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Risk101 wrote:That David Aldridge comment about Fran and others saying the pick was "2 years away from being 2 years away" still pisses me off. What a douche for spewing that crap on national television.
Dukenukem23 wrote:He's the Brazilian Rashard Lewis. I like what Casey said when he compared his game to that of Rashard Lewis in Seattle. Lewis started out in Seattle as a long, skinny SF with a good 3 ball. Then when he went to Orlando he transitioned into playing the 4 in his first year and spent the majority of his career there, here he drained more 3's in his career than ever. I see the same career trajectory for Bruno. Starting at the SF initially, but then later blossoming as a 4 man when he adds bulk. There he can take advantage of his speed and take guys off the dribble if they guard the 3 pt shot too closely.
Mr.Raptorsingh wrote:Bruno can already shoot. That alone is an asset, imo.
tylrrr wrote:Dukenukem23 wrote:He's the Brazilian Rashard Lewis. I like what Casey said when he compared his game to that of Rashard Lewis in Seattle. Lewis started out in Seattle as a long, skinny SF with a good 3 ball. Then when he went to Orlando he transitioned into playing the 4 in his first year and spent the majority of his career there, here he drained more 3's in his career than ever. I see the same career trajectory for Bruno. Starting at the SF initially, but then later blossoming as a 4 man when he adds bulk. There he can take advantage of his speed and take guys off the dribble if they guard the 3 pt shot too closely.
Rashard Lewis was a pretty proficient post-player in Seattle, though. He had a pretty smooth game down low; he never bullied people, even when he played the 3, but he was fluid and used his height pretty well. Bruno has a long, long ways to go before he gets there, especially since right now his offence is basically "stand around the perimeter and wait for the ball."
Da1RealRapsFan wrote:Met Bruno, bebe and DeAndre. Bruno and DeAndre have insanely athletic frames. Super wide shoulders and long arms. Bebe is tall and skinny but looks fairly strong. All of them had great personalities. Bebe is taking the responsibility of being a role model for Bruno VERY seriously. Didn't even want to take a pic of us in front of a club, we had to angle it so the background was just the street. Super excited for these guys before I met em, and after I did, I'm 100% certain Bruno is gonna be a star. Heads in the right place and definitely has all the physical tools.
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Da1RealRapsFan wrote:Met Bruno, bebe and DeAndre. Bruno and DeAndre have insanely athletic frames. Super wide shoulders and long arms. Bebe is tall and skinny but looks fairly strong. All of them had great personalities. Bebe is taking the responsibility of being a role model for Bruno VERY seriously. Didn't even want to take a pic of us in front of a club, we had to angle it so the background was just the street. Super excited for these guys before I met em, and after I did, I'm 100% certain Bruno is gonna be a star. Heads in the right place and definitely has all the physical tools.
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Psubs wrote:tylrrr wrote:Dukenukem23 wrote:He's the Brazilian Rashard Lewis. I like what Casey said when he compared his game to that of Rashard Lewis in Seattle. Lewis started out in Seattle as a long, skinny SF with a good 3 ball. Then when he went to Orlando he transitioned into playing the 4 in his first year and spent the majority of his career there, here he drained more 3's in his career than ever. I see the same career trajectory for Bruno. Starting at the SF initially, but then later blossoming as a 4 man when he adds bulk. There he can take advantage of his speed and take guys off the dribble if they guard the 3 pt shot too closely.
Rashard Lewis was a pretty proficient post-player in Seattle, though. He had a pretty smooth game down low; he never bullied people, even when he played the 3, but he was fluid and used his height pretty well. Bruno has a long, long ways to go before he gets there, especially since right now his offence is basically "stand around the perimeter and wait for the ball."
He took it to the hole a few times and even has a pull-up 10 footer, which is like a PG's floater. Looks like Durant's shot.
SkywalkerAC wrote:Psubs wrote:tylrrr wrote:Rashard Lewis was a pretty proficient post-player in Seattle, though. He had a pretty smooth game down low; he never bullied people, even when he played the 3, but he was fluid and used his height pretty well. Bruno has a long, long ways to go before he gets there, especially since right now his offence is basically "stand around the perimeter and wait for the ball."
He took it to the hole a few times and even has a pull-up 10 footer, which is like a PG's floater. Looks like Durant's shot.
Yup, I see more potential in Bruno's slashing game than I ever saw in Rashard's, who was always pretty awkward getting to that first step of his.
In the post, Shard was solid but usually went to his little fadeaway. We didn't have Bruno showing much down there but I'd wager he'll have some effective hook shots in short order. We have some reporting from Brazil that he was almost too prone to take it too the post so any reticence in summer league figures to be him following the coach's marching orders.
In his first game, against top-five-ranked junior college Vincennes University, the 6-foot-9 forward with an almost 7-7 wingspan stayed on the perimeter. He missed three-pointer after three-pointer. Franco told Caboclo he had to be aggressive and had to rebound, and the scoring would come. He was temporarily banned from shooting threes. The strategy worked, then he started taking them again.
Dukenukem23 wrote:Rhettmatic wrote:Dukenukem23 wrote:I'm expecting 25 points/10 boards/5 blocks tonight.....let's do it Bruno MVP!
You're trolling and you know it. You've already been warned once in this thread.
No I'm not actually, I am allowed to be excited about our prospect thank you very much.
mrsocko wrote:Knicks board is makin fun of him for cryin like a baby on the bench during the last game.
Kid thought he got ejected and couldn't control his emotions. Was this already posted?
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Clementine9 wrote:Missed shots are unfortunate, but it's the trends throughout the game that matter.
Choker wrote:The swing in how Raptors fans have supported and turned on Powell is a good case study of human behavior.
chrisanna wrote:scopy wrote:CoachJReturns wrote:
Not sure. I know did. Maybe you're thinking of The Worm?
They both had growth spurts at 19.
Bast**ds, I stopped growing at 13.
i know right? me f'ing too. maybe it was 15 but most of my other friends kept getting taller.
