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2014 NBA Draft talk

rolandftw said:
I doubt Anderson is a good enough an athlete to be a star at the NBA level. But offensively he could be a matchup nightmare
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So Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Chris Mullen, and John Stockton couldn't cut it in today's NBA? He won't be a good defender and won't jump out of the gym, but he'll do most everything else well above average and I believe he'll be a star.


If John Stockton and Penny Hardaway had a kid, it would be Kyle Anderson.
 
scoob said:
So Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Chris Mullen, and John Stockton couldn't cut it in today's NBA? He won't be a good defender and won't jump out of the gym, but he'll do most everything else well above average and I believe he'll be a star.


If John Stockton and Penny Hardaway had a kid, it would be Kyle Anderson.
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No he wouldn't...your comparisons are terrible & I'm not going to take the time to write why each is...one exception only a shade of Mullen + a couple of inches that's about as close as you'll get...the rest..it's called B-ball IQ in which Anderson seems to have a shortage of.
 
Flatirons2 said:
No he wouldn't...your comparisons are terrible & I'm not going to take the time to write why each is...one exception only a shade of Mullen + a couple of inches that's about as close as you'll get...the rest..it's called B-ball IQ in which Anderson seems to have a shortage of.
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Not saying he's a future HOFer or anything but, uhh.. Strongly disagree here.
 
Flatirons2 said:
No he wouldn't...your comparisons are terrible & I'm not going to take the time to write why each is...one exception only a shade of Mullen + a couple of inches that's about as close as you'll get...the rest..it's called B-ball IQ in which Anderson seems to have a shortage of.
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Ok, yeah, you're right, I'm really going out on a limb here. I'm of the opinion that Kyle Anderson is an extremely high-IQ guy, with all of the tools, except elite athleticism to be a perennial all-star and possible future HOFer.

I'll probably be wrong, but I'll go on record as saying that he'll be all-rookie next season,and begin his string of all-star appearances by 2016-17.
 
Flatirons2 said:
No he wouldn't...your comparisons are terrible & I'm not going to take the time to write why each is...one exception only a shade of Mullen + a couple of inches that's about as close as you'll get...the rest..it's called B-ball IQ in which Anderson seems to have a shortage of.
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I'm in disagreement with you on this one.

If you don't consider Anderson a plus athlete, then you have to somehow account for him being a triple-double type player. I'm not sure how you account for him filling the stat sheet like he does if you don't think he has a high basketball IQ.
 
scoob said:
So Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Chris Mullen, and John Stockton couldn't cut it in today's NBA? He won't be a good defender and won't jump out of the gym, but he'll do most everything else well above average and I believe he'll be a star.

If John Stockton and Penny Hardaway had a kid, it would be Kyle Anderson.
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Have you watched Larry Bird and Magic Johnson play? I don't think many have watched Magi and criticized his athletic ability.

If there ever was a team that took on the personality of a player, it was Bird's Celtic teams. Bird was a great team defender but a mediocre at best man defender.

And I didn't say that he wouldn't cut it, just that he will not be a star player.

Kyle Anderson won't play PG at the next level
 
rolandftw said:
Have you watched Larry Bird and Magic Johnson play? I don't think many have watched Magi and criticized his athletic ability.

If there ever was a team that took on the personality of a player, it was Bird's Celtic teams. Bird was a great team defender but a mediocre at best man defender.

And I didn't say that he wouldn't cut it, just that he will not be a star player.

Kyle Anderson won't play PG at the next level
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Fair enough. Magic's athletic ability, in today's NBA would probably be considered average at best, but certainly at a level far above Anderson.


I probably laid the hyperbole on a little thick, but my point was that it doesn't take great athletic ability to be a great player. I'm in the camp that believes he'll be a very special player.


But, if you're correct and he can't play PG at the next level, he won't be a star player. His PG skills at his size are what will potentially make him special. Probably not even a starter at SF.


I'm certainly in the minority in this opinion, but, for now, that's my position and I'm sticking with it.
 
I would love to see the Nuggets take Anderson and pair him in the backcourt with Ty. Lawson plays the point as more of a penetrator, put Anderson's passing ability at the 2 and you have a nice backcourt combo.
 
I am surprised about Adams staying at UCLA....but they still have a few replacements they have to gel together
 
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Breaking news: Kentucky returns two players!!!!

Harrison twins coming back, reportedly motivated by desire to avoid playing against Spencer Dinwiddie for another year.
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edit: for some reason didn't see the two previous posts. visual grep fail.
 
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