Sentences with phrase «of point guards»

I was more of a point guard as a freshman, more of distributor.

Sure, the lack of point guards in this draft has helped his stock.

However, if your overall feeling about the trade is positive, then your observation of the newly created problem of lack of point guard depth, is pointless and lacks any real value.

It will all come down to health — specifically his ankles — and whether or not he can keep up with the younger crop of point guards on the defensive end.

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

They need to play with the intensity of their point guard or else they will get nowhere.

The Pacers won three of their first four games after losing three starters to suspensions, thanks mainly to the stellar play of point guard Jamaal Tinsley (right).

It reveals an agile seven - footer whose turnaround jumper is accurate up to 20 feet; a heady player who discourages double - teaming with canny passes; an outstanding athlete who has somehow figured out the exotic fast - break passing strategies of point guards Mark Jackson and Rod Strickland, both of whom never make a simple move when 13 complicated ones will do; and a defensive intimidator whose 3.7 blocks per game at week's end were second only to Olajuwon's league - leading 4.2.

Because of all that, I lump Irving into the second tier of point guards with Damian Lillard and John Wall.

The two giants among the Independents, Notre Dame and DePaul, made the Sweet 16 last spring, and each has a gem of a point guard returning.

Still, a lot of those point guard skills Brown honed over the years continue to come in handy: he's a good passer and ball handler at 6» 7 and is knocking down 35 percent of his threes.

If we had a Patrick Beverley type of point guard pre injury to lead the backcourt?

Utah had strong defense out of its point guard position — George Hill last season — as well as a solid second big in Derrick Favors to provide resistance at the cost of a spread floor.

That was a thin class of point guards.

With the departure of point guard I.J. Ready, Mississippi State's assists leader last year, Weatherspoon should have a starting spot in the backcourt alongside his brother open to him.

With the potential return of point guard Derrick Rose from his ACL recovery, however small that may be, the Heat could ill afford to lose another game on their home court.

This framing — understanding what Irving really represents as a player — is vital to appropriately casting him within this golden age of point guards.

Next season's improvements, or provervial lackluster record will really be dictated by the talent level of the point guard we get this off season.

KACZMAREK: The knee injuries are a bit concerning, but Paul is a different kind of point guard than Westbrook and Rose.

While Morey is citing a dearth of point guards as a reason for re-doing the deal, he's also clearly taking advantage of the Knicks proclamations that they would match, including one comical report stating they would match «any offer up to $ 1 billion dollars.»

UConn's Kemba Walker versus Kentucky's John Wall will delight connoisseurs of point guard play.

Houston's trade for James Harden completes a massive offseason overhaul, highlighted by the additions of point guard Jeremy Lin and center Omer Asik.

But we've often complained that in the hierarchy of point guards in the league, Jrue is only average at best.

He's been an All - Star once, but when he's healthy and he's playing consistently, he's a heck of a point guard.»

But he's a fierce defender, a high - character teammate, and the post-up god of point guards.

The Mavs will look to keep the win streak kicking tonight with the help of point guard Dennis Smith Jr..

Casey said that the city should hope Lowry would come back and that the memory of the point guard «going through the meat - grinder» to get to the basket on that final possession would be fresh in his memory throughout the summer.

The steady leadership of point guard Maurice Cheeks?

They've gotten next to nothing out of the point guard spot either as Patrick McCaw, Shaun Livingston, and Quinn Cook have combined to average 13.9 points and 4.7 assists during that stretch.

Michigan ranks No. 3 in the country in defensive efficiency, a unit led by the hounding ball pressure of point guard Zavier Simpson and the length and quickness of wings Charles Matthews and Muhammad - Ali Abdur - Rahkman.

The 6» 10» freshman is incredibly smooth with elite athleticism plus the court vision and passing ability of a point guard.

«He's a stud,» Hansen said of his point guard.

Jim Rome On Showtime, Season 4, Episode 4: Washington Wizards star John Wall thinks his season average double double speaks for itself when discussing the NBA's top tier group of point guards.

«A zero - carbon grid made only of renewables would be like a basketball team made only of point guards.

This year he'll be playing a lot of point guard, working hard to bring along a half - dozen sophomores, including his younger brother, Devon.

Ball is a once - in - a-generation type of point guard the likes of which the NBA has never seen.

Connecticut's Napier — projected to be drafted 25th to 50th in a crowded class of point guards — has gained new supporters.

He's close to the first tier of point guards, but I'd still put him behind Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook and Tony Parker.

He couldn't play all of his point guards enough.

Two victories, however tenuous, have put the swagger back in the Buckeyes» step — and into that of point guard Mark Baker, who had been hobbled by a late - season ankle injury.