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"Everywhere I looked, I had a weapon to pass it to,'' - Rafer Alston

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by TheDreamShake, Feb 21, 2009.

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  1. rhino17

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    Rafer Alston has a playoff career fg% of 34%. Aaron Brooks was a rookie. Skip has had 9 years to become and average shooter and has yet to accomplish that feat
     
    #41 rhino17, Feb 21, 2009
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    Well, thats a joke

    Gibson isnt their starting pg, Delonte West is, either way, both of them are better than Rafer. And the head to head matchups dont matter, Lebron is the most dominate player in the world.
     
    #42 rhino17, Feb 21, 2009
  3. The_AzN

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    It takes 5IVE. ;)
     
    #43 The_AzN, Feb 21, 2009
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    Kenny must be on crack. If Orlando was 3rd with Nelson, they're not going to vault to 2nd with Rafer as the replacement. They may not fall, but they're certainly not going to leapfrog the Cavs.
     
    #44 Cannonball, Feb 21, 2009
  5. jose

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    It's amazing how both of you are dumbasses, Mo Williams is their starting PG, and Delonte West is their starting SG. And I agree, both of them are better than Alston

    that being said, Alston will do better in Orlando than he did here
     
    #45 jose, Feb 21, 2009
  6. The_AzN

    The_AzN Rookie

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    I was basing the lineups on recent games. Chill out.
     
    #46 The_AzN, Feb 21, 2009
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    Whether or not it's Gibson or West... you have to know the how much better one player is than the other.

    LeBron against Hedo's horrible defense? His career high is 56 right? Not so long...
    Hedo is so horrible, that Wally Z. scored with ease.

    And with Rafer's inconsistentcy, you'll never know if he'll be better than Gibson or West.

    Not to mention Mikael Pietrus is not in the starting lineup anymore (I think) because of his shaky return from his injury.

    The offensive threat from Mo Williams and LeBron is just :eek: .

    Only way Magic can beat Cavs IMO, is if they can hit their 3s at a high percentage EVERY single game. They are a team that lives and dies by the three. Rafer fits in perfectly with that. ;)
     
    #47 Pringles, Feb 21, 2009
  8. The_AzN

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    It's going to be funny comparing the diff. players 3pt Box Scores.

    Rashard Lewis: 3-6
    Hedo Turkoglu: 2-3
    Mikael Pietrus: 4-5
    Rafer Alston: 1-9
     
    #48 The_AzN, Feb 21, 2009
  9. flexcavana

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    to be fair to the guy, he was just a player who got very little minutes under george karl for the first 2 times he played in the playoffs so those numbers could be better.
     
    #49 flexcavana, Feb 21, 2009
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    Or worse.
     
    #50 The_AzN, Feb 21, 2009
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    but were the better team...

    it always seemed to me Rafer... wanted to spot up and shoot.. rather than drive to the hoop...

    which makes it better for us... if we hopfully meet in the playoffs ;)

    since we suck at guards penetrating and defending it...
     
    #51 scalper, Feb 21, 2009
  12. flexcavana

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    nope, it woulda been better by either not much or a lot

    he didn't make any of his shots the first two times he made it to the playoffs, and attempted maybe like 3 or 4 shots? i don't know, check his stats. but i'm sure it's easy to improve on making 0% over the course of your career if you got enough playing time.
     
    #52 flexcavana, Feb 21, 2009
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    #53 ak47, Feb 21, 2009
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    Why didn't he do that here at the Rockets? :p
     
    #54 Yetti, Feb 22, 2009
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    I dont get this kind of talk. Think I saw it mentioned but if Jameer Nelson didnt push them past the Cavs, how does Rafer all of a sudden do it?
     
    #55 Shroopy2, Feb 22, 2009
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    I think Rafer reminds Kenny of himself.
     
    #56 durvasa, Feb 22, 2009
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    Well It is true he does have a lot of weapons but it's all in their starting lineup. They really don't have a bench outside of Courtney Lee.

    He does fit in well with the system since they run and gun and in my opinion Rafer fits in better there, but he is capable of playing grind it out halfcourt offense. I just think he fits in better in a high tempo system.

    But to be fair, everybody on the Magic's starting lineup can do something impressive offensively.

    Courtney Lee - Can shoot, move without the ball, attack to the basket, play defense

    Hedo - Shoot the 3 ball, slash and drive, pass

    Rashard - Shoot and has the most 3's made this season

    Dwight - Dunk, put-backs, tip-ins, just a complete beast.

    So Rafer isn't lying, Magic are better offensively than us, however we are much better defensively. Stats may not show it, but I know that we are a better defensive team and we are a better overall team.
     
    #57 RocketKobe24, Feb 22, 2009
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    #58 worzel gummidge, Feb 22, 2009
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    IMO... Making your teammates better is the rare attribute. Not shooting... Gnite...
     
    #59 Ziggy, Feb 22, 2009
  20. BetterThanEver

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    Rafer should be compared to Daniel Gibson, not Mo Williams. Rafer is Anthony Johnson's backup. LOL
     
    #60 BetterThanEver, Feb 22, 2009
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