TRADE PROPOSITION: DJ for D12

[mattd13]

I would not trade Austin rivers and the team water boy straight up for howard. by the way Austin should be in the d-league.

[Ranma]

If DJ actually cared enough to put in work beyond what is team-mandated in order to deserve the offensive touches he so craves, he'd be working with Hakeem Olajuwon in the off-season toward putting together a post game. However, we know DeAndre cares more about the attention than actually earning distinction.

Fred Katz, FoxSports.com (12/10/15)

Finding success within an offense takes activity, whether that’s creating the activity for yourself with a screen or forcing the defense to move in directions to which it feels uncomfortable traveling.

As Olajuwon will attest, the post-up game isn’t dead.

“People who are saying the post game is dead don’t know anything about basketball,” he said.
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“Anybody who has a good post game can cause a lot of trouble, because you can’t guard them, even if it’s a guard [posting up],” he continued. “If a smaller guard is guarding me, my advantage is inside. I’m going to post him. That’s the way the mentality of the post is.” From there, Olajuwon has options, particularly if he forces a double-team. “When you double-team, that leaves opportunities for wide-open shots or three-point shooters.”
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“When you double-team, it’s not by choice,” he detailed. “They force the double-team. They force the double-team, because if you don’t double-team, they just go one-on-one all day.”

The trick, as Olajuwon advised: Don’t get too stubborn.

NBA Legend Olajuwon: Post Play Isn't Dead — If You're Good


Jessica Camerato, BasketballInsiders.com (12/15/15)

To Ezeli, he was the definition of a successful big man. When the two met for the first time this summer, Olajuwon imparted advice that has stayed with Ezeli this season: don’t let anyone define you.

“It’s something that we all do, everybody in life,” Ezeli told Basketball Insiders. “People always try to put you in a box. He was talking in regard to basketball, but I can use that for life in general. Never limit yourself.”
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“At the end of the day, nobody else knows what you’re capable of but you,” Ezeli said. “I think it’s important to always have that vision when you work and build that sculpture of yourself. You’re the person who can do that, not anybody else.”

NBA PM: Ezeli Gained New Perspective from Olajuwon