I always thought when bryce drew was a rocket that he was always being praised as a great shooter by bill, calvin, and the chronicle........problem is he never showed jacksh*t in a game (except at the freethrow line). Now comes along Mr. langhi who, low and behold is SUPPOSED to be this great shooter, and he cant hit a doggone thing. No predictions being made, I just have a real erie feeling. I mean even if you're not adjusted to the NBA speed you should be able to can open shots. ------------------ "Isn't the purpose of the game to put the ball in the basket?" [This message has been edited by prettyricky (edited October 24, 2000).]
What are you basing your judgement on? He's been given an ominous Bryce Drew-like opportunity to prove himself this preseason (in other words, he has not been given a chance at all). Ummmm....by the way, wasn't Langhi a 2nd round pick? Let's lower those expectations a bit, eh? ------------------
I'm not going to try to defend Langhi - but I think it's silly to start marking comparisons this early. By the way, did you even take the time to realize that Langhi is shooting 100% from the free throw line this preseason? Yep, an astounding 2 out of 2 - sounds like a future hall of famer to me ------------------
I will agree that langhi hasn't been given as much of an opportunity as drew, and I thought I made it aware that I wasn't talking about free-throws, but dude hasn't been close on his jumpers. Maybe i'm confused about what a pure shooter is. ------------------ "Isn't the purpose of the game to put the ball in the basket?"
The guy has played VERY little or NO minutes in all the games so far. If you saw him play in the RMR you owuld know just how sweet his shot is. If you understand the game of basketball a little you will know that even the sweetest of shooters can have a form slump from time to time. Maybe Langhi is in a slump, or maybe he just hasn't had enough time to get into the flow of the game. He IS a second round pick and I wouldn't worry about him missing his shots right now, he can definitely shoot and there's no doubt he'll come good again real soon! ------------------
Langhi is like Drew, eh? Well, if you mean that he hasn't produced yet, because he hasn't gotten a lot of playing time, then you're right. If you mean that when he ultimately gets starter minutes, he'll start averaging nearly 20 ppg like Drew did last year, when Francis went down, then I sure hope you're right. If you mean that shooting over 36% from 3 point range (like Drew last season) is bad shooting, then I hope Langhi can at least shoot that bad. If, on the other hand, you mean that he will never get any playing time ever, because he plays the deepest position on the team (Walt, Shandon vs. Francis, Moochie, Cat), then you are dead wrong. SF is still one of our weakest positions and Langhi has a lot of potential to be groomed into a fine back-up and maybe even a great starter. He is, however, a rookie and a 2nd round pick to boot. There is no need to force him into the line-up and ruin the chemistry that Walt already has with the other starters. Give him time to find his role and I think the excitement that a lot of us had/still have about him will return in the long run. ------------------
I am disappointed in Rudy. He said in his pre-game interview that he was going to play Langhi a lot of minutes last night. I don't consider 7 to be a lot. Langhi is 3 for 12 in his total 40 minutes in 7 games(he didn't play in 2 of them). Prior to last night Bullard in his previous 41 minutes of playing time, went 4 for 14. If a veteran can have shooting problems, why can't a rookie who is under a lot more pressure than Bull. ------------------
OT, this is just my hunch on the matter, but I think Rudy plans on bringing Langhi along slowly unless forced to do otherwise. I think Bull will be in the rotation from the get-go. Since, as you pointed out, Bull has been so off thus far, when he finally started going good in last night's game, Rudy didn't want to take him out, hoping he'll be back in the groove for the opener. I'll bet that if Bull had shot poorly last night,or if Bull had been shooting well all pre-season, Langhi would have got more p.t. ------------------
Even pure shooters have slumps. I think Bull would be considered a pure shooter (pure defender?) and up until last night, hadn't shot squat. Lanky definately hasn't had a chance to prove himself, but unlike Drew, (and correct me if I'm wrong) he's not playing behind a player the calibre of Steve (apologies to OP, seeing as how he's come around and saying all those lovely things about Walt.) Hope your erie feelings are way off-base Pretty. ------------------
Why don't you give Langhi a chance, first ;P? 1. Langi has taken less than 20 shots. That's not enough to be a valid sample. 2. Langhi kicked butt at the RMR. 3. Langhi averaged over 20pts per game during colleg ein the SEC.... that doesn't happen by accident. 4. Langhi is lanky and frail... wait until he bulks up a bit and Rudy gives him some more minutes. 5. Langhi was a 2nd round pick... such picks rarely make it. The fact that he was given a guaranteed contract is a vote of confidence by management. It's premature to call Collier a complete bust... for Langhi, who's had evne less opportunity to prove himself, it's ridiculous. ------------------ Shandon Anderson rocks. The lottery sucks. Playoffs 2001. [This message has been edited by haven (edited October 26, 2000).]
