Manteen Cleaves with a 20/20 game

pikimagic · Post #1 » by **pikimagic** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:18 pm

do you guys still think he can get in the league again he is putting big numbers right now I think he is in his pick ....IMO 24/21 asts wow ......better than half of the back up pg in the league right now

L&H_05 · Post #2 » by **L&H_05** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:33 pm

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a-rod · Post #3 » by **a-rod** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 7:45 pm

pikimagic wrote:do you guys still think he can get in the league again he is putting big numbers right now I think he is in his pick ....IMO 24/21 asts wow ......better than half of the back up pg in the league right now

I think he can be a solid backup PG or 3rd string PG, He would be the ideal glue guy who can also step up if someone gets injured.

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CB4MiamiHeat · Post #4 » by **CB4MiamiHeat** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:14 pm

i would like him as a 3rd stringer or IR guy..he was a great cheerleader for the Pistons but he was at his cheerleading peak with the Kings, never before seen since Mark Madsen.

Mateen Cleaves · Post #5 » by **Mateen Cleaves** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:18 pm

I love Mateen but he sucks, he will never do anything in the NBA. Thats if he even makes it back.

sarah42 · Post #6 » by **sarah42** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:30 pm

its mateen btw.

that msu team rocked. gritty team.

izzo is the man!

i don't recall why he didn't last in the nba, but it had to do with his lack of a jumpshot no?

in any case, i still love his name.

TMACPIERCEMARION · Post #7 » by **TMACPIERCEMARION** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:32 pm

He was one of my favorite college players, but he just couldn't cut it in the NBA which is a shame, damn I miss watching him in March.

Moses_Malone95 · Post #8 » by **Moses_Malone95** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:29 pm

Aww, another thread about a guy with loads of potential who hasn't delivered much of anything while playing with Sacramento, Cleveland, and the Sonics. Look at the competition. He is where he belongs.

Golabki · Post #9 » by **Golabki** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:36 pm

I just went and looked up his college numbers and I was shocked by how ordinary a college player he was (by the numbers only, of course).

His senior year he averaged 12, 2 and 7... with 4 turnovers. For an under-athletic senior with a mediocre J, you wouldn't think that would be enough to go mid first round. Sure, 7 assists per game is nice in college, but turning the ball over so much should have been a warning sign.

His pro-career was basically what you would expect. Mediocre at everything, couldn't shoot, couldn't defend, and turnover pron.

I guess that "leadership" and those "intangibles" didn't translate to the NBA.

I'd rather have El-Amin.

hoopinmadness · Post #10 » by **hoopinmadness** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:22 am

I agree ... Mateen was helped out in college by Magic Johnson constantly being interviewed about the newest Michigan State PG.

Mateen also owes Dick Vitale a couple game checks for the hype machine .... bay - beeeeeeeeeeeeee