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One instance is Gary Harris being on the Nuggets' active roster pretty much all season. For as much as Stauskas has struggled, Harris has unfortunately fared significantly worse, having barely a .25 FG%.
I suppose it's also possible the coaching at a select few college programs may actually be better (Michigan potentially being one), than what players get in the NBA, especially the D-League.
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and even when Melo isn't out for the season, he's the happy face that org puts on things.
The team's network "upcoming game graphic" always has a photo of Tim - no one else, now that Melo's done - covering half the screen.
That's not saying much considering the NYK's roster. He's a role player at best and your argument is silly at best
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your posts in this thread are terrible.
Yeah, the NYK are a fucking joke, but it's notable that if Phil Jackson could scrap every last thing as he sees fit, he'd still hang on to Tim.
You keep denigrating him as a role player, when that's simply not what he is. Nice attitude. You're so intent on trying to make your stupid points in this thread that you're eager to dismiss the success of one of our guys who actually is making it in the NBA.
Pathetic.
that means you can have a nice long career, but to say he's a face of the franchise is a joke. I love THJ but a face of the franchise, he is not.
with Melo out for the rest of the season.
It's notable that on a roster where almost no one is indispensible, Tim is one guy that Jackson seems to actually want on the squad, going forward.
He's done a great job in New York, and your attempts to minimize that are as pathetic as everything else about your posts in this thread.
That's not saying much considering the NYK's roster. He's a role player at best and your argument is silly at best
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A little over a week ago against Denver, Trey shot 67% for 19 points in just 23 mins while adding 4 assists and 4 steals...that's pretty damn good. Then a couple days later against Memphis, he went 2/11 for 4 points with a few assists.
It's kinda crazy how up-and-down he is, but that will probably improve over time.
Regardless, even after Exum replaced Burke as a starter, Trey has still been the more productive player by far. With the Jazz being out of the playoff picture, though, they probly figure they might as well get their lotto pick some more experience.
Not sure he has an NBA game but it would be hard for him to see the floor on that team.. Too many similar players.
Maybe he grinds and catches on somewhere eventually but it will be a real battle for sure.
Wish he could have come back to school but I kind of don't blame him, just because he would have been played in a position where he was asked to guard a different position than his potential NBA spot.
A guy like Delladova from St Mary's wasn't even drafted, but he is on the Cavs and just being a game manager. He got on a team with a veteran roster and is just asked to keep the team afloat. I know the situations aren't exactly the same, but its all about getting on a team and having a coach that has a role in mind for you.
People say he could have went after his freshman year. But he didn't. You can't leave after your sophmore year because you regret not leaving the first time.
Why is everyone in such a rush? These guys get a solid education and have zero loans to worry about.
Why not try and work yourself back into the first round - there is no way any information told him he was a first round lock. If there was, then he was severely misled. The reality was a second round spot was the MOST LIKELY landing spot.
I said it at the time these guys were making there decisions.
Do you want to PLAY in the NBA or do you want a CAREER in the NBA - if you want a CAREER-its better to develop in college, because one wrong turn or move as a second round pick and your are a journeyman. Once you get labelled a journeyman, you will always be the easiest to cut, you aren't a real investment to the team.
I know that Marc Jackson caught a lot of heat during his time in Golden State, but he carved out a role for a guy like him. He was told to be a guy to do the little things, take charges, tough defense, etc. I don't necessarily think it was anything from his time with Izzo.
Novak frequently shut him down and he was about 4 inches shorter. Green kind of made himself into a version of Novak imo.
If you are a second round pick, its all about getting someone to like you and be willing to work with you. They have to want to develop you and realize it might not be automatic. A spot like Minnesota was a nightmare situation - a team that has one of the worst playoff droughts, didn't win much when they hate respectable talent these last few years, etc.
Thats why you have to be a top 15ish pick. Otherwise no one will wait on you. Unless you go to OKC or the Cavs type teams with established players, you are going to be asked to do too much.
Mcgary got into the perfect spot. A team that has a core and he will be an energy and emotion guy. He will provide good minutes and he will grow week by week.
Stauskas landed in a bad spot as well. Thats why I wish he would have stayed. He had a hell of a season, but why exactly couldn't he continue to develop his game. As you can see, there were already rumors of him being traded. They don't want to wait on you.
Stauskas needs to be on a OKC type team, the Cavs - a team that is being built for a chmapionship run.
But I agree with your point. We need guys to stay and develop. Caris Levert is an exceptional player, but teams with NBA talent (Arizona, Ohio State) were shutting him down quite a bit.
I know he is one of those guys with a lean frame, but he needs to add 15-20 pounds more muscle if he is going to last in the NBA. Plus if he is getting hurt in a 30 game season, how exactly is he going to last for 82 games with guys a lot bigger and stronger.
The whole he has to go know to avoid getting injured again is a cop out. No, you have to just stay healthy.
Beilein.
When will these kids learn?
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The safest projection was a second round pick. I don't know why you leave 2 years on the table for that. Your second contract is usually where make the big money, but the key is to make yourself enough of a player to get that. Hopefully he lands somewhere, but getting lost in the shuffle before your first season over is not good.
his contract is guaranteed and GRIII was set to leave regardless of the draft projection. He knew he was projected to go to 2nd round yet he declared.
Thats even more troubling. His stock fell. That's reality. You have to keep improving as a player. Even with Stauskas, you can't just be good one year and think you made it. This is the risk you take when you want to gamble on yourself as a second round pick and think you can trick the system. Teams don't wait on you whether they let you play or you barely play. Take out the risk and invest in yourself while in college. If you don't, this is eaxctly what happens the majority of the time.
And guys also have to consider the depth of the current/upcoming drafts. Burke made the right decision to declare in 2013; with that class pretty thin on talent, especially at PG, Trey probably got a more favorable contract.
where are the millions, hmm?
You keep posting bullshit in this thread.
you were having a lot of trouble with the whole "using your words" thing.
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Has young Glenn been in touch with his old buddy Caris?
Hopefully some of our recent players struggles turns a light on in Levert's head. People say Levert has the most potential of the bunch, but he never dominated like any of the others. You have to stay healthy as well. Leaving because you fear you will get hurt again is silly. The NBA is a lot harder and more than twice as long as a college season. If you leave because you are afraid of getting hurt, you have already lost.