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Veteran
Called himself "the layup king".
So fundamentally sound defensively that his lack of great athleticism didn't hurt him on that end of the floor
Gary Payton not sure where his son's athleticism comes from
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So fundamentally sound defensively that his lack of great athleticism didn't hurt him on that end of the floor
All I know is he looks absolutely NOTHING like GP
GP wasn’t unathletic for those who never saw him play in his prime. He just wasn’t Russel Westbrook, Ja Morant, Allen Iverson levels of leaping ability and was more of a defensive specialist.
His running mate Shawn Kemp was the leaper
His running mate Shawn Kemp was the leaper
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Pass me the rock nikka
He was 6’4 and barely dunked, wasn’t particularly speedy in the open floor or quick with the first step, it’s why he was limited as a scorer, his body control was ok
For the PG position especially for today’s standards yes he was below average
LaMelo Ball is more athletic than he was
If he played today his best comparison would be Jrue Holiday
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Pass me the rock nikka
Doesn’t mean much
It’s not like he was averaging 25+ points…he was in the upper teens and low 20’s on mediocre efficiency and high usage playing 40 minutes a game of course he scored 20
U actually see him he wasn’t an elite creator and could go on scoring droughts/disappear
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Pass me the rock nikka
Career stats, physical profile, athleticism almost identicalHoly shyt batman!!
Both nikkas with ugly ass games
Jean toomer
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Dana Barros is 5’11”
All I know is he looks absolutely NOTHING like GP
hate it had to be GP
Tony D'Amato
It's all about the inches
Gary Payton was pretty fukking athletic from what I remember. Had to be to D up MJ
All I know is he looks absolutely NOTHING like GP
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He looking more like DeSean Jackson
Physical profile yes, athletic ability somewhat.Career stats, physical profile, athleticism almost identical
Both nikkas with ugly ass games
Career stats? Nikka what? GP 7 years where je scored 20+ a night in an era where the pace waa slowed down and seattle had one.of the most balamced attacks in the league. His per game avg stats are skewed because he played.5 years 2 long. This is wild disrespectful.
Its a good thing you didnt say accomplishments. I mean GP has as many defensive player.of the years than rue has all stsr game appearances.
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beautiful picture .I luv itSon looks exactly like his wife
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They both average 16/4/7 for their careers
GP had a bunch of years he was allowed to run a team playing 40 minutes with high usage on mediocre teams no team would have him do that today that post up style aint rocking today. He was best on teams with equal opportunity/balanced attack because he wasn’t a strong creator himself he would be best suited for a secondary or tertiary role today like Holiday
Holiday has averaged 19, 20 a game several times he’s capable of that
