Sentences with phrase «first point guard»

The Bobcats already have Kemba Walker and D.J. Augustin (probably) on the roster, both of whom play the same score - first point guard role Sessions has in years past, so it will be interesting to see how the minutes and positions shake out, and which develop chemistry with No. 2 overall pick Michael Kidd - Gilchrist.

He'll never be a pass - first point guard, but the hope would be that he grows into a leader and brings more consistent effort, given how good he can be when he's focused.

McKillop says his motion offense is flexible enough that Curry doesn't need to be a pass - first point guard like Richards, and he also reserves the right to move Curry back to his old position if necessary.

So we have a natural affinity toward a pass first point guard.

He's a pass first point guard, with scorers all around him, Amazing!

Already a polished star, Brooklyn hoops phenom Sebastian Telfair is set to become the first point guard to jump from high school to the NBA

Ball had seemed like the obvious choice for months — a flashy, pass - first point guard who grew up in Chino Hills, California, and starred at UCLA.

Not exact matches

The Wolverines were a Sweet 16 team last year, but had to replace a long - time starters at point guard (Derrick Walton Jr.) and smal forward (Zak Irvin) and also a first round NBA draft pick (D.J. Wilson).

The Thunder have a decision to make with their star point guard, but he has to make his own decision first, and he must do so before he becomes a free agent next summer.

The Memphis Grizzlies» point guard is still recovering from an elbow to the face in Game 5 of the Grizzlies» first - round win over the Portland Trail Blazers.

One of the first things D'Antoni did was broach Harden with the idea of playing point guard.

After he had scored 22 points in an 83 - 74 win over SMU on Jan. 12, Hawaii senior guard, Predrag Savovic, was stymied by a question: If the Rainbows were somehow to outdo the accomplishments of Hawaii's 1971 - 72 team — which finished 24 - 3 and was the school's first to make the NCAA tournament — what should this year's team be called?

Fitzsimmons points out that star guard Kevin Johnson has a tender Achilles tendon in his right heel, and the Suns» schedule is unforgiving until after the first week of December.

Payton and McMillan go back to 1990 - 91, when McMillan was the Sonics» starting point guard and Payton was the team's high first - round draft pick.

In exchange, the Timberwolves receive Oklahoma City's 2018 first - round pick, shedding cap space to set up a big splash for an All - Star caliber point guard when free agency starts after midnight Friday.

The Tar Heels, meanwhile, built their first half advantage with stellar guard play and hot three - point shooting.

They've been so stifling through their first 20 games — allowing just 0.801 points per possession and a field goal percentage of 32.1, both the lowest figures in the nation — that it is now customary for losing coaches to say something retweetably superlative about how they guard.

When the Nets were negotiating their six - year, $ 21 million deal with point guard Sam Cassell last summer, they were concerned with his shoot - first, pass - later tendencies and his occasionally harebrained playmaking.

To get an idea of a few value deals, the Celtics are paying their 2015 first - round pick (No. 16) Terry Rozier just $ 1,988,520 this season to play a big role as backup point guard.

First, Pat would tap the 60 - plus years of coaching experience with which she surrounds herself, consulting swiftly with her staff: DeMoss, with her uncanny ability to see what all 10 players were doing on the floor; Holly Warlick, who had the game seared into her soul as Pat's point guard in the late»70s; and Al Brown, who could study video and spot the neck twitch that indicated that the opposing team's forward was about to drive left.

In the final days leading up to last April's WNBA draft, Connecticut Sun coach Mike Thibault held a conference call with Lindsay Whalen, the University of Minnesota point guard whose iconic stature in the Gopher State had earned her the honor of being the first athlete in school history to have her own bobblehead doll.

On the other sideline, Robinson had 27 points and nine assists, Jimmy Butler had 21 points and 14 boards while guarding James well for most of the first half, and the Bulls absolutely dominated the glass, outrebounding Miami 42 - 32.

