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

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Lol, and kwame (spelling) brown was just misunderstood ....
If only they had given Kwame a shot to grow his hands properly 
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I saw that movie D-Miles was in where they cheated on the SAT's the other day in a pawn shop. Blew my mind...I forgot all about that.
 
I saw that movie D-Miles was in where they cheated on the SAT's the other day in a pawn shop. Blew my mind...I forgot all about that.
With Scarlett Johannson and Captain America.

I always thought Darius Miles looked like a goat-man.
 
I saw that movie D-Miles was in where they cheated on the SAT's the other day in a pawn shop. Blew my mind...I forgot all about that.
How they gon' have Darius Miles' tall, dark skinned *** playing Derek Rose in a movie? Should've casted Ludacris or Trey Songz or somebody light skinnedid
 
How they gon' have Darius Miles' tall, dark skinned *** playing Derek Rose in a movie? Should've casted Ludacris or Trey Songz or somebody light skinnedid
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You know Hollywood...  One black basketball player looks like every other to them 
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"The Perfect Score: The Derrick Rose Story"
 
Ballhandling is not one of the hardest traits to develop. All it takes is focus and effort.

The hardest trait to develop is bball IQ and awareness, which is what will always keep OJ Mayo from being an elite player. Beal came into the league with that trait, it's something you can't teach.


If you don't think Beal is an elite shooter, I guess you haven't seen him play enough. Every scout that has seen him, opposing coaches, players, commentators, etc rave about his pure shooting ability. If you take out his first two months when he was adjusting to the NBA game, Beal is shooting over 40% from three for his career which is an elite mark.


I don't know if you're just stanning OJ Mayo or what lol. There is zero comparison between him and Beal. Or Klay Thompson. Or Ben McLemore. Elite shooting ability and bball IQ are the two most important traits for a shooting guard prospect.

A few things,

One...You said "I don't know if you're stanning OJ Mayo or what" which implies that I'm stanning for OJ. OJ's my guy around these parts but I have never ever stanned for him. Ironically, you called Beal, who's SIX GAMES INTO HIS SOPHOMORE SEASON an ELITE shooter but i'm stanning? Yikes :lol You really citing that he's shooting over 40% from the three which is elite, and yet he missed a portion of his freshman season, and we're not even a quarter into his second year :lol you got it though, i'm sleep.

And you can watch OJ, Beal, Klay, or Ben Mac, and literally see the similarities. This discussion is about those guys though, it's about OJ and beal. I showed you statisically, why they are exactly alike. If you disagree then fine, ( I don't know how) but there's nothing to stan about in this case :lol OJ is an above average player, just what beal is right now, the hell :lol it's not like i'm saying either of them are elite or anything.

And I don't know how often you pay attention to NBA players, but for the most part they work their ***** off. This is their job that they have to support themselves and their families with. Do you really think they aren't working hard as hell on their ballhandling? I've seen personally juice working hours upon hours on ballhandling up at SC. It's a trait that you can get slightly better at, but by the time one is 18, 19 years old you are kind of stuck with who you are. Of course you cited Kevin Durant though as an example of disproving this though right :lol The things you see pros as being deficient at you can rest assure they spend hours upon hours trying to get better at it. It's called plateauing and sometimes, certain skills just aren't in the cards for you.

And I'm done after this but all I was trying to say is that OJ and Beal play just alike and use the same weapon(s) to be effective. Beal is being highly touted for his scoring prowess but all I'm saying is that unless he expands his scoring arsenal and gets to the free throw line more, his fate is more likely OJ Mayo's than Ray Allen, except OJ is a bit better then him as a playmaker and ballhandler, traits that are very hard to become better at.

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You're blind if you can't see that they are just alike.
 
This is the Darius Miles biography on IMDB 
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Darius LaVar Miles is one of the most physically gifted and tantalizing talents ever to grace the hardcourts of the National Basketball Association. He's an opposing coach's match up nightmare. Darius, at 6' 9", has the height of a frontcourt player, but the nimbleness and the ball handling ability of a player that's much smaller.

He jumped from East St. Louis HS in Illinois where he was a Parade, USA Today and McDonalds All-American to the NBA via the 3rd overall pick in the 2000 draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. With that pick he became the first High Schooler ever selected by the organization. After joining the Clippers, he teamed up with fellow NBA neophyte Quentin Richardson to form one of the most exciting and explosive tandems in the league. His two-year stay in LA ended when he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers following the 2001-2002 season.

His 2-year stay in Cleveland, like in LA, was filled with flashes of shear brilliance that kept the public as well as the team teeming with great expectations but returned very few results. The two frustrating years ended when Darius was again traded, this time in the middle of the 2003-2004 season to Microsoft Co-founder Paul Allen's Portland Trailblazers. There, his potential has finally turned into true results as he has blossomed in the Pacific Northwest. His development as a player and as a young man has culminated in the Blazers' giving him a 6 year, $48 million contract extension, thus solidifying his future in Basketball.

His talents however has not been limited to just the hardwood as he has dipped into the world of acting, making his big screen debut  in National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002), as well as appearances on the TV series "One on One" and HBO's ARLI$$. In 2004, Darius took on his largest role yet as Desmond Rhodes staring alongside Erika Christensen, Scarlett Johansson, and Matthew Lillard in the comedy The Perfect Score.

Womp womp.  "Shear brilliance"
 
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Nah, he was a classic tweener who didn't have a position in the NBA.  Athletic freak, but couldn't shoot and wasn't big enough to play 4.  And yeah, not super high IQ as well.

There have been a hundred guys just like Darius Miles who have washed out of the league, he just got on the hype train at the right time.

Easy 16 & 8 if he played starters mins
 
Just peeped that Beal is listed as 6'5" on ESPN (6'3" when drafted). He will be 20 all season. There's a good chance he could still grow another inch or two.
 
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