2013-2014 NBA Thread - IND @ WAS and OKC @ LAC on ESPN

[mr jordan04]

 
And that's not Quinton Ross in that pic 

That's Trenton Hassell

 

[friscostylez]

almost carried is different from carrying the ball but he didn't carried. Durant probably has at least the top 5 handles in the L.

 

[jumpman91023]

Top 5, I can name 5 pg in the east who have better handle than KD. Thats no knock to him but top 5 is bold.

 

[spaceorlando]

almost carried is different from carrying the ball but he didn't carried. Durant probably has at least the top 5 handles in the L.

KD is a great player but nah homie. There's probably 20 players or more who can handle better than him. He deserves enough credit already but let's be honest.

 

[lawdog1]

Well my point was that they just didn't give b Knight a fair shot imo. Basically swapped him out for a more reckless version

Exactly. That was my point too. I think Knight would have been an overall better fit in Detroit than Jennings is. Knight's still improving at least -- Jennings is who he is.

 

[dman14]

jennings is so inefficient. i wouldve just gone with knight until his rookie deal was up

 

[jumpman91023]

KD is a great player but nah homie. There's probably 20 players or more who can handle better than him. He deserves enough credit already but let's be honest.

This

 

[victor page]

Exactly. That was my point too. I think Knight would have been an overall better fit in Detroit than Jennings is. Knight's still improving at least -- Jennings is who he is.

What exactly is he capable of doing that Jennings isn't? You swap the both of them right now and neither team improves.

Also what is Knight improving? He's doing what he's always been capable of he just so happens to be a first option on the worst team in the NBA.

 

[dman14]

knights contract > jennings

 

[franco23x]

Jennings deep 2 point shots + J Smoove's attempt at a jumpshot >

 

[victor page]

knights contract > jennings

And what difference does that make when your GM is Joe Dumars?

 

[lawdog1]

What exactly is he capable of doing that Jennings isn't? You swap the both of them right now and neither team improves.

Also what is Knight improving? He's doing what he's always been capable of he just so happens to be a first option on the worst team in the NBA.

And I'm saying this without having seen a lot of either, but Knight looks to me like he's better at getting to the basket and finishing and doesn't take nearly the number of awful shots that Jennings does.

Whether the Pistons would be better with Knight, its debatable. It would be a nominal difference, at best. But I know that the Bucks wouldn't be any better with Jennings.

 

[friscostylez]

list the 5 PGs in the east with undoubtedly better handles and 20 people with better handles.

 

[victor page]

Not really fair to compare wings to point guards when talking about handle. Point guards are supposed to have top notch handles.

 

[shoeking2101]

Not really fair to compare wings to point guards when talking about handle. Point guards are supposed to have top notch handles.

While this is true, it goes out the window when one says he has a top 5 handle in the league.

 

[kevlar shrimp]

KD's crossover is so hyped

Every time I watch a crossover video they show him way too much

 

[friscostylez]

every night KD is up against the opponent's top defender and every night he's crossing the **** out of them. how does he not have one of the elite handles of the NBA?

 

[EddieDoyers]

View media item 878267

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...layer-quinton-ross-reported-dead-is-not-dead/
Not the bball player Quinton Ross

 

[jumpman91023]

list the 5 PGs in the east with undoubtedly better handles and 20 people with better handles.

Rajon, Kemba, John Wall, Kyrie, Dwill. With others in mind.

 

[coldcity]

There should be an asterick next to any team in the east who wins the ship. Their 1st round is pretty much a gimme. In the west all of our rounds are tough match ups. Y'all see how Miami slaughtered the Bucks last year. That was too easy. Unfair. I hate the east. Give them all the draft picks this year. Improve that trash *** conference

 

[coldcity]

them bullies tho
that boi Taj tho

 

[friscostylez]

Rajon, Kemba, John Wall, Kyrie, Dwill. With others in mind.

i respect your list but IMO Durant still has most of them beat. in terms of advance moves and the way he uses his handle to get off his shot or get to the rim, i don't know about that. John Wall and Rajon have handles but their handles are super basic and they use their speed advantage more than the handles. To be honest with you, I haven't watched Kemba since his UCONN days since he plays on the Bobcats :x . I will give you Kyrie and maybe Dwill since he can get nasty with the handles when he wants to but I don't think he does it on a consistent basis like KD.

 

[Ricky D]

It seems like the East has always been trash compared to the West. There's always a few teams that sneak in either below .500 or a few games over .500. Meanwhile, teams in the West are 10 games over .500 and still aren't guaranteed in

 

[100027]

It seems like the East has always been trash compared to the West. There's always a few teams that sneak in either below .500 or a few games over .500. Meanwhile, teams in the West are 10 games over .500 and still aren't guaranteed in

Basically since Jordan left.

 

[dman14]

so shaq was horseplaying and injured a tnt camera operator. under investigation now