Insomniacal Fan
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I think it would be cool if the NBA could figure out how to have small guards filling a regular niche. Now everybody under 6'3" is considered undersized.
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ShastaKingsFan
Hall of Famer
The random little asian guy is tearing them apart
It amuses me that the Warriors have two players who are named after their NBA fathers, but aren't "Juniors."
coolhandluke
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Just wait another decade when anyone under 6'7" would be considered undersized and media heads would be talking whether MJ can survive in the league.
Padrino
All-Star
I'm not sure there's a good answer to this one. Banning the hand check is what gave smaller guards an edge in the first place. Stephen Curry (6'2") doesn't become the stratospheric, game-altering force that he is if that rule change doesn't arrive. It gave him literal space on the court to be who he is. It also had the side effect of encouraging taller players to become more adept ball handlers. They had less to fear at the point of attack, thus the explosion of ball handling and playmaking from wing players that beset the league in the wake of the ban.
Of course, this had the ultimate effect of marginalizing all of the small guards who aren't at Curry's level (though the Dubs have always had to hide him on defense), because now teams could stack size at just about any/every position. If ball handling and playmaking can theoretically come from anywhere, then there's just not much advantage to going small these days if you can avoid it.
So maybe you bring back the hand check? But that marginalizes the smaller guards again, who all of a sudden need to get stronger to create space. Ironically, a guy like Davion Mitchell, with the strength he possesses for his size, could thrive in the era of the hand check. It's honestly kind of amazing that this one tiny rule change had such an enormous impact on the shape of the entire league.
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
Watched the Wizards upset win last night, Will Riley looks like a stud. Cant remember if he went late first or early second but I think they found one with him
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
Jock Landale stepped off the plane in Atlanta and dropped a career high 26 11 5 and 4
megapoxy
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Nope he went there driving his car actually, was about to take the plane to go to Utah (after the JJJ trade) but things changed, kind of a "revenge game" as well in a way. Would be fun though to go to Utah first, then travel with the team to Atlanta and play against them!
https://7news.com.au/sport/basketba...or-atlanta-hawks-after-shock-trade-c-21550481
Rasheed Wallace approves.
Jared McCain, probably: "I'm quite confident that I'll never play for the Sixers or Daryl Morey again."
Like, why would you say that out loud?