, I'd think Monty Williams would be the guy to do it.
     
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    Babbit had a great run the last half of the season when we traded away Gerald Wallace. He was leading the league in 3point shooting accuracy until the final games when some Knick, I think Novak, beat him out for it. He's accomplished more in the NBA than Allen Crabbe, Will Barton, Victor Clavier, and Meyers Leonard.
     
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    Is that last part saying anything though?
     
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    Babbitt dribbles just fine for a stretch 4. Certainly not for a 3, but definitely for a 4. He will find a home.
     
    Pinwheel1, Feb 1, 2014
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    I have to agree with King on this one. In their respective times in Portland, Babbitt was > than Wright has been. (Has been. I made a pun, and didn't know it.)
     
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    http://bkref.com/tiny/msovY

    Good lord, I had no idea until I checked... No wonder Wright is riding the end of the bench.
     
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    ... and CJ McCollum.
     
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    I was just about to post this. lol.
     
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    I don't hate him. He's playing like dogshit, though.
     
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    From watching the games I don't think he's doing that bad. Obviously he's not doing great, but I've seen him do some good things, and to me, he still looks like he belongs out there.
     
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    This.

    Again, we can't say we see trends. But he's not doing great, and he's not doing horrible.
     
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    uh....I don't think so and I watched him for 3 years here, he does rebound ok and can shoot the 3 in stretches but I'm no Luke Babbit fan by any stretch of the imagination. Also apparently nobody liked him off the court.
     
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    Especially Freeland.
     
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    "Championship!"

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    36% from deep and 37% overall is not exactly what I would call elite.
     
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    Too bad denver did not sign him so we could watch teams score 150 a night

    Jj and babbitt together is a beautiful thing for opposing players
     
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    Most players shoot 3s in the flow, on the move with a hand in their face. Babbitt had plays designed just for him. Often when he shot, no one was within 12 feet of him.

    So his average 3 point % was actually below average. When posters wrote that he had shooting ability, I would post, "Psst. It's a secret, but Babbitt can't shoot."
     
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