crazyeights wrote:milesfides wrote:
Hopefully nobody.
Exactly. So no worries, Miles. No need to bring in Hollinger to definitively prove once and for all how street doesn't translate to the NBA. The thread wasn't about that anyway.
Meh, Hollinger doesn't definitively prove anything, just cited him as one example of somebody who thinks Alston is fairly mediocre. Just don't see too many people who ride Alston's jock, aside from some Rockets fans. I think most see him as an average starting point guard.
lakersfanatic wrote:oooohh.. anyone wants to open an NBA vs Street Ball thread? unless it has already been done..
hehehe jk.
Yeah i think both should remain separate. That's why i think Alston is who he is now (very restricted). In street ball, you can pratically do every conceivable moves on your opponent within boundaries of course. I remember when Alston first started playing in the NBA and tried some of his street ball moves and immediately got called by the ref... hilarious.
Haha, I remember when he played for the Bucks. I won't lie, I was very excited to see Skip To My Lou. I sometimes still watch And One Vol. 1. I actually thought Rafer would destroy the league, like Allen Iverson.
But Iverson has a God-given talent to score, unbelievable quickness, and deceptive length.
Rafer? He's got good handle and a good passer...everything else he's had to work at just to be serviceable.
True, the league really let Iverson get away with carrying, but Iverson is a HOF talent.
Alston? Just not that good. I don't think the real issue is streetball v. NBA. I think it's really about talent and hard work.
Unless a kid has drug, school, or some other problem, if he's good enough, he's going to get funneled into the system. Somebody will notice, some agent or scout will find him, and he's going to snatched up. Mark Jackson apparently was a great streetballer, and he ended up number 2 assist man of all time.
There's many stories about bad advice, drugs, attitude problems, running afoul of the law, but most streetballers are just not good enough, or they're too lazy. The NBA is too talented and too competitive for any of these guys to have a chance. There's nothing wrong with streetball. In fact, how about JJ Redick? One of the greatest players in college hoops is struggling and treated like garbage in the NBA. Goes both ways.
NBA is a cruel place, and while Stuart Tanner surprised Devin Harris on a couple plays, here's William H. Parker schooling about half the NBA with some sick moves:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k4DVQL9suI