Barton lights up Under Armor team

[BBert]

Call me when he does this to an NBA team.

That is bothering to play defense in a non-exhibition game. Still it's fun for us fanz.

 

[jlprk]

If only Aldridge had Barton's oversized ego, and Barton had Aldridge's oversized height for a forward.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

That is bothering to play defense in a non-exhibition game. Still it's fun for us fanz.

Well at least he was playing against legit NBA players. I can tell you for sure that most of them don't like to be lit up on defense, even in these games. The problem is that there's obviously no team defense.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

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[DaLincolnJones]

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nice, thanks

 

[jlprk]

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That may be the most skilled sportswriting by a female that I've ever seen. Remember the name Heather Robinson. I think she'll become famous as King of the Women Sportswriters.

 

[RayDavies]

Will Barton is my reason for hope!

Anyone find any comparison for a 6'6" guy who weighs 175lbs succeeding in the NBA? How much did Reggie Miller weigh? Or Brent Barry? Or Malik Sealy?

Rip Hamilton is the only one who pops to mind.

 

[jlprk]

The closest in predraft weight and height were Rudy Fernandez and Jamal Crawford. Barton will have an injurious career.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

A video focusing on Barton:
[video=youtube;v_IEA6n9nPA]

 

[Rastapopoulos]

The closest in predraft weight and height were Rudy Fernandez and Jamal Crawford. Barton will have an injurious career.

I assume you mean HE will be injured, not that he will cause injury in others. But considering he weighed in at 161 in 2009 (see below), I think he's capable of putting on weight. He might just be so skinny because he grew up so poor.
Reggie Miller and Rip Hamilton aren't in the database, but I see them listed at 185lbs and up for Reggie and 193lbs for Rip.

Comparisons from DraftExpress's database: (All heights are without shoes. Y'know, like actual heights.)
Shaun Livingston (2005): 6'6.25", 186lbs
Alexey Shved (2009): 6'5", 186lbs
Jamario Moon (2001(!)): 6'6.5", 185lbs
Larry Hughes (1998): 6'4", 183lbs
Brent Barry (1995): 6'6.25", 183lbs
Hubert Davis (1992): 6'4", 183lbs
Jeremy Lamb (2012): 6'4", 179lbs
Monta Ellis (2005): 6'2.25", 177lbs
Crawford (2000): 6'4.5", 175lbs
Will Barton (2012): 6'5", 174lbs
Rudy (2005): 6'4.5", 172lbs
Allen Iverson (1996): 6'0", 167lbs
Will Barton (2009) ?, 161lbs (!)

I think we tend to believe that skinny guys will automatically get injured, but people like Reggie Miller, Rip Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince (and, sadly, Kevin Durant) seem to be counterexamples.

 

[jlprk]

I assume you mean HE will be injured, not that he will cause injury in others. But considering he weighed in at 161 in 2009 (see below), I think he's capable of putting on weight. He might just be so skinny because he grew up so poor.
Reggie Miller and Rip Hamilton aren't in the database, but I see them listed at 185lbs and up for Reggie and 193lbs for Rip.

Comparisons from DraftExpress's database: (All heights are without shoes. Y'know, like actual heights.)
Shaun Livingston (2005): 6'6.25", 186lbs
Alexey Shved (2009): 6'5", 186lbs
Jamario Moon (2001(!)): 6'6.5", 185lbs
Larry Hughes (1998): 6'4", 183lbs
Brent Barry (1995): 6'6.25", 183lbs
Hubert Davis (1992): 6'4", 183lbs
Jeremy Lamb (2012): 6'4", 179lbs
Monta Ellis (2005): 6'2.25", 177lbs
Crawford (2000): 6'4.5", 175lbs
Will Barton (2012): 6'5", 174lbs
Rudy (2005): 6'4.5", 172lbs
Allen Iverson (1996): 6'0", 167lbs
Will Barton (2009) ?, 161lbs (!)

Before posting, I made a similar list from Draft Express which showed slightly different shoeless heights but the same weights as yours.

http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre...=All&sort2=ASC&draft=0&pos=&source=All&sort=4

I boiled it down to Rudy and Jamal being the closest. For the record, my list (I'm looking at my notes on an envelope) also had

Cory Hightower, 6-5.5, 183
Lawrence Moten, 6-4.25, 183
Corey Brewer, 6-6.75, 185

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Re-reading scouting reports, especially about his ridiculous improvement from his freshman to sophomore year, hopefully he can be what we hoped Rudy would be -- a SG who can score/shoot with good court awareness.

 

[HailBlazers]

Re-reading scouting reports, especially about his ridiculous improvement from his freshman to sophomore year, hopefully he can be what we hoped Rudy would be -- a SG who can score/shoot with good court awareness.

repped

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I think Barton should get special dispensation from the league to use HGH.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I think Barton should get special dispensation from the league to use HGH.

Repped.

 

[handiman]

I think Barton should get special dispensation from the league to use HGH.

Wrong drug for what he needs.

 

[Boob-No-More]

I never understood the skinny == injury prone argument for a basketball player. I guess because they are tall and thin, relative to the general population, they look frail. But, unless you are constantly banging in the low post, more weight would likely lead to more injuries than less. The extra weight puts added stress on feet, ankles and knees. These guys are professional athletes with very low body fat. Playing shooting guard or small forward in the NBA involves a lot of running, jumping and cutting. The less wear and tear you have on your lower extremities, the less likely you are to have injury problems.

Personally, I know I wouldn't be able to play 4 or 5 nights a week at the age of 51 if I still weighed 245 pounds, but at 190 - 195, I can play as much as I want and still feel great the next day.

BNM