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we havn't really had a decent draft class since 96' when we got fisher and kobe, but i'm hoping we'll come up with this dude.
Andrew Bynum will be an all-star.
Quote from: Now_I_Know on July 06, 2007, 04:17:31 PMAndrew Bynum will be an all-star.... in 10 years?
Crittenton -- Laker fans got to see a glimpse of why Crittenton was thought of as a lottery pick. His explosion to the rim, his versatility, some strong D and the clutch ability that he showed often at GT is his only season. What they didn't get to see yet was some of the more spectacular passing he can come up with. With the Lakers stuck in mud early in the game, Crittenton came off the bench and provided instant spark on both ends of the court. The tempo changed noticeably. He was quick to push the ball up or hit an open man down court. Critt's instincts to hit the open man quickly after getting the ball loosened up the Tri to where the team sometimes just winged it and played ball. Triangle execution is always, without fail, miserable in the first SPL game. Javaris played at both the 1 and 2 spots. Three of his first four makes were dunks, showing his athleticism with a reverse jam out of the gates. He scored 18 points on 8-13 shooting (0-2 from three, a poor 2-6 from the line), he grabbed 4 boards (2 offensive), dished 2 assists without a turnover in 25 minutes. Defensively, he was called for only 3 fouls (two very late in the game), he had 2 steals and 1 blocked shot. He caused a turnover in the backcourt pressuring his man as soon as he entered the game. He read a pass, jumped the lane, swiped it and took it for a dunk. He scored a putback after crashing the glass. He pressured his man on the perimeter, stripped him with an excellent reach and took it the distance for another dunk. At the end of the half, they ran an iso play for Critt. He took the clock down, attacked off the screen to his right, crossed up a defender badly and threw down a monster dunk...this was a get-off-your-couch dunk if you were watching a regular Laker game. He hit a pull-up jumper from about 17 feet straight away. He got back in transition and blocked his man's layup attempt. He took another 17-footer that looked like it might have been tipped in or that he got a lucky bounce (hard to tell on the small screen). He worked the two-man game on the right wing, attacked and banked in a layup in some traffic. To start the fourth, he attacked the baseline, drew the D and fed in traffic to Johnson for FTs. He attacked off the pinch post on the right side, pulling the dribble out wide, then charging toward the hoop for FTs, he made both. Excellent Tri read, cutting quickly as the ball was swung to the pinch post, he took the bouncepass in stride and drew a foul, he missed both FTs. He missed a couple of long jumpers up against the shotclock. He nailed a catch and shoot wing jumper from the college three line. He pushed up the break and hit Karl, who scored off a couple dribbles. He ballwatched and got backdoored for a dunk. He was called for a foul trying to swat his man on the drive. Then with the game tied and both teams struggling to score for the last minute and a half, Critt took the Farmar kickout and drained the 21-foot game winner with a second left on the clock.
Man, Jose Barea looks like a franchise player in those type of games lol. The real NBA is different.
Quote from: 7even on July 09, 2007, 11:43:54 AMMan, Jose Barea looks like a franchise player in those type of games lol. The real NBA is different. Oden and Durant look like shit in those games...
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