It would also be nice if Shane Battier could dribble a basketball since he is a professional basketball player starting for an NBA team at the #3 spot. I don't know who has worse handles - Shane Battier or Luther Head.
ricky davis is a child predator and since you want him on the rockets soo bad we oughtta just get all of the child predators then well watch msnbc and scout our next draft pick to build the ultimate team of child predators. hell even trade udonis for yao and maybe tmac for micheal jackson aka the great MJ Shane Battier for president YOU MAKE THE CHOICE
Shane dribbles it just fine. The man is a fundamental guy, to the core. So maybe he doesn't attempt to cross people over every second, but he sure as hell protects the ball well. I have very rarely seen Shane lose the ball on the dribble or get stripped while posting up... If anything, you should be questionning Bonzi...that man seriously needs to learn how to protect the friggen ball.
Ricky and Donis looked like they are BAKED out of their gourds ps - The NBA drug testing program is a joke
Ricky Davis a scrub and anyone who thinks he deserves a starting job on any nba roster seriously doesn't understand the concept of building a championship team.
shane dribbles just fine if he's all by himself going into an open lane. if that's what you mean by fundamental, then yeah, that's shane to a T. if you like your NBA level starting small forwards to be able to do more than take one dribble before going into a 2-step layup, then battier fails miserably. i trust him even less than luther head to bring the ball up the court under pressure. and the only reason you don't see battier stripped while dribbling or posting up is because he does the former so rarely, and when he's doing the latter nobody bothers to double down on him and try to steal it because they know all battier is going to throw up is his nasty hook shot.
Even if that's true, the fact remains the guy is a solid part of our offense with only one TOPG on his record. Battier CAN dribble. It may not be his core strength, but like most of Battier's weaknesses, he can compensate. The fact remains that when the ball is in Battier's hands, it rarely ends up with our opponents, so I see no need to snipe at him for "sup-par dribbling".
Here's a wild guess: If you compared all NBA small forwards by checking the following formula: charges taken + threes made + steals + blocks (per game) I bet that Battier would come out in the top 5.
Remove the word "solid". Battier CAN dribble. It may not be his core strength, but like most of Battier's weaknesses, he can compensate. The fact remains that when the ball is in Battier's hands, it rarely ends up with our opponents, so I see no need to snipe at him for "sup-par dribbling".[/QUOTE] I can dribble, too. Being able to dribble and being able to dribble well are two different things. You are right when you say he doesn't turn the ball over much. Neither does Chuck Hayes. Does that make Chuck a "solid" part of our offense, too? Any player that rarely handles the ball obviously won't turn the ball over much. Low turnovers per game means a lot more with a player that is regularly involved in the offense.
Then, if you add points per game, rebounds per game, free throw attempts per game, points in the paint, etc..., I bet Battier would become average, at best.
Well no, because Chuck only gets like 3 points a game...and most of those on good passes and offensive rebounds. Seriously though...did you just compare Battier and Chuck offensivly? Damn, you must have a low opinion of Battier.
Battier's role is not primarily to score points in the paint. The amount of free throw attempts logically follows. Battier's role is not to be one of the primary scorers on the team. The thing with the rebounds was already explained to you. Also, please stop making several posts in a row all the time. It is one of several reasons why you are considered one of the more annoying posters here.
Let's analyze Shane Battier: Caron Butler tonite: 12pts(5/16fg, 31%), 7rebs, 4asts Caron Butler season: 22pts(50%), 7rebs, 4.6asts
Dammit, Battier sucks. Brooksball's point is that Caron Butler must score less than 10 points and have less than 20% fg percentage or Battier should be traded for a better offensive player. Battier sucks!!!
Most Battier and Hayes haters don't understand their value in shutting down the opponent's offense and rythym. These same haters don't even understand why two NBA coaches - JVG and RA, not just one, start Battier and Hayes. Fortunately, Battier and Hayes haters are just fans, and not professional NBA coaches. One thing I am sure - if Battier and Hayes haters were coaching the Houston Rockets, our record would be far worse than 18-17 right now.
