Which would you rather take right now? Nate is more athletic, but Earl is more fundamentally sound. Ill take Boykins beacuse of that. I think he is more of a versital scorer also. But who do you take?
Give me Earl Boykins, He's the better scorer, He racks up more assists, He's more of a spark plug off the bench. Nate Robinson plays better defense though.<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>In a fight? I'd take nate</div>You do realize that Earl Boykins bench presses nearly 400 pounds right?
I'll take Earl RIGHT NOW. I think once Nate develops he's gonna be a pretty damn good PG. Earl is a proven veteran, passes the ball well, and bring some immediate scoring off the bench.
Pretty good comparison. They are similar players. They are both very undersized, they can shoot, their ball hogs, and they are quick/explosive. In the end, I'd take Nate. Nate is the better defensive player, and he can be very explosive. I think Nate slightly has the better offensive game too right now, although both are HUGE ballhogs.
Right now, I'll take the Boykinator. In the future Nate Robinson for sure. He has amazing athletic ability and I think he could develop into a pretty good PG. Right now he only has Earl in two places, height and defensive.
You guys don't see Knicks games because none are nationally televised so you wouldn't know what Nate brings to the table. He is an energy player that would get long rebounds get the crowd fired up etc. He is better at finishing than Boykins and has a better outside shot
I would take Nate Robinson, with the game today, the need for true point guards arent need as much, and Nate Robinson is really a short ass SG IMO. His athletic ability is overrated in the sense of making him such a better player. Hes shown he can be fiesty, and most fiesty players with talent(which is Nate Robinson) turnout to be very good players. He can get anywhere on the court with his quickness, and when his athletic ability DOES come into factor, he can stop taller PGs, block big ass Asian centers, and fight with JR Smith...j/k, but Boykins is a scorer, and sometimes a playmker, very undersized and many Nugget fans say his points arent valuable points, meaning he doesn't score under pressure or big games. Nate Robinson is going to be a very good player in this league, and NOT because he can jump like crazy.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pinoy Balla @ Dec 22 2006, 02:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>You guys don't see Knicks games because none are nationally televised so you wouldn't know what Nate brings to the table. He is an energy player that would get long rebounds get the crowd fired up etc. He is better at finishing than Boykins and has a better outside shot</div>I watch the knicks a here and there on league pass.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LightsOut @ Dec 22 2006, 03:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Right now, I'll take the Boykinator. In the future Nate Robinson for sure. He has amazing athletic ability and I think he could develop into a pretty good PG. Right now he only has Earl in two places, height and defensive.</div>Wrong. Nate has the more consistent outside shot, and he is the better athlete. Plus, Earl shoots 37% and Nate shoots 46%. Huge difference, and although I didn't look at stats in my initial response, that KO's Boykins for this debate.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CB4AllStar @ Dec 22 2006, 04:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Wrong. Nate has the more consistent outside shot, and he is the better athlete. Plus, Earl shoots 37% and Nate shoots 46%. Huge difference, and although I didn't look at stats in my initial response, that KO's Boykins for this debate.</div>How am I wrong? And did I not say Nate was more athletic?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CB4AllStar @ Dec 22 2006, 04:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Wrong. Nate has the more consistent outside shot, and he is the better athlete. Plus, Earl shoots 37% and Nate shoots 46%. Huge difference, and although I didn't look at stats in my initial response, that KO's Boykins for this debate.</div>I doubt you watch much Nuggets and Knick games. Boykins and Robinson have pretty even jump shots. Earl Boykins has a low shooting percentage because he has been in a shooting slump (which everyone goes through) He is starting to get his jumper flowing as of late.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BALLAHOLLIC? @ Dec 23 2006, 02:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I doubt you watch much Nuggets and Knick games. Boykins and Robinson have pretty even jump shots. Earl Boykins has a low shooting percentage because he has been in a shooting slump (which everyone goes through) He is starting to get his jumper flowing as of late.</div>Ive seen the Knicks and Nuggets play twice this year respectively. I already said that they are both good shooters, but sorry, the percentages prove that Nate is the better long ball shooter. Plus, Earl shoots a freaking terrible 37%. SO you are defending Earl because he has been in a shooting slump? That's his problem.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CB4AllStar @ Dec 23 2006, 01:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Ive seen the Knicks and Nuggets play twice this year respectively. I already said that they are both good shooters, but sorry, the percentages prove that Nate is the better long ball shooter. Plus, Earl shoots a freaking terrible 37%. SO you are defending Earl because he has been in a shooting slump? That's his problem.</div>Percentages prove Nate is the better shooter? So I guess field goal percentages only count for jump shots? Think about all the shots in the paint he may get, Come on.Reggie Evans shoots 60% from the field. The rest of the league better watch out because Evans has such a good jump shot!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BALLAHOLLIC? @ Dec 23 2006, 03:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Percentages prove Nate is the better shooter? So I guess field goal percentages only count for jump shots? Think about all the shots in the paint he may get, Come on.Reggie Evans shoots 60% from the field. The rest of the league better watch out because Evans has such a good jump shot!</div>that's a bad argument because reggie evans is a forward. we all know he can't shoot. he's like 50% at the line. nate is a guardI like earl. I mean he takes a beatin every night at 5'5 but nates better. he's more aggressive than boykins. I mean nate only blocked the tallest player in the league. nate is the better shooter too. 46% from the field as opposed to 36%. I know alot has to do with boykins being 5'5" but the question is who's better not who's taller. nate is the best athlete I have seen in a long time. the things he does offensively is amazing. he's got like 50 inch vertical and he attacks the basket like iverson, fearless. I know a majority of the people on this board don't watch the knicks, mainly because they have no national tv games because stern is a prick. so with that being said a lot of you would know nothing about nate except for the crap they show on sportscenter, like the bonehead dunk attempt or the brawl that he was mostly responsible for. what you don't see is that he's the spark that brings the knicks back into games. nate still needs to play better defensively and earl has him on that. overall I'll take nate tho.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (nykfan4life @ Dec 23 2006, 10:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>that's a bad argument because reggie evans is a forward. we all know he can't shoot. he's like 50% at the line. nate is a guard</div>It is called sarcasm.Anyways, I would take Boykins. He is a great spark to have on your team and these last two games he has had 25 and 29 points. He is a good scorer, passer, and one of the best free throw shooters in the game.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BALLAHOLLIC? @ Dec 23 2006, 04:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Percentages prove Nate is the better shooter? So I guess field goal percentages only count for jump shots? Think about all the shots in the paint he may get, Come on.Reggie Evans shoots 60% from the field. The rest of the league better watch out because Evans has such a good jump shot!</div>No, you dmmy. 3pt fg% shows who has the better long range shot though. I don't know about you, but I would much rather have a 46% shooter than a 37% shooter if they average about the same # of points...
