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This reminds me of the Brooks recruitment.  Hopefully we get a different result 😄

Obviously NIL helped here, but this is also a product of JHS’s development over this past season.  These high ranked kids see JHS come in and develop into a projected lottery pick, which shows this staff can get kids to the next level.  Kudos to Woodson and staff.  Exciting times!

3 minutes ago, 5fouls said:

48-31 on boards.  Much of that discrepancy came in crunch time.  

Watching the game, it didn’t even feel this close.  

I really would’ve liked to have seen Gunn play over Bates in the second half.  Bates had brought nothing offensively for some time now, and their defense is about a wash IMO.

2 hours ago, Hoosierhoopster said:

Yes, and completely false. Just look at guys like Kawhi, PG, Roberson, Gobert, etc. 

Exactly.  Tony Allen made a heck of a living just playing defense.

47 minutes ago, BobSaccamanno said:

......and he is not just lost and clueless on defense, he’s unwilling. 

There was an article I read recently about him and he had this quote, “Teams don’t pay players to play defense.”  That tells you all you need to know.

8 minutes ago, Indykev said:

I hope he didnt fracture his knee cap. He couldnt bend his leg then he panicked after he pulled down his knee pad and saw it.

I just watched the play and Quinn Buckner said “It’s his knee cap, you can see it.”  Not sure if dislocated or fractured but not good.  Hope he’s alright.

16 minutes ago, CauseThatsMyDJ said:

Fans voted for Leonard.

Jon Bostic for the Steelers had more votes than he did.......

4 hours ago, Hoosierhoopster said:

Ah the moronic fan voting for the All Star game continues. Among the "top" vote getters so far:

Dwayne Wade, Derrick Rose, Vince Carter and, though 10th among WC frontcourt players -- Cousins, who hasn't played a single game in 12 months. 

Fan voting. Classic stuff.

 

I understand wanting the fans to feel involved, but their votes should not count in any of the sports All-Star games.  I know this is the NBA thread, but case in point is Darius Leonard not making the Pro Bowl.

I didn’t watch the game, but read that VO shot 4-15 and was a big reason for lack of ball movement in the first half.  I’ve seen other posters on here state that the Pacers are very good when VO isn’t looking to get his and lets the game come to him.  For those of you who watched, did you see this as an issue last night?

1 hour ago, Seeking6 said:

Anyone else starting to get concerned about Victor's injury? Going on 3 weeks now with no indication of return. The good news is Pacers are now 7-4 without him. Last year Pacers were 0-7 without Vic. I see him getting shots up before games, doing drills,etc....but no news on any return. 

I read somewhere that he wasn’t going to come back until he was 100%.  He’s probably close, considering he’s doing drills and what not, but evidently not there yet.

44 minutes ago, BGleas said:

I don’t understand your point?

I said the NBA is the standard for player marketing. The NBA is the best at it and set the template for it. If you’re an NBA player it really doesn’t matter what market you’re in. MLB has had a terrible time marketing their athletes. Mike Trout is arguably on pace to be the best player ever and he’s not a household name. 

I guess I just don’t understand what you think the NBA does differently than the NFL.  IMO, the NFL and NBA are pretty equal.  MLB is a different animal IMO.  The thing about it is that most of the NLF and NBA players get marketed in college, whereas college baseball doesn’t get near the following.  By the time these guys get to their respective leagues, they’re already household names for the most part.  The MLB players are already at a marketing disadvantage in that regard.  Also, like others have said, winning has a lot to do with marketing.  Trout is the best player in this generation, but he’s been on terrible teams.  Unlike the NBA and key positions in the NFL, MLB players have a smaller effect on team success.  

5 minutes ago, BGleas said:

If anything the NBA is the standard for player marketing. 

How do you say so?  No matter the sport, if we’re talking the elite athletes, they don’t have a hard time marketing them even in smaller markets.