Sentences with phrase «most of the point guards»

She's got a couple inches on most of the point guards.

Not exact matches

I spent my childhood cheering for the most entertaining point guard in the history of the NBA — yeah, Iverson — and my Grandmom still lives in the same South Philly row house my dad grew up in.

Considered a point guard for most of his prep career, Brown is a heady passer and productive defender thanks in large part to his 6 ’11 wingspan.

One of the great point guards in NBA history, Payton earned his «The Glove» moniker by displaying some of the most suffocating perimeter defense in the sport.

One of the most - exciting point guards in the NBA during his time, Davis was a two - time NBA All - Star, and made the All - NBA Third Team in 2004, when he averaged 22.9 points and 7.5 assists for the New Orleans Hornets.

Leading the way for O'Dowd is arguably the most talented backcourt in all of NorCal with Pac - 12 commits, Elijah Hardy (Washington)(pictured above) at point guard and Naseem Gaskin (Utah) at shooting guard.

Watson, a 6» 4» sometime point guard in the New York Urban Pro Basketball League, does most of the legwork.

Through Sunday, Jamison had averaged 25.0 points over his last 11 games, and along with senior guard Shammond Williams (15.0 points, 4.8 assists per game), gives the Tar Heels (20 - 1, 6 - 1) one of the most potent inside - outside attacks in the nation.

Even the best rookie point guards struggle to learn the game, the pace, and the defensive responsibilities of playing one of the league's most demanding positions.

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.

Two of the NBA's most talented but less - hyped point guards battle as Tony Parker and the San Antonio Spurs face Jrue Holiday and the Philadelphia 76ers

Milton isn't the most explosive point guard, but he has great size (6» 6) and has shot above 40 percent from three - point range every year of his college career.

When SI charted the» 11 — 12 season of Ohio State point guard Aaron Craft, who was then considered the nation's most disruptive perimeter player, his FTO % was 7.6.

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.

9 UCLA Ben Howland's youthful Bruins were one of the nation's most improved teams this season; spurred by sophomore point guard Jordan Farmar, they will be the best in the West.

On the surface, the Pelicans took a once - in - a-generation talent who was used to carrying his team and physically breaking down, and surrounded him with the league's most divisive big - name player, an old and divisive point guard who was cast aside by one of the worst teams in the league, a power forward who lost his place in his previous team to a rookie, and a guard whose talent was apparent, but seemed like he was stagnating.

Wall knew this as well, as do most other great point guards that have years of experience reading elite defenses.

Per Woj, the Cavs will acquire Rodney Hood, one of the most in - demand trade targets, from the Jazz and point guard George Hill from the Kings.

This season there has been far more debate, although two freshman point guards have received most of the attention: Washington's Markelle Fultz and UCLA's Lonzo Ball.

He's my favorite point guard in this class because he has the most refined combination of outside shooting, playmaking, and speed.

Most NBA experts are already deeming the Heat the winners of the 2015 NBA trade deadline after acquiring All - Star point guard Goran Dragic for spare parts and late draft picks.

Here was a former point guard who had twice led the Detroit Pistons to the NBA title, a 12 - time All - Star who had been president of the players» association, a part owner and the de facto general manager of the Raptors, and a man with the most infectious smile this side of Magic.

This isn't one of the most talented teams Self has had, but the pieces do fit together well, there's a star senior point guard and a 280 - pound center no one can matchup with.

Some of this was circumstance — the other top point guard, Marshall, is still recovering from a wrist injury suffered in the NCAA Tournament — but most of it was by design.

If Wall can find a way to recapture the energy that makes him one of the league's most exciting point guards, this series becomes much more interesting.

Shortly after the confrontation, Greg Lee, the point guard who had passed to Walton for 14 assists in Walton's magnificent 21 - for - 22 NCAA championship game the previous spring, was benched for most of the 1973 - 74 season.

That was before anyone even thought of him as one of the league's best point guards, let alone a two - time league Most Valuable Player.

Dan Sullivan, Albertus Magnus High School 1972, was one of the most successful basketball players in Rockland County averaging nearly 20 points a game as a First Team All County Guard.

If you're a speedy point guard, the shoe will optimize for running and cutting; if you're a center who spends most of the game pulling down rebounds, the shoe will adjust its cushioning to handle the impact of jumping.

You'll be battling for control of Gateway city which is made up of six randomly chosen hexagonal districts that surround a central district, but standing in your way are other players, the city guards tasked with keeping order and even invading monsters whose sole goal is to trash stuff, thus not only do you want to score the most Infamy points by the end of the game but you also need to stop the city from getting overrun by the monster hordes otherwise it's game over for everyone, bringing a sort of semi-cooperative element into the experience.

Attacking the city guards and roving monsters, though, can yield a lot of Infamy points, and it is frequently worth ramming your army into a large group of city guards or even one or two of the most powerful monsters, even if it means losing all your troops in the process.