Sentences with phrase «players at our guards»

any team with a rookie this yr to be 2nd yr player at guard, and has an expiring next yr — that might be enough to get me interested.

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It's hard to imagine that kind of caginess flying at a public company, but it works in the privately funded world — and especially the enshrouded Wild West of the cryptocurrency industry, where the risk of crime and legal gray areas lead many players to fiercely guard their anonymity.

It's a look at how outsiders - a lawyer, two Wall Street traders, and a security guard at a pork and beans shop - used a passion for baseball and some computing power to show that the traditional yardsticks to value players were flawed.

A 6» 6 point guard who can shoot, Alexander - Walker is going to play a coach at Virginia Tech — Buzz Williams — who makes his players better.

If they don't like either at No. 12, the Bills could look to replace the recently retired Richie Incognito with Wynn, a player who works at guard and tackle.

Kansas State is lead in scoring by 6» 4 ″ guard Rodney McGruder (14.6 ppg) but they feature a balanced offensive attack in which nine players average at least 11 minutes per game.

The most ardent fan out of the three made it clear that her commitment to the old guard will only fade once it leaves the courts for good, no matter how promising the young players on tour look at any given tournament.

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He's the only player on the roster who can slow down Paul Millsap and he's still great at keeping speedy guards like Jeff Teague from getting into the lane.

At various times, we've wanted these players to change their game to be more like a traditional point guard.

When he's on form (squaring his shoulders, flaring out his arms and getting his hands inside his blocking target), there are few more devastating players at left guard or right tackle.

Four - star offensive guard Terrance Davis, the No. 66 player in the 2016 class, says that he'll announce at the Under Armour...

But read the quotes from the opponents / teammates who talk about how effortlessly he could shake double teams [and a superb passer as well at a time when positions were far more well defined, and your two guard wasn't expected to have assists], and one can only guess that he would still be a very gifted offensive player even today.

Because I always love seeing 6» 9 6 ’10 players who are supposed to play C or PF and are instead playing a guard position or can at least mimic the position.

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.

The Nets are at their best when Garnett is in the middle and can draw the opposing team's biggest player away from the rim to guard his jump shots.

Failing that, the Mountaineers will count on senior point guard Jevon Carter locking down his counterpart, National Player of the Year candidate Jalen Brunson, while delivering his third consecutive game with 20 or more points while making at least half of his shot attempts.

So whilesome teams have thrown cash at bottom - of - the - roster players (Dallas gavepart - time offensive tackle Kyle Kosier a $ 5 million signing bonus), Thompson «sbiggest signing has been a re-signing — of solid defensive end Aaron Kampman.And he has let his starting interior line (guards Mike Wahle and Marco Riveraand center Mike Flanagan) leave as free agents in the past 14 months.

That's 3 to 1 All 3 of the Bucks» guys are at least 2 years older than Fultz and the only player who hasn't sucked is Brogdon, and he's a 25 year old backup point guard.

His confidence level is very high, they believe in him, he's not only knocking down shots, he's getting into the paint, and rebounding the ball he's down there, he's down there guarding LeBron, he's a solid player, he's a lot better than a lot people thought he would be at this point in his career,» he said.

He does, after all, have 18 former college players in the NBA: Wall, who lifted Kentucky to a No. 1 ranking in 2009 — 10, Calipari's first season in Lexington, just happens to be the best of his guard products at the moment; and Davis, who led the Wildcats to Calipari's first national title in» 11 — 12, is leading the NBA in efficiency.

GPII didn't always look like a future NBA player, but he's become one of the best two - way guards in the country as a senior at Oregon State.

JOHN WALL: The player many consider the best point guard in the East is primed for a huge season and the Wizards are just dangerous enough to push for 50 + wins and maybe even a run at the top spot in the conference.

The Hurricanes» three best players this year — Defensive End Ted Hendricks, Split End Jimmy Cox and Guard Bill Chambless — are all from Florida, and they are three reasons why Tate turned down an offer to succeed Dodd at Georgia Tech.

New York Knicks shooting guard J.R. Smith has been down at The Players Championship all week, touring the grounds, doing interviews about his love for golf, and now tweeting from the tournament's official account.

One player mention (Monreal) what happens when players get too familiar with each other, they get comfortable, complacent and lack hunger, because the majority lack competition in the squad and also some playing are base on favoritism, so some position are safe guarded by not buying proper players for that position or buying none at all.

A number of key players who were expected, or at least rumored, to get traded but stayed put include: Grizzlies guard Tyreke Evans, Clippers center DeAndre Jordan, Bulls center Robin Lopez, Bulls guard Justin Holiday, Wizards center Marcin Gortat, Clippers guard Avery Bradley, Hawks guard Marco Belinelli.

