Posted by misterearl:
colorl1 - are you completely certain that if you left Balkman unguarded, in ANY set, he would not know what to do with the basketball?
Me thinketh thou protests too much
Why not allow them the opportunity to play together first before claiming defeat?
Who are the real losers here?
I like Balkman, but as far as being an offensive threat... he is a complete project... he will score in the open court like Ariza did in his rookie year, and he will get some points off turnovers... but this kid will be a Junkyard-Dog type player until he develops over the next few years. He will not command respect in a half court set this year... still I like him because this team has enough shoot first types...
I just think the pairing of Jefferies and Balkman would be unwise for the next year or so. They probably won't play together very often because they both play the same natural position.
But if you are trying to build a Van Gundy team then you could pair Balkman, Jefferies, Big Snacks, Collins and Q ('
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I like Balkman and I like Jefferies, I just don't like those two on the court at the same time, unless one of them develops a perimeter game.
If you asked me to project on Balkman... he strikes me as the kind of driven player that will really enhance different parts of his game as the years goes by... he is a tremendous athlete with a great nose for the ball.
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