he is a great scorer more a 2 than a 1 position i'm expecting him to develop more and grow his game, especially his passes and defense he's gonna be one of the great players but not to the level of other point guards like DWILL or Nash... he lacks passing abilities and is a pure scorer that is why he should be considered as a 2
So OP feels compelled to make a thread whining about people who whine about AB? What is that suppose to accomplish? AB's biggest knocks have still remained mostly consistent: - High AST/TO ratio, meaning poor decision maker when passing - One gear offense where he runs around the floor and sometimes into trouble, though this has been much improved with his step back jumper. He still needs to do it way more though - Poor defense, with his speed he should always stay in front of his man PG's I would take over AB any day; Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Rajon Rondo, Stephen Curry, and Nash Chris Paul - Who wouldn't? Deron Williams - Again, who wouldn't? Rajon Rondo - While the guy shoots about as accurately as Shaq, he is a great defender, rebounder, and passer. This guy can give you a triple double without hurting the team at any given night. Who wouldn't want that? Stephen Curry - Younger and higher potential. Already plays better in many aspects in my opinion. Steve Nash - While he is getting older and his defense would offer no improvement over AB, he is still a better PG. The arguments about AB are the same today as it was when he first started. He is an undersized scoring guard like Nate Robinson or Ben Gordon who has found success in the modern NBA. Is he someone I would feel comfortable letting him make decisions in the flow of the offense? Probably not. Is he a good player? Undoubtedly! Is he an elite PG? Hell no!
What an ignorant statement. Considering the competition during that time (the league was stacked with HOF) he made it deep 8 times out of 19 seasons. He also made the finals twice and would have made the finals with the Kings if the refs did not cheat him out of that one. I don't see how anyone can say that RA is not a great coach or that his system does not work. How many other coaches can take us as far as he has with all the injuries we give him each and every year?
That depends entirely on what his defined role is. AB's is a scoring point. He does that very well. His Assist to turnover ratio has gotten much better as the year has gone on, I expect it to continue to get better. People should be happy we have a 20ppg 5+ assist man running the point. Instead they b****, whine, moan.....about the backup quarterback, and how he would be much better at getting Yao Ming shots. Ridiculous. DD
What I am really tired of is the people thinking he is untradeable because he is 25 year in a SG mode. To the people who compare him to Mike Bibby, lol. You do realize Mike was playing with big men who can pass the ball and get assists. AB has Ariza, Scola, KM, and Hayes none if them are exactly playmakers who can pass the ball when Mike Bibby was playing for Rick. If you are counting on Yao to be that great passing Big man, good luck. I hope AB proves me wrong but I seen enough to say court vision, is not something you can magically improve to an elite level. AB is a great scorer and that's it. When Tmac was around AB would be perfect(I hate to say it). I just don't think a back court of AB+KM spells championship material because both of them play poor to average defense.
You got it wrong, the point is, he is expendable if the Rockets can land a premier player. Unless you really think he is untradeable because he is young. I would happily package him up for Bosh.
And then resign rafer alston,to back up kyle "brickfest"Lowery to open up more room for Yao to operate right??
Let me guess because he is young he will magically develop elite court vision. Funny that's what the DH fans say when he is young and can learn more post moves or shoot better FT%. You either have it or you don't........
Yao Bosh KM Ariza/Battier fill in PG who plays tough nose defense and can hit the 3(never said Kyle) yeah, I think I rather take those chances.
DH has his limitations just like AB does but i don't see orlando fans going nuts trying to trade their best player,give the man his respect,and don't duck the garm when AB torches anothert one of you "elite"point guard's
DH has his limitations just like AB does but i don't see orlando fans going nuts trying to trade their best player,give the man his respect,and don't duck the garm when AB torches another one of your "elite"point guard's
DH plays defense......this alone makes him that much valuable....come on....i mean really....he was just compared to Bill Russel....... Orlando fans would be dumb to trade a player who has a huge impact on their defense, let alone can draw a ton of fouls on the O end. AB can torch every PG in this league, all I care about is winning. If trading AB can allow us to win more so be it. I don't mean to disrespect him but he has good trading value and I don't believe in the AB+KM backcourt, sure they may win us a few regular season games and they may even be better next year, but the sheer fact both of them are starters and play poor defense......ughhh.
