f**k. the guy’s hitting 44% of his shots in canning 18 points in 30 minutes. and kicking in 6 boards 2 assists and a steal. you try doing that when your head looks like a bicycle helmet.

fishmike wrote:Al's a jersey boy, so he's cool by default. But dude's a black hole. On a winning team he's pretty good. On a losing team he's the worst kind of player

Has Al ever been on a winning team? I think his early Pacers teams were good. I think on a winning team he'd just be more of a bench player asked to come in and score for 20 minutes a night but then he wouldn't be happy. I think that's what happened in Golden State. That or Don Nelson being crazy.

Nalod wrote:Marv pulling a "Leave Al alone!"

How f’g dare anyone out there make fun of al . . . after all he’s been through . . . don f’g nelson . . . mike f’g d’antoni . . .all you people care about is shot selection . . .HE’S A HUMAN!!!!!!!!!

Marv wrote:man i just read through the game thread. so much al hate! have you guys been watching all season? how may times has al been the only player on this team willing to get to the hoop and get nasty? did we want to wait around all game every game for duhon and lee to do their slow motion pick and roll? or wilson chandler to decide to do his 2 or 3 imitations per game of an offensive player? or danilo gallinari to finally get the perfect set up for a wide-open 3? oh i see you guys are still getting starry-eyed thinking back on all those jeffries 3's.

f**k. the guy’s hitting 44% of his shots in canning 18 points in 30 minutes. and kicking in 6 boards 2 assists and a steal. you try doing that when your head looks like a bicycle helmet.

those percentages mean nothing.. With Al, stats mean nothing.. All you have to do is watch the game and you will see that he is a negative sum player... Al is not a scrub, so no one is expecting bad stats, but as a teamate he is a bum... He shoots when he shouldn't, he is a black hole and a disrupter.. shooting percentages or averages won't tell you that.. you just have to watch.. and when you do, you clearly see what I am talking about..

Nalod wrote:And Marv, Nobody, but NObody has even bought up that head thing he got.

wait a minute.

you mean this:

f**k. the guy’s hitting 44% of his shots in canning 18 points in 30 minutes. and kicking in 6 boards 2 assists and a steal. you try doing that when your head looks like a bicycle helmet.

tkf wrote:

Marv wrote:man i just read through the game thread. so much al hate! have you guys been watching all season? how may times has al been the only player on this team willing to get to the hoop and get nasty? did we want to wait around all game every game for duhon and lee to do their slow motion pick and roll? or wilson chandler to decide to do his 2 or 3 imitations per game of an offensive player? or danilo gallinari to finally get the perfect set up for a wide-open 3? oh i see you guys are still getting starry-eyed thinking back on all those jeffries 3's.

f**k. the guy’s hitting 44% of his shots in canning 18 points in 30 minutes. and kicking in 6 boards 2 assists and a steal. you try doing that when your head looks like a bicycle helmet.

those percentages mean nothing.. With Al, stats mean nothing.. All you have to do is watch the game and you will see that he is a negative sum player... Al is not a scrub, so no one is expecting bad stats, but as a teamate he is a bum... He shoots when he shouldn't, he is a black hole and a disrupter.. shooting percentages or averages won't tell you that.. you just have to watch.. and when you do, you clearly see what I am talking about..

Exactly the point....He makes mistakes that are too costly to just ignore cause he just drop 25, 6, and 3..

I keep telling people, he has a college ball IQ..he's literally the dumbest player on the roster considering how long he's been playing in the NBA..You can all see why nelly was like "dude your a fkng wrench in the spokes"

Marv wrote:man i just read through the game thread. so much al hate! have you guys been watching all season? how may times has al been the only player on this team willing to get to the hoop and get nasty? did we want to wait around all game every game for duhon and lee to do their slow motion pick and roll? or wilson chandler to decide to do his 2 or 3 imitations per game of an offensive player? or danilo gallinari to finally get the perfect set up for a wide-open 3? oh i see you guys are still getting starry-eyed thinking back on all those jeffries 3's.

f**k. the guy’s hitting 44% of his shots in canning 18 points in 30 minutes. and kicking in 6 boards 2 assists and a steal. you try doing that when your head looks like a bicycle helmet.

Supporting Al Harrington's game = Don't Understand Basketball

Marv wrote:

LivingLegend wrote:

Marv wrote:man i just read through the game thread. so much al hate! have you guys been watching all season? how may times has al been the only player on this team willing to get to the hoop and get nasty? did we want to wait around all game every game for duhon and lee to do their slow motion pick and roll? or wilson chandler to decide to do his 2 or 3 imitations per game of an offensive player? or danilo gallinari to finally get the perfect set up for a wide-open 3? oh i see you guys are still getting starry-eyed thinking back on all those jeffries 3's.

f**k. the guy’s hitting 44% of his shots in canning 18 points in 30 minutes. and kicking in 6 boards 2 assists and a steal. you try doing that when your head looks like a bicycle helmet.

Supporting Al Harrington's game = Don't Understand Basketball

who u calling DUB?

i stand by my statements. al's the only one out there bringing balls on the court every night. his shot was off last night and his minutes have to be managed but most of the other cats on this team only take the very occasional foray to the hoop. that’s why we get so excited every time wilson or danilo do it - because it's few and far between. also watch al's D and watch who's involved whenever there's a physical skirmish under the hoop.

i'm with u Marv... Wilson & Gallo are just as inconsistent as Al & yet they get a pass because they're homegrown guys... sometimes i get annoyed just as much at Gallo when he refuses to be aggressive going to the hole & settles for so many outside J's... when i see a guy like Al taking it strong to the hoop consistently, i can't be mad at him... yeah, he gets out of control & makes boneheaded plays, but u take the good w/the bad when it comes to Al... he doesn't play scared tho, that's for sure... right now i can't say the same for Gallo, who i am still a fan of, but the kid needs to play w/more conviction & stop being so scared of taking charge.