Yo homie j harden I heard you like backcourt help? So I got you a Lawson/llull combo....I would skeeeeet hard for this
Only thing I fear is fear itself bruh And the NBA learning curve. I don't want to wait a whole year of watching Llull adjust to the NBA and allow our window with Harden and Howard to get smaller
I wouldn't worry about that too much. He was a teammate of Prigs and he couod probably pick the system up just as fast.
Agreed, every rookie has their learning curve. Good thing that this isn't your typical rookie...Like Scola, it will probably take him 3-4 weeks and then watch out. Ty lawson would be the better option, but he cost a hell of a lot too. If you can get similar production for mid level money (Llull); you take that so you can add more to the team
Since we passed on a PG at 18, it sure looks like we are putting all of our eggs in the Llull basket?
what's the percentage of players selected at 18 who end up being good enough to contribute in their rookie year?
18TH OVERALL PICK Accumulative Stats (Last 20 #18 Overall Picks): 9.5 PPG - 4.2 RPG - 1.7 APG All-Stars: 1 - David West (2), Theo Ratliff (1) Thus far, David West is the only number 18 pick to suit up in an All-Star game since 1995, but half of those 20 selections have turned themselves into key contributors as quality starters. Explosive guards Eric Bledsoe and Ty Lawson are currently leading their teams as the primary ball handler and playmaker, and they are only getting better as time goes on. Marco Belinelli has been terrific off the bench for San Antonio while Terrence Jones and J.R. Smith are currently competing at a high level playing big minutes in the conference finals. Theo Ratliff was one of the best shot blockers of his time, swatting 3.3 shots per game from 1997-2004 on his way to two NBA All-Defensive 2nd Team selections. Ratliff is the only other name in this group to be named to an All-Star squad (2001), but he was unable to participate due to injury as he would go on to miss 32 games that season. Former Celtics James Posey (I miss him in Boston so much) and Gerald Green have played well with heavy minutes, along with guys like Quentin Richardson and Jason Collins. John Wallace had a couple of solid years in Toronto from 1997-1999, but generally found himself as an end-of-the-bench journeyman, and JaVale McGee is falling down a similar path. Chris Anstey, Curtis Borchardt, Oleksiy Pecherov, Chris Singleton and Mirsad Turckan never worked out but while number 18 hasn't produced a whole lot of stars over the last 20 years, a good chunk of them have become viable options that have earned consistent spots in their team's rotation.
Today, news from as.com, the local sports newspaper of Madrid, they speak about an expected MLE offer by the Rockets by july: http://baloncesto.as.com/baloncesto/2015/06/26/acb/1435279850_939848.html As you see, there's still discrepancy regarding the terms of the offer among Spanish media... This are encouraging news to me. Hopefully everything was just a mistake by Marca and rest of media just echoed that info.
I was just thinking this after watching the video posted on this page. I wanted it to be Yool, but I think it would make more sense for it to be Yooey. Someone help.
In Spanish "LL" makes a "Y" as in "Yes" sound. I believe the correct pronunciation is "Yooy" with both y's being pronounced with a soft sound like in "yes"
The only problem with pronouncing it "Yooey" is that I have definitely heard foreign announcers pronounce it "You'll" I guess we'll just have to wait and see
wouldn't you pronounce it 'tor-i-ya' just like pronounce tortilla, 'tor-ti-ya'? Just guessing, I took french in highschool.
