Jabari And Embiid Measurement's From Friday's Workouts

[rapbeats]

word up...

But if you have all of those, then you have an elite defender.

All you need is effort to be a decent defender.

effort + smarts = good defender

effort WITH X Y Z and that defenders ability and defense production is increased.

That's why I think effort is the key ingredient, and defense is mostly effort.

no no no.

have you ever seen an athletic dude running around full of energy and effort? I have.
you know what that guy does on defense, when he's the type that doesnt use his brain? he HACKS people. thats what. he's completely in the wrong place at the wrong time.

you need some sort of intelligence on top of hustle, on top of the rest.

yes hustle is a needed trait. but its not the only trait thats needed in order to be a decent defender. thats a lie.

DUMB hustle is bad Hustle.

thats like saying "the reason yall aint making no money is cause yall aint hustling hard eough."

thats bad info. the truth is, You could be hustling real hard, but hustling backwards.


you ever heard "practice makes perfect" No it doesnt.
only Perfect Practice, makes perfect.

You keep on incorrectly practicing a move or two. and you will not get better at it. you will remain bad at it. and you wont know why because you thought "if i work hard.. or if i practice a lot.."

wrong. you need to use your brain.. a lot. smart practice makes perfect. smart hustle makes for a good defender.
smart hustle in the world can and usually will earn you a good living.

 

[jaguar paw]

Has Kyrie responded at all to the Cavs having the first pick?

 

[rapbeats]

why get excited about another 19 year old kid coming to town that will most likely take 3 + years to develop. that means you will suck for 2 of those 3 years. No thanks. but kyrie cant say that. now granted when year 3 comes and wiggins becomes tmac. all bets are off.

 

[jaguar paw]

why get excited about another 19 year old kid coming to town that will most likely take 3 + years to develop. that means you will suck for 2 of those 3 years. No thanks. but kyrie cant say that. now granted when year 3 comes and wiggins becomes tmac. all bets are off.

nikka, do I look like Kyrie?

 

[I.V.]

No Lebron was the better overall player than Melo, Melo had the edge scoring but that was about it,

This is untrue for a few reasons...
First: You can't just say "scoring" like that's one single thing. When Melo was coming out, we'd just seen him take his college team to a championship. He had the better jumper, the more polished moves with the ball, he finished in traffic, he was a dominant rebounder from the wing, and he showed .... He was a complete offensive player. And some of his defensive deficiencies were being hidden in a 2-3, which made it harder to judge.

LeBron was an incredible athlete, but he couldn't shoot, he'd never had to defend anybody at his level, and he was playing against high schoolers. He wasn't "the better player" he had the "greater potential" based on his measurables, expected growth, and instincts.

Im not incapable of seeing that, It's just that Wiggins is no Lebron, he's a freak athlete with not much Skill, Parker has the Skill and is a good-great athlete, If people think Wiggins is going to be Lebron then they are sadly mistaken.

Nobody is saying Wiggins is Lebron... YOU are using that as a way to dog him. Wiggins isn't just a freak athlete, he's already a great defender and a very good looking stroke with a quick release to go with his length and athleticism.

Far as Embiid goes, he is still a mystery to me, I think he will be the #1 pick because he's big, long and athletic and hasn't played basketball that long,

"Hasn't played basketball that long" HAHAHAHA

They're all freshman. Embiid - if he goes No.1 - will get picked there because he has elite length, great defensive instincts, and a set of post moves that are already very highly developed. He has the potential to be a dominant player on both sides of the ball. Same with Wiggins, Parker doesn't... just like melo didn't.

Now that doesn't mean they'll both be better than Parker, it's just the explanation at why some people value them above him, and why they'd go before him.