Posted by kam77:

Low Basketball IQ.

Can BBall IQ be taught or is it something you must be born with?

Posted by EnySpree:

Posted by kam77:

Low Basketball IQ.

Can BBall IQ be taught or is it something you must be born with?

Basketball IQ could very well be an issue....he might not be picking up plays well or showing an intrest in getting better at the team game.

Harold Minor couldn't play basketball.....saying his name makes no sense in this arguement.

Posted by Marv:

Posted by Allanfan20:

Posted by kam77:

Low Basketball IQ.

Can BBall IQ be taught or is it something you must be born with?

It's not nescessarily bball IQ. It's IQ in general. If someone is receptive and learns quickly and practice comes to use, chances are, stuff like that can translate on the basketball court. So therefore...

Someone with all of that ability, to me, is one or more of the following:

1) Unliked unfairly by his coach. Highly unlikely in this case, since Green has been on multiple teams with a lot of different coaches. At least one by now has to have liked him, even a little.

2) Lazy.

3) Has such a big ego, he thinks he doesn't need to put the work in and he feels that any criticism towards him is unwarranted and totally f'ed up. Meaning, he's like Marbury except A LOT worse. However, Greens success can't be measured b/c he doesn't have ANY. No accolades. He hasn't had a "Wow me" season yet. He hasn't shown that he's a budding star. He hasn't shown signs of even being a good role player. As of now, he's still just an end of the bench player. However, he still has the ego, for whatever reason. So therefore, the next would apply....

4-A) Stupid as all hell. Low IQ in general. Or...

4-B) He's psychotic.

wow. gerald green just texted me and said he's on his way to your crib to beat hell out of you.

Posted by Bippity10:

I disagree. I have met some really smart people, lawyers and doctors that have played basketball all of their lives and have no clue how to play the game. I also have friends that can't read, can't speak, don't care about life. But you get them around the game of basketball and they know everything there is to know. If you are a smart individual with talent you have better chance of being a smart player on the court. But the two aren't 100% related.

yes, you can develop a better "basketball IQ" if you are willing to learn. This happens with 95% of the rookies in the league. Some learn more than others, but all players as they develop, improve their awareness and knowledge on the court. A lot depends on the player and a lot depends on the situation. Trevor Ariza was a dumb rookie(all rookies are dumb) when he arrived on the knicks. He then was taught the finer points of the game by Steve Francis, Stephon Marbury and became dumber. He's now on a good team in a good environment. He's learning from a great coach. He's not being told by his mentors to ignore the coach because he's mean. He's surrounded by vets like Fisher and Kobe and Gasol. Guys that really understand the game. He's learning from them, and it's obvious.

Posted by Bippity10:

Posted by Allanfan20:

Posted by kam77:

Low Basketball IQ.

Can BBall IQ be taught or is it something you must be born with?

[quote]It's not nescessarily bball IQ. It's IQ in general. If someone is receptive and learns quickly and practice comes to use, chances are, stuff like that can translate on the basketball court. So therefore...

I disagree. I have met some really smart people, lawyers and doctors that have played basketball all of their lives and have no clue how to play the game. I also have friends that can't read, can't speak, don't care about life. But you get them around the game of basketball and they know everything there is to know. If you are a smart individual with talent you have better chance of being a smart player on the court. But the two aren't 100% related.

yes, you can develop a better "basketball IQ" if you are willing to learn. This happens with 95% of the rookies in the league. Some learn more than others, but all players as they develop, improve their awareness and knowledge on the court. A lot depends on the player and a lot depends on the situation. Trevor Ariza was a dumb rookie(all rookies are dumb) when he arrived on the knicks. He then was taught the finer points of the game by Steve Francis, Stephon Marbury and became dumber. He's now on a good team in a good environment. He's learning from a great coach. He's not being told by his mentors to ignore the coach because he's mean. He's surrounded by vets like Fisher and Kobe and Gasol. Guys that really understand the game. He's learning from them, and it's obvious.