03-30-2021, 02:03 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-30-2021, 02:06 PM by KillerLeft.)
(03-30-2021, 01:45 PM)HanspardShowerVoice Wrote: they absolutely went on and on and on about how Doc Rivers hated playing young players with the Clippers.
Yeah, all coaches do. Good coaches get jobs that are judged on wins/losses, like Rivers and Carlisle, and "hopeful, up and coming" coaches get jobs that are judged based on player development, like Silas in Houston. Fans of the good teams moan and cry over not playing rookies, as if their coach is the only one in the league who doesn't just hand the keys of a major role on a playoff team over to some 19 year old.
(03-30-2021, 01:49 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: I really want to have that confidence in Terry. I just haven't seen a modicum of NBA talent in him yet. His G-league stretch did leave the door cracked open for me.
Totally admit that he hasn't shown a thing yet at this level. My faith has been tested, for sure. Like I said though, I just have a feeling. I also once had a feeling that Antoine Wright was going to seize the Mavericks' swing position and go to the next level, so what the hell do I know?
(03-30-2021, 01:53 PM)Kammrath Wrote: It kind of looked ridiculous when injuries derailed everything, but I was hammering during his rookie year that he had superstar potential. I STILL think that other than Dirk and Luka in the last 20 years he had the highest-ceiling of any Mavs players to come through the door.
Why do you think he's playing in Europe? Did the injuries sap him so much that he isn't worth an NBA contract, or does he just prefer it there, or what? I thought he was out of the game completely and was pretty surprised to learn that he's still playing professionally. Super weird arc, to me.