Historically underrated NBA players.
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Perfect example of this is Demarcus Cousins, tough dude, 6-11, 7-6 wingspan makes his standing reach about equal to Dirk. We can all agree that Dirk Nowitski is not more athletic than Cousins is.
Cousins block rate is equal to Dirks career block rate, yet nobody thinks Cousins is soft, because when you and below average athlete and can't get off the ground quick, it's difficult to get blocks.
Cousins block rate is equal to Dirks career block rate, yet nobody thinks Cousins is soft, because when you and below average athlete and can't get off the ground quick, it's difficult to get blocks.
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Perfect example of this is Demarcus Cousins, tough dude, 6-11, 7-6 wingspan makes his standing reach about equal to Dirk. We can all agree that Dirk Nowitski is not more athletic than Cousins is.
Cousins block rate is equal to Dirks career block rate, yet nobody thinks Cousins is soft, because when you and below average athlete and can't get off the ground quick, it's difficult to get blocks.
Cousins block rate is equal to Dirks career block rate, yet nobody thinks Cousins is soft, because when you and below average athlete and can't get off the ground quick, it's difficult to get blocks.
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Is Alex English not underrated or is he incredibly underrated? I was expecting to see his name in this thread.
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Is Alex English not underrated or is he incredibly underrated? I was expecting to see his name in this thread.
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Jason Terry? I know he's hit his fair share of shots but...
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Jason Terry? I know he's hit his fair share of shots but...
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Tell you what, towards the end of a close LAL/DAL game, ball in Jason Terry's hand, I'm worried. He dishes to Dirk, I exhale a little. Ball gets back to Terry, I'm worried.
Based on the facts your fears are irrational, perception not reality. Terry is also excellent but Dirk edges him out just about every year they have been keeping track of clutch.
I think Dirk hit 10 game winners last year how many more is he going to have to hit? If you said oh Terry is better in the clutch that could be argued, but to talk about Dirk competitiveness? Nonsense.
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Tell you what, towards the end of a close LAL/DAL game, ball in Jason Terry's hand, I'm worried. He dishes to Dirk, I exhale a little. Ball gets back to Terry, I'm worried.
Based on the facts your fears are irrational, perception not reality. Terry is also excellent but Dirk edges him out just about every year they have been keeping track of clutch.
I think Dirk hit 10 game winners last year how many more is he going to have to hit? If you said oh Terry is better in the clutch that could be argued, but to talk about Dirk competitiveness? Nonsense.
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Dirk wandering around... literally... with his hands down by his side... literally... while his team is in the middle of a skirmish... is a testament to his softness. Not breaking anything up, not taking up for a teammate... not being a peacemaker, not being an instigator... literally just wandering around... that's soft. And also not quantifiable. But noticeable. I noticed.
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No love for Cuttino Mobley tho??
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Dirk wandering around... literally... with his hands down by his side... literally... while his team is in the middle of a skirmish... is a testament to his softness. Not breaking anything up, not taking up for a teammate... not being a peacemaker, not being an instigator... literally just wandering around... that's soft. And also not quantifiable. But noticeable. I noticed.
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No love for Cuttino Mobley tho??
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Tell you what, towards the end of a close LAL/DAL game, ball in Jason Terry's hand, I'm worried. He dishes to Dirk, I exhale a little. Ball gets back to Terry, I'm worried.
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Tell you what, towards the end of a close LAL/DAL game, ball in Jason Terry's hand, I'm worried. He dishes to Dirk, I exhale a little. Ball gets back to Terry, I'm worried.
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Thats fine as long as you recognize that it's your perception of anecdotal situations. his rebounding (above average.), his late game performance(outstanding) have nothing to do with it.
Me personally I don't think that stuff means anything, especially the body language reading, Kobe Bryant quit on his team in the second half of a playoff game, and nobody considers hims "soft" for that. I know I don't.
I just think soft is stupid term that generally doesn't mean anything and has no effect on the outcomes of games.
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ill be honest, i never watched him play and thats all i know about him. could he even shoot or rebound? all i know about him is dunk and well....dunks.
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ill be honest, i never watched him play and thats all i know about him. could he even shoot or rebound? all i know about him is dunk and well....dunks.
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Thats fine as long as you recognize that it's your perception of anecdotal situations. his rebounding (above average.), his late game performance(outstanding) have nothing to do with it.
Me personally I don't think that stuff means anything, especially the body language reading, Kobe Bryant quit on his team in the second half of a playoff game, and nobody considers hims "soft" for that. I know I don't.
I just think soft is stupid term that generally doesn't mean anything and has no effect on the outcomes of games.
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DMC is a big baby. Really tho, bad example using Cousins. Cousins needs to stop wandering out there taking jumpers himself. Defensively, he is a foul machine too. But he is a rookie.
Use Kris Humphries or something as an example.
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DMC is a big baby. Really tho, bad example using Cousins. Cousins needs to stop wandering out there taking jumpers himself. Defensively, he is a foul machine too. But he is a rookie.
Use Kris Humphries or something as an example.
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Alot of names who i thought were underrated have been mentioned...
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Alot of names who i thought were underrated have been mentioned...
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