Nick Collison with some great advice for role players

Post #21 » by **The J Rocka** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:53 pm

bballcool34 wrote:
The J Rocka wrote:Very true. I'm this "role player" when I play in leagues and our team usually finds great success.

You aint even a star in rec league competition brah, that blows.

I was blessed with Rondo's jumpshot and Earl Boykins size so I mainly attack the rim and dish out assists. I'm usually the 3rd option and I'm an excellent defender.

Post #22 » by **tsherkin** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:56 pm

The J Rocka wrote:I was blessed with Rondo's jumpshot and Earl Boykins size so I mainly attack the rim and dish out assists. I'm usually the 3rd option and I'm an excellent defender.

At least you know how to contribute, man; I have rec-league ballers who think they're Jordan and they're really closer to Harold Miner.

junot111 · Post #23 » by **junot111** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:58 pm

looking forward to that bad-ass screens mix with rick ross playing over it lol

Don Draper · Post #24 » by **Don Draper** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:59 pm

The only thing I thought about when reading that is this needs to happen ASAP.

Nobody is making a YouTube mix of all your badass screens with a Rick Ross track playing over it. (I'm not saying I would complain if someone did this for me.)

And it better be Rick Ross too.

BSM · Post #25 » by **BSM** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:13 pm

waiting for the screens video lmao...

Father Time · Post #26 » by **Father Time** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:29 pm

I would like credit for first suggesting someone get on the screens mix.

Branduil · Post #27 » by **Branduil** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:31 pm

It also helps if you can learn to get away with fouling your man constantly.

The Real Dalic · Post #28 » by **The Real Dalic** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:51 pm

The J Rocka wrote:
bballcool34 wrote:
The J Rocka wrote:Very true. I'm this "role player" when I play in leagues and our team usually finds great success.

You aint even a star in rec league competition brah, that blows.

I was blessed with Rondo's jumpshot and Earl Boykins size

Ell Curry · Post #29 » by **Ell Curry** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:19 pm

Hollinger, May 2011:
"Combine the (Plus/Minus) data from the past two seasons and rummage through the list of names for those who were in the top 15 in both seasons, and you'll get four players who represent the cream of the NBA crop --LeBron James, Dirk Nowitzki, Nick Collison and Dwight Howard...

Of course, this is nothing new for Collison. In the 2010-11 regular season, the Thunder were 11.05 points per 100 possessions better with him on the court than off it -- the eighth-best net plus-minus in the league and by far the best on the Thunder.

In the 2009-10 regular season it was +9.45, ranking him 11th in the NBA and second only to Durant on the Oklahoma City roster. And in the six-game playoff defeat to the Lakers in 2010, it was a monstrous +29.39 -- the third-best figure in the league."

He's a fantastic player. Not the 4th best in the league, obviously, but he's the kind of player, like Rickey Henderson or Wade Boggs in baseball, who the statistical enlightenment will bring attention to. In 25 years, you'll be reading articles about how great Nick Collison was on your iFace.

theokie · Post #30 » by **theokie** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:02 am

dream_catcher_9 wrote:Nobody is making a YouTube mix of all your badass screens with a Rick Ross track playing over it. (I'm not saying I would complain if someone did this for me.)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YVQscx6G0k&feature=youtu.be[/youtube]

BOOM!

BNB · Post #31 » by **BNB** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:12 am

^AWESOME

Clangus · Post #32 » by **Clangus** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:28 am

theokie wrote:
dream_catcher_9 wrote:Nobody is making a YouTube mix of all your badass screens with a Rick Ross track playing over it. (I'm not saying I would complain if someone did this for me.)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YVQscx6G0k&feature=youtu.be[/youtube]

BOOM!

Need more from other games, but awesome

Rebuilding Year · Post #33 » by **Rebuilding Year** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:33 am

Someone make a YouTube mix of Collison setting screens and drop a Rick Ross track on it.

EDIT: There we go.

thinktank · Post #34 » by **thinktank** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:01 am

Awesome.

I think that knowing your limits and your role is more than half of being a good baller. I.e....

A less talented guy who knows his role can be > A talented guy who doesn't

Lots of players trying to hard in the league and playing themselves right out of jobs. In fact, on the Wolves it's over half the roster.

Jan_Sobieski · Post #35 » by **Jan_Sobieski** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:04 am

He is ok but he seems too fast

carlquincy · Post #36 » by **carlquincy** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:06 am

theokie wrote:
dream_catcher_9 wrote:Nobody is making a YouTube mix of all your badass screens with a Rick Ross track playing over it. (I'm not saying I would complain if someone did this for me.)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YVQscx6G0k&feature=youtu.be[/youtube]

BOOM!

Badass!!!!

Seriously though, why doesnt anyone reward him with the ball when he rolls???

Donald Kaufman · Post #37 » by **Donald Kaufman** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:07 am

More players need this attitude. This is the reason why Collison has stayed with the same team his whole career.

Pimpwerx · Post #38 » by **Pimpwerx** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:08 am

Wow! That is an awesome quote. All rookies should read that upon arrival in the league. I never knew anything about him other than what I see on the court, but now I have a lot of respect for him. PEACE.

Illmatic Jumper · Post #39 » by **Illmatic Jumper** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:14 am

Confidence and ego don't have to go hand in hand. Nick Collison shows that. Great quote.

Don Draper · Post #40 » by **Don Draper** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:18 am

theokie wrote:[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YVQscx6G0k&feature=youtu.be[/youtube]

BOOM!

The world needs more Nick Collison/Rick Ross videos