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Obviously not the NBA, but seems like a rare feat.
Obviously not the NBA, but seems like a rare feat.
Buffs Basketball Fan
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Just another reason to dislike U of A.
Johnson scored 34 points in 2 games, Derrick did that in one
Now George going to Portsmouth and the string of Buffs at next level is increasing
Buffs Basketball Fan
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Need to hope that his play warrants an invite to the NBA Combine in Chicago.
Then doors really start to open.
I hate the age thing, it should be can you play or contribute.
It depends on narrative I guess.
Dirk, Manu, and Vince are doing great and their age is lauded, while King is too old.
Pretty spot on scouting report for George with one big exception: "His defensive instincts leave something to be desired, as he averaged only 1.2 combined steals and blocks per 40 minutes over the course of his career." That doesn't take style of play into context at all, looking at combined steals and blocks to determine defensive instincts. I think his instincts on defense are one of the strongest parts of his game. Excited for him that it seems like he might have a legit shot at finding a home on an NBA roster.
Steals and blocks are sometimes the sign of a guy recovering after giving up possession and/or position to the guy he is guarding. GK as a defender is better at denying his man the ball in the first place or in forcing guys away from where they want to be on the floor.
I like him as a player but honestly don't see him as an NBA player. I do see him being very successful and making a lot of money in a higher level international league.
This seems like a good place for this
Yes, it is. There is a thread about it here.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...ty-thunder-grand-plan-comes-crashing-halt-nba
There's some context, with starting shooting guard and Defensive Player of the Year contender Andre Roberson lost for the season in January, right as the Thunder were starting to roll. They had to reconfigure again and eventually signed Corey Brewer off the buyout market as a stopgap.
The Thunder miss Roberson, but it's for all the reasons the Jazz gleefully exposed in six games. He played in the margin, cleaning up the details the Thunder so often took for granted. He made extra efforts, covered for defensive lapses and haphazard gambles, and was the difference between a 97.6 and a 107.1 defensive rating. Roberson's injury dramatically shifted both the Thunder's floor and their ceiling.
There's some context, with starting shooting guard and Defensive Player of the Year contender Andre Roberson lost for the season in January, right as the Thunder were starting to roll. They had to reconfigure again and eventually signed Corey Brewer off the buyout market as a stopgap.
The Thunder miss Roberson, but it's for all the reasons the Jazz gleefully exposed in six games. He played in the margin, cleaning up the details the Thunder so often took for granted. He made extra efforts, covered for defensive lapses and haphazard gambles, and was the difference between a 97.6 and a 107.1 defensive rating. Roberson's injury dramatically shifted both the Thunder's floor and their ceiling.
Birch1
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dyemeduke
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Completely disagree. Anyone watching our game against Arizona in the Pac12 Tournament saw that White was a first round talent, or at the very least worth a draft pick. White was going to get selected at some point, and I imagine there were more teams than just the Spurs that were contemplating him in the late 1st. King was not even on the draft radar imo, but his Portsmouth play has gotten him a chance. I still think he's an UFA, but I'm not sure he was even going to get a sniff from any NBA teams prior to Portsmouth.
Agree with this.
I also don't expect King to be in the NBA. Never say never because he could find the right situation and a coach that really likes him but odds are against him.
What Portsmouth has likely done though is move him into a substantially higher paying league in Europe should he choose to go overseas instead of staying in the D league.
Birch1
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You both are entitled to your opinions. But if you read back without 20/20 vision you'll see he desperately needed a good pre-draft process:
https://www.allbuffs.com/threads/derrick-white-invited-to-nba-combine.126276/#post-2214431
Does that mean Derrick White wasn't better than George King? Of course not. We all know he was. But the guy played one year in Div 1 basketball (coming from Colorado Springs).
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The thread you have linked and the links in it consistently had DWhite getting drafted, only question was were would he land in the first or the second. Coming out of the Buffs season this year almost nobody expected to be mentioning GK and the draft in the same sentence, he was off the radar.
Birch1
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I can't find the links before the combine was announced. But not worth arguing anymore.
Congrats to King!
dyemeduke
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This quote is from the thread that Birch quoted, which I agree does NOT agree with his memory. Go Scotch! Nice call on the Spurs - rep!
The question was whether he'd go in the first round or not. He was just too good to go undrafted.