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Players who are more skilled than percieved?

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:45 am
by kp117
Nick Collison
Andre Blatche


Any others?

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:48 am
by 10scott10
ronnie turiaf.

he has a very nice post game he developed during 4 years of college, and has a ton of range on his jumpshot. i'd say he has pretty good range out to 17 feet.

but everyone knows him for dunks and dancing

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:49 am
by magicfan4life05
matt bonner

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:50 am
by Duiz
Kobe Bryant
Chris Paul
Kevin Garnett

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:56 am
by kp117
Thats a good one, I forgot about Ronny. I've noticed he has good hands too and can catch passes in traffic (Like Kwame Brown.....)

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:56 am
by GreenWithEnvy
i don't think people give Antawn Jamison or Andre Miller enough credit.

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:58 am
by NetsForce
Homer pick: Josh Boone

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:58 am
by kp117
Hedo Turkolough(sp?) is asctually alot more skilled at putting the ball on the floor than people percieve.

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:01 am
by Duiz
Rasho Nesterovic

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:16 am
by AdamTheGreek
Marcin Gortat
Travis Diener

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:19 am
by rsavaj
Boris Diaw is ridiculously skilled....he just doesn't try.

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:44 am
by some_rand
^agreed
brandon bass is my pick, hes undersized but he might be one of the strongest players in the league pound for pound and hes got nice range on his jumper to go along with a good post game.

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:47 am
by Flite
Agree on Andray, he's gonna be a real player soon enough.

I'll add a Bull - Thabo Sefolosha.

Thabo can do it all. He's the best defender (in my opinion) on a team that can be the best defensive team in the league if they tried (like the last few seasons). Defence is where he really shines - it's how he got put on the NBA Draft map and he hasn't disappointed. He can play PG, SG and SF and is one of the best rebounders from the guard position in the league. His ballhandling is decent, at least enough for him to run the PG at 6-7 for spurts. He's a really nice passer for a swingman - seems to make the right passes at the right time and has had his fair share of flashy behind the back style passes.

His jumpshot was terrible going into this season, but since the all star break he's been pretty damn good. His confidence was absolutely non existant thanks to Jimbo and Skiles coaching earlier in the season, constantly being given the Tyrus Thomas treatment and being yanked out of games for no particular reason. Just to show you the numbers:

FG% pre AS - 39.5%

FG% post AS - 49.0%

3PT% pre AS - 26.0%

3PT% post AS - 42.1%

Pretty huge jumps statistically, and you can see his confidence in his jumpshot is at an all time high when you watch him play.

You can't really pick out anything Thabo doesn't do well except for free throw shooting, but he's still a 72% shooter at the line.

Thabo will never be the player that Scottie Pippen was, but that's his game, although on a lower level.

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:09 am
by Farsi Man
Andrew Bynum, people think he's just a dunker but he actually has a nice back to the basket game he was using alot more in his last days before injury.

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:13 am
by Eric12
Nate Robinson has a ridiculous handle and an pullup, but people only really recognize him for his dunks, 3's, and being a knucklehead (and he's even toned that down too).

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:19 am
by Ballings7
Paul Millsap: Has above-average offensive ability... shooting the mid-range jumper, mid-post game, low-post game, can drive it, passing ability

Far more than just a rebounder, defender, hustler.

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:45 am
by Sroek
Earl Boykins
Tayshaun Prince
Mike Miller
Eduardo Najera
Ronny Turiaf
Cuttino Mobley
Tony Parker
Andre Miller
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Hedo Turkoglu

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:50 am
by Illuminati
maceo baston.

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:42 am
by dacher
Boone is showing some great instincts, even if he can't shoot FTs worth a damn

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 4:12 am
by BROWN
No love for Josh Powell ? Stephane Lasme
all ex warriors who are doing decent on scrub teams.