Sentences with phrase «play of point guard»

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

Not exact matches

The Huskies were trailing by just four points and were controlling the tempo of play with 5:55 remaining in the game when Guard Bruce Case let the ball slip away to UCLA's Henry Bibby.

My actual point is that we should keep training Moton to play RT / LT rather than have him split time at Guard and thus lost Tackle reps. Rivera staunchly kept him at tackle last year, despite the complaints of many CSR faithful, so I got ta say it seems like Rivera still wants him at tackle.

Consider: Deadeye guard John Jenkins (from Hendersonville, Tenn.), an SEC player of the year favorite, often overhears the French Skype conversations of his roommate, backup center Steve Tchiengang (Douala, Cameroon), who loves playing FIFA on his Xbox against quadrilingual swingman and NBA prospect Jeff Taylor (Norrk √ ∂ ping, Sweden), who rooms near forward and erstwhile U.S. Open ball boy Lance Goulbourne (Brooklyn), who was raised 2,440 miles away from another suitemate, point guard Brad Tinsley (Oregon City, Ore.).

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

He tinkered with each of Los Angeles's plays to allow for the loss of a 6» 9» point guard.

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.

After the third quarter of a piano - wire - tight Game 3 between the Kings and the Jazz last Saturday, forward Chris Webber bellowed at his point guard, «It's time to play Kings basketball.»

Guard Ronnie Brewer, who has seen his playing time increase during the absence of Amar» e Stoudemire, recorded a double - double with 13 points and 10 rebounds in just over 32 minutes of action.

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.

He scored 21 points and picked the pocket of Rockets guard Patrick Beverley on the final play of overtime to stop any chance at a game - tying three - pointer.

He was putting up his best performance of the postseason by scoring 26 points on 9 - for - 14 shooting and was also played a big role in limiting Knicks point guard Raymond Felton.

He was a second - round draft pick out of West Texas State who played point guard for 15 years, steering the 76ers to the 1983 title.

Yes, Denver already has its point guard of the future in Emmanuel Mudiay, but Baldwin's elite length (6»10 wingspan) allows him to either play alongside or backup Mudiay.

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.

Eli Brooks, a point / shooting guard out of Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, is already earning the praise before even playing a game with the Maize and Blue.

Oklahoma freshman point guard Trae Young has become the story of the season, leading the NCAA in points and assists with dazzling play that's drawn comparisons to Stephen Curry.

And if he can play the point guard this year even better; it somewhat relieves Pikiell for having to scramble to find his true point guard of future.

«When your point guards play better, your team plays better,» said Martin, whose Gamecocks have won two of three since he challenged his point men.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) In the midst of a five - game losing streak, South Carolina coach Frank Martin told his point guards that nothing was going to change unless they started playing better.

... 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.

You saw the shot he hit to get them into the NCAA Tournament and again the way they play with the 4 guards and the spread and the quickness and their point guard did a heck of a job.

«Sometimes he plays like a guy six - nine, and sometimes he plays with the head of a real smart point guard.»

Lopez's mediocre play, a hamstring injury to senior forward Charles Minlend that has kept him out all season and the lack of a decent point guard added up to an 8 - 10 record for St. John's, including a 2 - 8 mark in the Big East, going into Wednesday's game against Boston College.

«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.

Michigan State needs Keith Appling to be a play - maker, the tone setter for the offense, and be able to match the production of these other great Big Ten point guards (Trey Burke, Aaron Craft, Yogi Ferrell).

Many assumed the Kings were out of the market for a point guard upon drafting Fox, but Hill is a nice fit in that he can also play with Fox off the ball.

But there could be some concern growing around the play of Stephen Curry, as the star point guard failed to reach 20 points for the third straight time in this series in Game 3.

On Friday, we get four Sweet 16 contests, with North Carolina's likely attempt to play without point guard Kendall Marshall and Kentucky's rematch with the Indiana team that gave the Wildcats their only regular - season loss of the year headlining.

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

Junior guard Naseem Gaskin of Bishop O'Dowd - Oakland (eight points) had a tough shooting game but still played hard.

At the same time, a really skilled 5 - foot - 1 point guard has pretty much zero chance of playing in the NBA.

In the third quarter, our team stepped things up and after some great defensive play from Akeem Thomas and with Joe Carrick controlling the tempo as point guard, our team were able to shift the momentum of the game and were able to close the gap on the leaders.

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.

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

Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley, who fractured multiple bones in his face in Game 3 of the team's first round series against the Trail Blazers, didn't play and his absence was felt.

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.»

Spurs point guard Tony Parker injured his calf in the fourth quarter of Game 3 against the Warriors, but he's expected to play in Game 4 on Sunday.

A few things: the maturation of starting point guard Brian Shaw, whose strong preseason play has helped ease the strain of his rancorous summer - long contract wrangling with management, and of starting two - guard Reggie Lewis; the addition of rookie point guard Dee Brown, a legitimate burner; and the democratic touch of Ford, who has the respect and attention of Celtics veterans Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish.

Then last year it all came together, when his incredibly consistent play as a lead point guard with an insane ability to score would also include these fissures of scoring excellence.

Furthermore, two of the last three guys to play point guard for Miller are collecting NBA paychecks right now.

AND a toxic contract (Gasol's $ 24.5 Million)-- for a low maintenance, efficient player that is one of the best 3 - point shooters in the League (Porter), a do - everything, tough, plug and play Power Forward on an incredibly team friendly contract (Morris), and an efficient, gritty, low turn over back - up Point Guard that shoots over 47 % from three and defends his asspoint shooters in the League (Porter), a do - everything, tough, plug and play Power Forward on an incredibly team friendly contract (Morris), and an efficient, gritty, low turn over back - up Point Guard that shoots over 47 % from three and defends his assPoint Guard that shoots over 47 % from three and defends his ass off.

For a February road game at Southern Cal, UCLA was playing without point guard Tyus Edney and had lost four of five to the Trojans at the L.A. Sports Arena.

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.

The reason for this, other than the focus of the two teams having long ago shifted toward defense with little regard to offensive ability, is that each team is playing without one of the NBA's five best point guards.

They also faced the adversity of preparing for league play without the services of Valmores, the team's point guard.

Last year, the Vikings lost star Mariah Williams (now at the University of Nevada) for almost all of the season, and point guard Toni Taylor didn't play at all.

Or at least he'll be part of a point - guard - by - committee scheme, as coach Paul Silas endeavors to pinpoint just what role each member of his callow quartet will play, each having been an occasional playmaker but none a true point.

Raul Neto continues his solid backup point guard work as he had 7 points and 5 assists in only 15 minutes of play.

The Guest of Honor will be Binghamton resident King Rice who played Point Guard at the University of North Carolina and is currently the Head Coach of the Monmouth Hawks Men's College Basketball program.