Sentences with phrase «point guard who»

A star in Europe, but weary of bad arenas, she retires — until the day a scout for the hapless New York Knights calls his boss: «I found you a point guard who is perfect, except for one thing.»

Outlook: Orlando mortgages its future a bit by trading a first round pick for Rafer Alston, a mediocre point guard who turns 33 in July.

Their starting 5 contains 3 Hall of Famers, a point guard who nearly averaged a triple double in a playoff series last year and is generally considered an All - Star in the making, and a brick wall for a center who's only job is to rebound and block shots.

Smith ate cereal and the competition as an electrifying point guard who wowed fans and scouts alike for one college season before entering the 2017 NBA Draft, where the Dallas Mavericks selected him ninth overall.

Gilgeous - Alexander is a 6» 6 point guard who thrives on getting to the basket and leveraging his length to create opportunities for himself and others.

Them clubs will be lining up for a masterful point guard who still scores efficiently.

For one thing, he seems to fit a certain profile: he's generally the smallest player on the starting five, quick and peppery (although this season we will see a point guard who is 6» 8», quick and peppery, named Magic).

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.

The consensus best prospect headed into the 2017 NBA Draft was Markelle Fultz, a point guard who theoretically could have replaced Thomas.

All of them were merely a prelude to James Akinjo, a four - year varsity point guard who recently wrapped up his Pride career as the program's fifth all - time scorer.

Milwaukee also lands Miles Plumlee, whose size will help given the end of Larry Sanders» Bucks career, and Tyler Ennis, a promising young point guard who can develop behind fellow Syracuse product Carter - Williams.

Kyrie Irving is an undersized point guard who plays crappy defense.

His teammate Kendall Smith, a 6 - 1 point guard who is uncommitted, has been even more spectacular, averaging 29.5 points, 6.5 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 4.5 steals per game.

Kabongo is a lightning fast point guard who apparently has very few weaknesses.

Wroten is a big, powerful point guard who can get to the basket at will.

Wiggins is over rated and Teague is a marginal point guard who struggles with more athletic point guards.

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.

Kansas has a smooth 6» 5 scoring guard in Quentin Grimes, a point guard who can score or pass in Devon Dotson and a massive center in David McCormick who will provide some badly needed front court depth.

«We envisioned what's happened now, which is a point guard who has the ball a lot and a shooting guard.

«Renting movies, buying movies, going to the movies, you name it,» says Mike Conley Jr., the Lawrence North junior point guard who's also a blue - chip Division I recruit.

At 6» 6 and possessing impressive 6» 7 wingspan, he's a true point guard who can get to the basket and create for others.

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.

Promises like, «Come to Penn State, I will slide our junior point guard who has been a team leader for two years to shooting guard, make him learn how to play defense, and you can take the helm at point and the offense can run through you.»

He's an ultra-efficient scorer at point guard who posted a 65.4 percent true shooting percentage this year — good for No. 33 in the country.

Yes we have an all world point guard who has mysteriously gone missing, but our all world writer is flexing his muscle.

Unless we get a proven and talented grad transfer point guard who can help steady the ship for this season while Pikkiel gets his future long term point guard next season will be another rough season culminating in perhaps less wins.

Here's a question for you: Name the last elite NBA point guard who was also the best player on his team that won a title.

Take George Hill, the veteran point guard who was acquired from Sacramento to shore up their defense and bring stability to their offense.

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.

Duval is an explosive 6» 2 point guard who will remind a lot of people of Dennis Smith Jr..

He's bigger, stronger, and more athletic, a downhill point guard who thrives getting to the rim and to the free - throw line.

He's a relentless scoring point guard who led Nike's EYBL circuit by averaging 31 points per game.

Holiday is a tough, defensive - minded point guard who has grown into a 20 points per game scorer and 45 percent three - point shooter this season.

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.

While the 21 - year - old is averaging a career - best 37.3 percent on three - pointers, he ranks dead last among 99 point guards who have enough minutes to qualify for ESPN's Real Plus - Minus, a stat that tracks a player's estimated on - court impact.

The only bigs and point guards who can't be passed up are gone.

We have down - hill point guards who push the pace for 48 minutes, drive down the heart of the defense for score or pass for open jumpshots.

Don't sleep on Kendall Marshall's neo-Lawson rep. Especially in Toronto, where they dream of up - tempo point guards who might even be able to shoot.

Not exact matches

The team also includes freshman point guard Danny Ross, a dribbling and passing wizard, who can't shoot.

Who was our point guard this season then?

Meanwhile, DonnNelson, president of basketball operations and general manager, has reworkedthe end of the rotation, adding free - agent swingman Devean George, who earnedthree rings as a Los Angeles Laker; bringing defensive - minded guard GregBuckner back to Dallas as a free agent; and trading for 6» 10» forwardAustin Croshere, who can hit the boards and three - point shots, from thePacers.

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.).

SMALL COLLEGE: James Bradley, a 6» 1» junior guard who transferred to Division III Otterbein from Ohio State in December, averaged 36 points, 3.5 assists and 3.5 steals in an 80 - 57 victory over Marietta and a 113 - 91 win over Baldwin - Wallace.

Rockets guard James Harden scored 37 points to lead his team past the Blazers, but it was rarely used guard Troy Daniels who hit a three - point shot that gave the Rockets the lead for good.

Point guard Trae Golden was terrific, scoring 17 points and dishing out seven assists, and he was joined in his efforts by Jeronne Maymon, who may have shot 5 - 14 but he managed to score 15 points and pull down 11 rebounds.

There isn't a point guard ever who didn't have to improve their decision making once they got to the NBA.

They got fantastic guard play from their Captain Ian Shaffer who had 25 points and 6 dimes..

For months there have been rumors that the Timberwolves have been looking to deal point guard Ricky Rubio, who will make $ 14 million next season.

It starts with an elite veteran point guard in Jalen Brunson, a player who already has a national championship to his name and might be college basketball's player of the year this season.

Last year's go to man in Josh Davis is surrounded by a strong group of guys, including center Tim Flowers who led the Game in points with 23, and one of the craftiest guards in the league in Randall Hampton, who hit each of his final nine shots to end with 22 points.