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BTP said:
Tbh Kobe is neither spectecularly nimble, nor athletic. But he's strong for his position. He's basically a euroballer with a black body.
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lmao

When did you start following the NBA?

ps eurballer with a black body lmao again
 
Hantlers said:
Umm...do you remember when Kobe first played? He was very nimble and athletic. The guy is old and hardly has any knees, of course he isn't as athletic today. When he first came into the league at 18, he was a scrawny player. When he was ~24-25, he was quite a bit larger, but just as if not more athletic than he was. That's what happens when you have these young guys that are still growing into their bodies. Hell, Gordon Hayward is just as athletic/nimble/whatever other word you wanna use as when he came into the league, and he's definitely larger.
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heyhey said:
lmao

When did you start following the NBA?

ps eurballer with a black body lmao again
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The way I remember Kobe is he always dominated using his polished skills. He developed them at young age and totally took advantage of being more skilled. I mean with Wiggins we're talking about someone who makes Vince Carter look unathletic. So the Kobe example for nimbleness and athleticism was not really adequate.
Euroballer with a black body is pretty adequate if you know that Kobe's game is built upon deception a lot. And sorry but the general view isn't there for no reason.
Ask any scout about the difference of European and American basketball education. They'll confirm that in Europe it's all about skillset while forgetting the body and vice versa.
 
Hantlers said:
Umm...do you remember when Kobe first played? He was very nimble and athletic. The guy is old and hardly has any knees, of course he isn't as athletic today. When he first came into the league at 18, he was a scrawny player. When he was ~24-25, he was quite a bit larger, but just as if not more athletic than he was. That's what happens when you have these young guys that are still growing into their bodies. Hell, Gordon Hayward is just as athletic/nimble/whatever other word you wanna use as when he came into the league, and he's definitely larger.
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This.
 
Thee jazz fan said:
I watched the whole second half of the Kentucky game and the entire KU, Duke game.

Thoughts...

Randle
Wow!!! That dude is a beast!! He's the Pitbull of basketball. So aggressive!! Loved that he put the team on his back and almost brought them back. I wish Favors would play with this kind of mean streak. Amazing at finishing at the rim. Reminds me a little of Malone. Love the fact that he lived at the line. Hope he's a better ft shooter then he looked last night. Sorry kkk, not a sf in the nba, too many turnovers (7)

Wiggins
Probably has the most upside of any of the three, and probably the least ready of the three to step onto the nba scene right now. But if the draft were today I'd take him with the #1 pick. Why? From what I saw he's as athletic as they come, and that athletic ability allowed him to finish in the lane a few times with contact. The scary thing for me with Wiggins is, as he gets stronger, and his body fills out some more, he will get faster and more explosive, and in a couple years who is going to be able to guard this dude. I see him rising above both Parker and Randle. I was also impressed with his defense and ability to get into the passing lane. He's not the shooter that Parker is but think he's also much better at this point then LBJ was coming into the nba. What concerns me is he seems to wear his emotions on his sleeve way too much, it affected him in the middle of the game a little, but he seemed to work through it, making play after play in the clutch.

Parker
This dude is a cross between Paul Pierce andGrant Hill. So smooth, and deadly assassin from deep, and shot creator like Pierce, also add strength in the lane. Looks like a guy you can run the offense through. Thought he had that it factor, and would be the type of leader the jazz need. If we draft Parker, I would advocate trading Hayward, as they are similar styles, but Parker will be much better. All I've heard the past week or two is that he's not hungry and his desire is not all there. Wrong!! He's hungry poised and looks like a basketball junky.
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This.
 
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