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Re: players who were too passive for their talent 

Post#41 » by wojoaderge » Tue Mar 29, 2022 7:37 pm

70sFan wrote:
wojoaderge wrote:Can't think of any

You don't think Gilmore could have been more assertive?

It was a joke. Just look at my avatar. Regarding Gilmore, I think he was as good as he could be. Plus, assertiveness can only take you so far before you're tripping over your own desire to succeed.
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Re: players who were too passive for their talent 

Post#42 » by LAL1947 » Tue Mar 29, 2022 8:14 pm

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henshao wrote:first guy who comes to mind for me is John Stockton. With his shooting ability and the rebounding he had in Eaton/Malone he absolutely could (should?) have averaged another 8ppg easily

As much as I think Stockton is under-rated today... I have to agree with this.

RCM88x wrote:Jeff Green

That's a good one too.
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Re: players who were too passive for their talent 

Post#43 » by 70sFan » Tue Mar 29, 2022 8:34 pm

wojoaderge wrote:
70sFan wrote:
wojoaderge wrote:Can't think of any

You don't think Gilmore could have been more assertive?

It was a joke. Just look at my avatar. Regarding Gilmore, I think he was as good as he could be. Plus, assertiveness can only take you so far before you're tripping over your own desire to succeed.

I wouldn't want to see Gilmore as a 30 ppg scorer of course, but I think he could have been more agressive in some seasons, especially in the early 1980s.
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Re: players who were too passive for their talent 

Post#44 » by wojoaderge » Tue Mar 29, 2022 8:36 pm

70sFan wrote:
wojoaderge wrote:
70sFan wrote:You don't think Gilmore could have been more assertive?

It was a joke. Just look at my avatar. Regarding Gilmore, I think he was as good as he could be. Plus, assertiveness can only take you so far before you're tripping over your own desire to succeed.

I wouldn't want to see Gilmore as a 30 ppg scorer of course, but I think he could have been more agressive in some seasons, especially in the early 1980s.

Supposedly Reggie Theus wouldn't throw him the ball. Do you see this in the games?
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Re: players who were too passive for their talent 

Post#45 » by 70sFan » Tue Mar 29, 2022 8:40 pm

wojoaderge wrote:
70sFan wrote:
wojoaderge wrote:It was a joke. Just look at my avatar. Regarding Gilmore, I think he was as good as he could be. Plus, assertiveness can only take you so far before you're tripping over your own desire to succeed.

I wouldn't want to see Gilmore as a 30 ppg scorer of course, but I think he could have been more agressive in some seasons, especially in the early 1980s.

Supposedly Reggie Theus wouldn't throw him the ball. Do you see this in the games?

I don't think so to be honest, although better spacing and decent perimeter creator would definitely help him. Even someone like Maurice Cheeks would be a huge upgrade over what he faced in Chicago.
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Re: players who were too passive for their talent 

Post#46 » by The High Cyde » Tue Mar 29, 2022 9:10 pm

I think Jokic could be even more a monster if he wanted to. But ain’t in his DNA
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