<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (downunderwonder @ Dec 28 2007, 12:27 PM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Josh_Boone @ Dec 27 2007, 03:21 PM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kid Chocolate @ Dec 27 2007, 03:19 PM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>He's unskilled,
BUT HE'S SO ACTIVE HE MAKES UP FOR IT.
Why am I even bothering. Kill me.</div>
Lets set the facts stright shall we?
over the past few games as a starter he is avging 12/8.
He is starting and the team's play has gotten better.
Now if he is unskilled and that is going on just think what happens when he becomes so called Skilled.
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Straight off the bat... Mr Boone fan, you are making a fool out of yourself... KC made a very acurate point that if
you had an IQ higher than 25, you would
realise...
Rebounding isnt exactly a skill per se... Jumpshooting, ball handling and shot blocking are. Kurt Rambis was not a "skillful" player but he was very effective because he simply wanted the rebound more than the guy he competing with.
Second of all that Jason Collins circa 2002 call is not that far off the mark. This was pre-vince however so a lot of you younger guys were still rocking out to the hamster dance, so the idea of an active Jason Collins may seem like chinese algebra to you... whatever. I am as anti collins as the next guy but he was very active and played with a similar amount of hustle as Boone with the same questionable handle.
Thirdly is it too early to proclaim Josh Boone a better player than Antoine Wright? Does he have a brighter future ahead? Im on the fence on that one but Josh does seem to be improving when it comes to reading the game.
His awareness is 75% better than last year and he seems to be playing with a little more 'oomph' than last year too.
Man Id love Josh to be a good player... but I can only see
his ceiling as 'Drew Gooden'... not sure if thats good or bad...
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Just thought I add some comments to a few of your statements...
1) If he had an IQ of 25 he wouldn't be able to type...let alone read anything anyone on this board posts...and yes I get that you wanted to throw an insult his way but I'm just saying if your gonna pawn yourself off as being of superior intellect you may want to come with a superior insult...just saying. Also you spelled
realize wrong in the same sentence in which you insult somebody's IQ...thats ironic.
2) Rebounding is not a skill...only someone completely devoid of basketball knowledge would ever claim this. There is set motions, techniques and intelligence that comes with being an effective rebounder. If it wasn't a skill then players such as Jason Collins would be leading the league in rebounding instead of being one of the worst in the game. It's not just a product of effort...it takes skill. respect that.
3) Jason Collins circa 2002 wasn't even his best year...that would be 2004-2005 when he averaged a little over 6pts and 6 rebounds a game. Right now as a starter Boone is averaging 12/8...which are substantially better numbers...but I guess you can cite all of Collin's "little things" to defend your argument.
4) Antione Wright has never been a starter and he never will be (Yes he has started a few games due to injuries but that's not the same thing) Josh Boone is our best starting frontcourt player...I think it would be logical to say that indeed Josh is the better player. Wright is a bust. You can't call your starting Center in his second year a bust.
5) Do you have an equation to prove this or better yet a doctorate from MIT? For a pseudo intellectual I'm surprised by all these dumb statements you want to apparently make. How is he 75% more aware...show me a link, an article or a mathematical equation. Better yet...stop pulling shit out of your ass.
6) Drew Gooden has career averages of 12.8 pts and 9.1 rebounds...which is damn near a double double. Why would this be a problem? Moreover how is it that in one statement you say that Jason Collins (in a year that he averaged 5.7 and 4.5) is not a bad comparison to Boone...and then say he projects to be a Drew Gooden level player?
Why are people so ignorant?