The 6» 5» junior guard is not bent on boosting his 17.4 points per game (first in the MWC), his 7.9 rebounds (fourth) or his 80.0 % free throw shooting (fourth).

1.8 STEALS per game for point guard Lorenzo Brown last season, making him the first Wolfpack player since Chris Corchiani in 1989 — 90 to lead the conference in that category.

A flurry of guards were able to hold Young to just five points on eight shots in the first half, but that wasn't the case as the game progressed.

... The Bulldogs had improved ball movement and grabbed first - half momentum with backup point guards Jordan Harris and Crump on the court.

... One key to the stellar play of Hornets center Vlade Divac (12.9 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game through Sunday): He gave up his habit of 10 to 15 cigarettes a day... After being traded twice in three days last month — from the Mavericks to the Nets to the Lakers — swingman George McCloud made only nine field goals in his first nine games with L.A. Twice this season with Dallas he made nine field goals in one game... «The pick - and - roll has been killing us,» says Kings guard Mitch Richmond.

It's a defense - first team with shooting and strong point guard play.

How could you fail to include Illinois point guard Dee Brown on your first - or second - team preseason All - America team (5 Minute Guide, Nov. 21)?

McCollum only had four points on 2 - 6 shooting, but a brilliant first half by sophomore Mackey McKnight more than made up for it, as the 6» 0 guard shot 6 - 9 from the floor, scoring 14 points.

His 55 points are now the most by a rookie guard in their first two playoff games in NBA history, according to ESPN Stats and Info, surpassing Michael Jordan's mark of 53 points in 1985.

UMBC guard K.J. Maura: I think the first media time out we took 7 - point lead.

Golden State's All - Star guard may have averaged 18.8 points against the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round, but he shot the ball at a poor 38.8 percent clip.

«The first year I played in the NBA, in 1985, I made $ 65,000,» says Adams, the 5» 10», 175 - pound point guard of the Washington Bullets.

In his first game as a Rocket, the guard scored 37 points on 14 - of - 25 shooting to go along with 12 assists in a 105 - 96 victory over the Detroit Pistons.

Torre appeared on Thursday's episode of ESPN's First Take and said he answered a phone call from a source who told him Cleveland's star point guard «very badly» wants to go to the Knicks.

«It's the first game, can't panic,» Toronto point guard Greivis Vasquez said.

The league» best shooting guard has played passively and has been largely invisible, finishing the first half with seven points on eight shots.

Tyronn Lue might be able to apply full - court pressure, but I don't see them getting it from first - round pick Reece Gaines, a 6» 6» guard from Louisville who will have a hard enough time proving that he can handle the point in the NBA....

Jackson has a first, second, and third move, which you see out of elite point guards, but rarely from a 3 - man.

With Rajon Rondo out for at least the first couple weeks of the season, No. 6 overall pick Marcus Smart is going to give being a true point guard a shot.

After re-signing starters Jimmy Butler and Mike Dunleavy on the first day of free - agency, the Chicago Bulls now must shift their attention to signing a backup point guard.

This gets the Bulls the best second round pick, up five spots in the first round and the overpaid back - up point guard of the tank... Win / win or not so much.

Senior guard Victoria Vivians scored almost at will in the first half and ended up with 21 points.

First - year point guard Greg Paulus is taking a crash course in reading the options of the Blue Devils» fluid offense

One prop that jumped off the page at me was whether Kansas» point guard Tyshawn Taylor would be a first - round selection.

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SportStar Of The Week Sheldon - Sacramento Basketball Senior • The Huskies» point guard has Sheldon off to a fast start and atop SportStars» NorCal Top 20 rankings through the first two weeks of January.

Although the Clippers come out victorious against their crosstown rivals, 102 - 94, the 21 year - old Morris played his first big minutes of the season, guarding Chris Paul who went for 33 points, and feeding Kobe to his fourth consecutive 40 point night.

During his first months on campus, freshman point guard Greg Paulus has faced a steep learning curve, accelerated in part by his added experience as one of the nation's top high school quarterbacks.