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Shabazz Muhammed - More Proof of what some of us have been saying

Wow.. that CBS piece from Doug Gottlieb holds no punches.. here's a small highlight:

Muhammad also stinks as a teammate. We all saw the pouting on the floor after his teammate Larry Drew hit the game-winner versus Washington last season, when Shabazz was shouting for the ball. I have been told by multiple sources that such behavior was the norm. When Muhammad didn't get his touches, didn't get his numbers, he was totally disconnected from his team.

His arrogance and lack of desire to be coached was apparent to all who watched.

"Shabazz was only about Shabazz, go back and look at how he came out of [games] -- he would not walk close to Ben [Howland]," one UCLA source told me. Translation: coach killer.

What you're left with is a great competitor who likes to win and has always been able to score, but who is also a rare combination of being smaller, older, less skilled, less trustworthy and a worse teammate than we were ever led to believe.
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Not sure what'll happen.. but he sounded like this year's version of Perry Jones III...
 
Hotttnickkk said:
Wow.. that CBS piece from Doug Gottlieb holds no punches.. here's a small highlight:



Not sure what'll happen.. but he sounded like this year's version of Perry Jones III...
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Thanks, I should've probably highlighted the article like you did but yeah, the author of that article really hates Bazz.
 
Weezur said:
I found this today:
The arguments against Shabazz-
https://www.cbssports.com/general/b...62/nba-draft-buyer-beware-on-shabazz-muhammad
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I like Gottlieb a lot. He makes a ton of sense to me whenever I listen to him on the radio. Excellent points from this article:

He's a 6-foot-5 small forward who is a very average athlete with some "old man body" to him. Muhammad is too small to play as he always has if he wants to play the position in the NBA. LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Luol Deng and Klay Thompson are all bigger and more athletic three-men. If he's too small to play his usual position and not athletic enough to make up for the lack of size and skill, where does that leave him?
Additionally, small forwards at the next level bring multiple skills to the table. But in his one year at UCLA Muhammad didn't defend, didn't really rebound unless it was the offensive boards, and never passed. Consider that he played in 32 games and had a total of 27 assists despite averaging 30 minutes a game. Read that sentence again. Wow.
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Honestly, i would pass on him. We are trying to rebuild the right way. The jazz's "ideal" offense is predicated on passing, cuts, and picks. Stuff that Bazz doesn't seem willing to do. And his size is a huge concern. I'd pass. Go for Greek Basketball Moses or German Tony Parker Shredder, sergey karasev, or something else instead. Build the right way.
 
The Thriller said:
I like Gottlieb a lot. He makes a ton of sense to me whenever I listen to him on the radio. Excellent points from this article:



Honestly, i would pass on him. We are trying to rebuild the right way. The jazz's "ideal" offense is predicated on passing, cuts, and picks. Stuff that Bazz doesn't seem willing to do. And his size is a huge concern. I'd pass. Go for Greek Basketball Moses or German Tony Parker Shredder, sergey karasev, or something else instead. Build the right way.
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I just want to say that Doug Gottlieb is AWFUL.
 
The Thriller said:
Honestly, i would pass on him. We are trying to rebuild the right way. The jazz's "ideal" offense is predicated on passing, cuts, and picks. Stuff that Bazz doesn't seem willing to do. And his size is a huge concern. I'd pass. Go for Greek Basketball Moses or German Tony Parker Shredder, sergey karasev, or something else instead. Build the right way.
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From the look of it Bazz is a perfect fit for Sacramento.
 
While everyone is busy drinking the bazz Kool-aid, pump the brakes and ask yourselves, how many good 6 foot 6 small forwards are there in the entire nba. Create a list. Because I'd sure love to see it.

His weird dad aside, look at his physical profile. Buyer beware. Don't say I didn't warn ya.
 
The Thriller said:
While everyone is busy drinking the bazz Kool-aid, pump the brakes and ask yourselves, how many good 6 foot 6 small forwards are there in the entire nba. Create a list. Because I'd sure love to see it.

His weird dad aside, look at his physical profile. Buyer beware. Don't say I didn't warn ya.
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I've always thought he'd play the SG in the NBA ala James Harden. He'll physically dominate most SGs too.

Non issue.
 
Hotttnickkk said:
I've always thought he'd play the SG in the NBA ala James Harden. He'll physically dominate most SGs too.

Non issue.
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I only saw bazz play like 2-3 times in the PAC-12 and nothig about his game resembles James Harden. Harden is a fantastic playmakers with supreme athleticism and fantastic ball handling skills. If anything, Harden is a big point guard. I haven't seen anything close to this harden/Ginobli thig from bazz. In fact, playmaking is one of his biggest weaknesses. Maybe UCLA didnt allow him to demonstrate his playmaking ability? Or maybe he will develop it? I just didnt see it.
 
The Thriller said:
I only saw bazz play like 2-3 times in the PAC-12 and nothig about his game resembles James Harden. Harden is a fantastic playmakers with supreme athleticism and fantastic ball handling skills. If anything, Harden is a big point guard. I haven't seen anything close to this harden/Ginobli thig from bazz. In fact, playmaking is one of his biggest weaknesses. Maybe UCLA didnt allow him to demonstrate his playmaking ability? Or maybe he will develop it? I just didnt see it.
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Not talking about his game, I'm talking about his size and physical attributes. Check out the Combine numbers.
 
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