Absolutely huge, huh? Mind shedding some light on that? I mean, I know he gave some raw-raw speech at halftime a few games ago, but other than that, wtf are you talking about?
Can the Raja Bell experiment please end?
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Absolutely huge, huh? Mind shedding some light on that? I mean, I know he gave some raw-raw speech at halftime a few games ago, but other than that, wtf are you talking about?
PearlWatson
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How do you know the quality of leadership Hotness Bell provides?
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We can't measure Bell's leadership but I think we'd all agree that he brings some, the degree of which is unknown. What is known, in my opinion, is that without, we have no strong veteran leaders on this team. Deron? Meh. Elson, maybe a little. Got me?
PearlWatson
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What makes you say "meh" about Deron?
gregbroncs
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Besides that speech at half time of the heat game that started out comeback streak? I would point to the road record and the toughness of this team, both things they have lacked in the past. How about Deron, and somebody else (can't remember who Jefferson maybe) pointing out his leadership? Guys on the radio closer to the team than us have also made a point of saying that Bell is definitely one of the leaders of the locker room for this team.
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Just a thought but I cannot remember anyone saying stuff like this about Carlos "I'm-Opting-Out-Regardless" Bozzer.
I agree with the general premise. Raja is helping by his presence. But I definitely don't think he should command starters minutes with his current production. CJs D has been as good as Raja's lately- he isn't as tough but he has better physical tools to work with and has actually done a good job covering his guy, with the occasional glaring lapse.
vslice02
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Raja's shooting and durability will always cause me concern, but it's hard to measure his leadership - on and off the court.
One example was in the 3rd quarter against the Clippers Bell made a terrific hustle play - running back on transition defense and stealing the ball from Blake Griffin spun past Deron and had a layup until Bell stripped him - a 2-point defensive play that only shows up as 1 steal in the box score.
My main issue with Bell is he's a 1-dimensional player - a spot-up shooter who is having accuracy issues. If he puts the ball on the floor more than once bad things usually happen, but he does bring more to the table than just a poor FG percentage.
One example was in the 3rd quarter against the Clippers Bell made a terrific hustle play - running back on transition defense and stealing the ball from Blake Griffin spun past Deron and had a layup until Bell stripped him - a 2-point defensive play that only shows up as 1 steal in the box score.
My main issue with Bell is he's a 1-dimensional player - a spot-up shooter who is having accuracy issues. If he puts the ball on the floor more than once bad things usually happen, but he does bring more to the table than just a poor FG percentage.
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Body language. His history that seems to include mediocre leadership skills. The fact that he didn't take this team over from Boozer a year or two ago. The consistent 4-5 seed. I want him to take the reigns like a man.
I really don't like Steve Nash, but Steve Blake is the bomb.com.