I'm so sick of people telling those of us who are disgruntled fans to relax and give this club time to correct itself... for anyone who believes that taking a wait - and - see approach is appropriate at this juncture they should take a good long look at themselves in the mirror because they are a big part of the problem... no other «big» club's fans would stand for this shit for nearly as long as we have... think about it, we've witnessed a changing of the guard at every major club in England, Spain, France and Germany in the last several years because those «big» clubs failed to live up to expectations (Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern, PSG, Chelsea, ManU, ManCity etc...)... for some reason, many fans have become as fragile as our current manager, believing that there couldn't possibly be a suitable replacement, even though everyone of these clubs have found multiple replacements and still achieved far more than our club... this mindset has been created by an organization that has been milking it's fans, telling countless lies (no world class players available) and lowering expectations every since they rolled out the biggest lie of all: that we couldn't spend because of the new stadium but once it was paid off we could compete with any team in the world... this organization is rotting from the inside out and if we don't demand that those in charge put soccer first this despicable behaviour won't end with Wenger's ridiculous 2 year contract... I think the real fear isn't that a suitable replacement doesn't exist, but that this organization is so money hungry and poorly mismanaged that we will sink even lower by choosing our next coach the same way they choose our players, on the cheap... even so, we need to see what mustache will do if left to his own devices so he will have to show his true colours... only then can we purge this club and start anew

New coach Jason Kidd is experimenting with playing Antetokounmpo at point guard, an unprecedented shift for player who grew to 6»11 last season.

If they do trade him, it has to be for either a very high pick or a player of similar value at a guard position.

He was always a reserve player, serving as Derek Fisher's backup at point guard, but posted double digits twice against the Celtics in 2008 and was firmly in the rotation when the Lakers won in 2010.

I think at best we'll try to find a Clayborn - type player for guard in FA, a guy willing to come on a prove it deal.

There are several potential franchise - caliber players, particularly at the point guard position.

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After some unlikely miracle you have Hernandez, the second best guard and over-all 15th ranked player in the entire draft dropping into the Vikings lap at pick 30 but ohhhh - nnnooooo you decide to roll the dice and drop to the 34th pick over-all.

his team is too deep at guard to incorporate such a player so they stockpile PF's that never play instead, or when he signs players to ridiculous contracts and then laments the fact he needs to trade more assets to unload the contract he just signed.

One player who is returning for the Wildcats is point guard, Tyler Ulis, who says he has unfinished business at Kentucky:

I still feel we need more talent upgrades at both forward positions, which could come from improvement from existing players (Collins, Harkless & Aminu) Probably need defensive minded 2 guard who can add perimeter defense and additional scoring.

You have to let some of these players play on the o - line were pretty much set with hurst at RT or switching him and Alex lewis, hurst played good at guard last season and Alex Lewis is a beast and I think would be worth trying at tackle.

The Ramblers rank top - 25 in the country in defensive efficiency, hit 40 percent of their threes as a team and have a legit star at point guard in Missouri Valley Player of the Year (and former Iowa State recruit) Clayton Custer.

If it turns out he can't be a full - time player at tackle in the NFL, the Eagles can kick him inside to guard.

Although the Cavs appear to be one of the favorites to land guard / forward Corey Brewer, they still have their eye on another player at that position.

9 GARY PAYTON Celtics Acquired from Lakers in five - player trade Irked at first, the Glove says he's happy; team's last elite point guard was Dennis Johnson

I like long walks on the beach, yelling at people on the inter webs because they think Franklin Howard was recruited as a point guard, or that college basketball players get tired, or that Trevor Cooney was an awful player.

Michael Onwenu, who started at right guard for the Wolverines, is an «ascending player» and the play from him pleased Jim Harbaugh.

He would be a HoF player for a team like the Rams but how many guards will blow him up at the next level if Mario Edwards is the guy keeping him clean.

«Former college players were there, so it was hard to get into a game,» says Linehan, who even now stands only 5» 9» as a senior guard at Providence.

Detroit also signed two players at the top of its free - agent wish list — tight end Stephen Alexander, a strong blocker from the Chargers, and guard - center Damien Woody, who started on two Super Bowl winners with the Patriots — plus wideout Tai Streets, who caught 119 passes opposite Terrell Owens with the 49ers over the last two seasons.

At the beginning of the season, Boston Celtics guard Avery Bradley made a prediction: If his team played well enough, he'd give himself a chance to compete for the the Defensive Player of the Year award.

The 25 - year - old shooting guard, who may be up for «NBA Defensive Player of the Year» at the end of the year, had a hilarious quote about playing defense in the NBA All Star Game.