GustavBahler wrote:Don't you think Jackson will make the HOF? He's second in assists. Anyway, I see a player with enough gears to blow by defenders at will because he has such a quick first step. Getting in better shape should help him finish against better competition.

GustavBahler wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:Don't you think Jackson will make the HOF? He's second in assists. Anyway, I see a player with enough gears to blow by defenders at will because he has such a quick first step. Getting in better shape should help him finish against better competition.

Naw, I'm a big Mark Jackson fan, but he's a compiler. There was never a time outside of his second season that I thought Mark might've been one of the top 5 PG'S in the league.

I'd have to go back and look at his stats more closely but Jackson has an impressive body of work, that might be enough to get him in. Hope it does.

I don't want to digress too much from thread topic, but do you think Jackson should get in over Tim Hardaway? I consider Hardaway to be a borderline guy who could go either way.

Knicks1969 wrote:Has Patrick Ewing been selected to the HOF

First ballot.

No, I would not consider, under ANY circumstances, taking McConnell over either of those guys, but for what its worth, when everything was said and done, he rose to the occasion and stood out as the best performer on the court in this particular game.

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blkexec wrote:Towns could be as good as Dennis Rodman with defense and rebounding....and as good as any big man on offense due to his current shooting touch and back to the basket moves hes still developing. Towns is not even close to being a finish product...These other guys are already close to their ceiling.....Just my own personal opinion.

It's a tough decision. When I watch Russell I can't believe how easy his stroke is and how good he is at passing. He would be awesome in the Triangle IMO. Then again when you look at a kid like Towns you can easily see how he would immediately impact your teams interior D and for years to come. Plus Towns is a skilled offensive player who should only get better. That could put him on an elite level being effective on both ends. OK4 is that rare dominant big in the post who will open up the perimeter for all of your wings. He's like a huge planet that sucks in defenders.

Funny thing about those three is ... that their respective games would complement each others in a near perfect way I think! Its a shame those three will never play together than in an all star game.
This is a really tough decision... I am right now leaning towards the defensive presence and O skill set of Towns... but hell... if we end up with Russel or OK4 we will also be fine!!! :)

dk7th wrote:looking at the box score from his last game, there must be some red flags. he was shut down and outplayed by a guy who will never play a game in the nba. how is it that russell's stock has not sunk a few places? are we going to say it was his teammates' fault and he was forced to "put the team on his back?"

He's had a number of terrible shooting games this year, but he's also made up for poor shooting with rebounding, assists, and steals. I'd like to see what was done against him defensively in the poor shooting games he's had, or if he simply had games where he tried to do too much.

The fact that he's had some horrendous games shooting the 3, but hits them at 41% tells me that it's a decision making thing, and you figure that's the problem he's had in many of his bad games.

Not that impressed with the OSU offensive scheme, and I'm sure he suffered from that.

Not sure he's a great triangle guard, but in the NBA, with the rules protecting ball handlers, he should have a lot of success penetrating the perimeter and doing damage. I also wonder if he's a guy who needs the ball in his hand most of the time, a la Harden, to be at his best, but I haven't seen enough games of his to know this.

I'm another who wants a big man, but many of the worst draft decisions, or at least ones that were regretted, have occurred when a big man was taken over a multifaceted player like Russell...

...Still want the big man, though.

Mudiay was the #1 prospect in the world and recruited by both Calipari & Larry Brown

Bonn1997 wrote:One game is only one game. Maybe he was sick or injured or something else happened. He still has arguably the best stats in the nation. Here are the updated CPR ratings.
http://www.basketballanalyticsbook.com/2015/03/25/updated-and-in-some-cases-final-cpr/
I definitely can't see taking anyone other than Okafor or Towns ahead of him.

Interesting.