Posted by gunsnewing:
Posted by tkf:
guns I don't understand your point man, the fact that ariza does not shoot well, makes him less smarter. Look, you would be hard pressed to find a smarter player than Dennis Rodman, yet he could not shoot a lick, so are you telling me that rodman was not a smart player because he could not shoot a jumper. What I am saying is that pietrus does not make good passes, he relies a lot on instincts, ariza is 19, yet he finds ways to make impact on games in various ways, playing the passing lanes, rebounding, and he is good at finding the open man, he seems to have a very good grasp of the game..Pietrus reacts, like nalod said, he very much reminds me of gerald wilkens....
what exactly does Ariza do offensively that makes him smarter? and he's not the lock down perimeter defender Pietrus is and this team so desperately needs.
guns, come on man, you are going in circles, first of all I stated my case on ariza, what makes him smarter is his decisions, passing decisions, and the fact that he does take the jumper when open, and it has gotten better, the fact that he does not turn the ball over much, if at all, and how he seems to find guys open on the court. that is what makes him smarter, as opposed to pietrus, and if you watch pietrus you will see a guy who if he isn't dunking or trying to dunk, seems unsure of what to do with the ball, meaning the silly cross court passes, and trying to leap over 5 guys... and stop this lock down defender BS, pietrus is not a lock down defender, that term is overused, he is not payton, or even rip hamilton on defense for that matter, or stephen jackson... who has pietrus locked down? I swear some guys here that term in the media and apply is so losely, pietrus hasn't locked down his bowels, yet another scorer in this league....
Anyone who sits around and waits for the lottery to better themselves, either in real life or in sports, Is a Loser...............
TKF
