NBA Season 2020-2021

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don't tell me you find rik smits quick. he wasn't notably fast for a big man, but he wasn't notoriously slow either. his damaged feet weren't helping him win foot races too.

he was effective in the nba because the indiana pacers slowed the game down almost to a grind. they were never a running team when larry brown and larry bird ran the show in indiana during his tenure.

the pacers were one of the 1st teams to spread out the floor in the nba via the long kick out passes for those perimeter shots and treys by the 3 guard-forward rotation excluding reggie miller and cris mullin. that gave smits the room to operate down low because of the excellent spacing around the key hole. not to mention , through the years he was helped in the paint by the athletic davis twins, sam "the big easy" perkins, austin croshere, and the versatile derrick mckey to do the dirty work.

aside from the fact that smits came into our basketball consciousness as a polished 22 year old nba rookie w/ a mature physique, rik spent 4 years as an accomplished player in the collegiate ranks. he was highly decorated as a varsity player in a shallow pool of draft hopefuls back in '88.

my point is, if kai is lucky enough to have a patient coach who will accommodate his skill sets, we may be in for a show. especially ngayon na maluwag sa ilalim dahil sa halos puro tres ang tinitira ng mga players ngayon.

* bukas ko na sagutin iyong iba kasi antok na ako

Hinde ko maalala yun signature move ni Smits. Semi hook shot or one hander pero alam ko meron din mid range yan eh. Saka claasic big men and galaw post up eh itong mga centers ngayon gusot Kobe ang mga galaw eh.

Pero balance pa rin siya physically I mean again bumabalik nanaman ako sa overall built ng mga centers. He's 7'4" din or 7'3"


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[baludoy]

Pero balance yan si Smith. Ako kasi I look at how a tall guy moves saka yun katawan.

Pag awkward gumalaw wala pagasa and I can see that in kai. Parang sakang pa nga maglakad eh. Basta makikita mo naman like yun mga
na centers sa NBA sila mutombo si manute bol, morisan si Bradley.

Parang matutumba na hinde maintindihan.

Pero tingnan mo sila Shaq, Ewing, embiid balance talaga yun katawan basta lahat ng centers na superstar, balance hinde yun parang matutumba.

Olajuwan, duncan, Robinson sino pa ba mga sikat na centers na superstars?

Yun tatay ni sabonis 7 footer din yun pero balanse din.

Si yao ming ok din dahil nasa genes talaga yun height. Both parents are tall

Yes matangkad tatay ni kai pero hinde normal talaga yun height niya for me.

Diba lagi mo naman nakikita yan? Ilan beses ko lang nakita pero meron mali talaga sa paa niya. Sakang na hinde maintindihan pag maglakad parang matutumba.

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well admittedly hindi talaga graceful si kai. kaya si rik smits ang status na hope ko maabot niya. i mean the dutchman was far from being athletic but he found ways to maximize his shortcomings. and like i said, he was lucky to have been drafted by a team and fortunate enough to have had several coaches who worked w/ what he had.

sa mga nabanggit mo na graceful centers, i think olajuwon was the most smooth among them and shaq was the strongest and probably the most fleet footed of the bunch. but hakeem, shaq, robinson, and tim were actually not legit 7 footers on their bare feet. they were just a shade under 7 feet and that's a telling story about athleticism and height and the inverse proportionality of it.

naalala ko tuloy iyong kwento ni shaq about rik smits, sabi niya he was so heavy and wide bodied , he had a hard time defending him. problema , hindi yata kaya ma-duplicate ni sotto iyang physical dimensions na iyan although he just turned 19 so probably....pero for me delikado din habulin iyong build na ganyan.

in short, i'm just crossing my fingers for this young man. by all accounts, he's a diligent and good kid. i just hope he finds success in his hoops endeavours.

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Bugbog sila smits saka yun 2 Davis kay shaq nun. [emoji23]

Pinaka wawa si Smits, kung ngayon lang umuwi na siguro yun bantay ni shaq at hinde na maglaro ng basketball or fist quarter pa lsng foul out na si shaq. [emoji23]


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[shadow]

****! Giannis mukhang na injured ang knee. Huwag sanang ACL.

Injuries are taking its toll sa mga teams.

Phoenix Suns for the win! Give it up everybody! [emoji3508][emoji41]

And no asterisk or question mark talks sa championship ng suns ko. [emoji471]

That's basketball for you.
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[H1Tman]

Trae Young injured din? Oh well… Go Phoenix!


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[Ry_Tower]

****! Giannis mukhang na injured ang knee. Huwag sanang ACL.

Injuries are taking its toll sa mga teams.

Phoenix Suns for the win! Give it up everybody! [emoji3508][emoji41]

And no asterisk or question mark talks sa championship ng suns ko. [emoji471]

That's basketball for you.
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Yup, no asterisks please. Injury is part of sports that is why winning is so difficult. And that makes dynasties even more incredible and admirable.

[Lew_Alcindor]

don't tell me you find rik smits quick. he wasn't notably fast for a big man, but he wasn't notoriously slow either. his damaged feet weren't helping him win foot races too.

he was effective in the nba because the indiana pacers slowed the game down almost to a grind. they were never a running team when larry brown and larry bird ran the show in indiana during his tenure.

the pacers were one of the 1st teams to spread out the floor in the nba via the long kick out passes for those perimeter shots and treys by the 3 guard-forward rotation excluding reggie miller and cris mullin. that gave smits the room to operate down low because of the excellent spacing around the key hole. not to mention , through the years he was helped in the paint by the athletic davis twins, sam "the big easy" perkins, austin croshere, and the versatile derrick mckey to do the dirty work.

aside from the fact that smits came into our basketball consciousness as a polished 22 year old nba rookie w/ a mature physique, rik spent 4 years as an accomplished player in the collegiate ranks. he was highly decorated as a varsity player in a shallow pool of draft hopefuls back in '88.

my point is, if kai is lucky enough to have a patient coach who will accommodate his skill sets, we may be in for a show. especially ngayon na maluwag sa ilalim dahil sa halos puro tres ang tinitira ng mga players ngayon.

* bukas ko na sagutin iyong iba kasi antok na ako

he isnt quick by NBa standards. by Kai isnt also by what? Asian standard?

[travajante]

****! Giannis mukhang na injured ang knee. Huwag sanang ACL.

Injuries are taking its toll sa mga teams.

Phoenix Suns for the win! Give it up everybody! [emoji3508][emoji41]

And no asterisk or question mark talks sa championship ng suns ko. [emoji471]

That's basketball for you.
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With you, shadow sir....Suns vs Hawks here.[emoji4] We'll see what kinda drama the association will be selling.[emoji848][emoji38]

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Haha...Underdawg Hawks!!![emoji123]

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Suns vs. Hawks.[emoji4]

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[baludoy]

he isnt quick by NBa standards. by Kai isnt also by what? Asian standard?

that's borderline racist.

quick is quick anywhere you go in the world.

[baludoy]

Bugbog sila smits saka yun 2 Davis kay shaq nun. [emoji23]

Pinaka wawa si Smits, kung ngayon lang umuwi na siguro yun bantay ni shaq at hinde na maglaro ng basketball or fist quarter pa lsng foul out na si shaq. [emoji23]


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force of nature talaga si shaq nung prime niya. natyempohan pa na past their physical apex sila smits and davis twins nun kaya talagang tumatalbog left and right
sila especially nung nag tagpo sila sa 2000 finals.

pero oo nga, kung ngayon iyan maaga pa lang nasa bench na mga bantay ni o'neal o graduate na si big Aristotle 1st quarter pa lang.