Sentences with phrase «point guards early»

This is something so many miss when evaluating point guards early in their career.

Brown was an oversized point guard early in his high school career before his coaches realized he was more valuable on the wing.

Not exact matches

He was impressive enough from an early age that I even wrote a trend piece on tall point guards focused on him and De'Aaron Fox back in July of 2015.

With Hall back — the team's point guard and best post defender — and a full roster, McClatchy hung with Edison early but fell behind by double digits in the second quarter.

He might not be wrong about the old guard's opinions, either: earlier this spring, Hank Aaron himself said he was rooting for Rodriguez to succeed in his return to the game, and Aaron is often the guy who is pointed to as the real home run king given Bonds» own past.

As Iverson rallied for 26 points in the fourth quarter of a failed comeback in Game 6 at Milwaukee, it was easy to forget that the 6 - foot, 160 - pound guard had missed Game 3 with a bruised tailbone only six days earlier — an injury that has yet to heal.

Through five games, the 6» 4» sophomore point guard is averaging 21 points, including a 39 point night against then No. 11 Memphis earlier in the year.

Hayward hasn't played with a point guard like Kyrie since his very early days in Utah (Deron Williams).

Although Simmons may not be the franchise changing talent that people were expecting earlier in the season, he's highly reminiscent of Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo — a tall and athletic forward with tremendous athleticism and a point guard's skill set.

The geriatric point guard missed four games in late November and early this month, and although the Knicks went 3 - 1, it was against weak competition and anyone watching those games saw the same thing: it wasn't the team that started the season white hot with terrific ball movement and lights - out shooting.

Since that fateful conversation in early July, according to The Athletic's Jason Lloyd, Cleveland's front office hasn't been able to get in touch with its All - Star point guard.

After getting the treatment from Russell Westbrook earlier in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, Cory Joseph, the seldom used Spurs point guard, brought down the house with this dunk over Serge Ibaka.

If the point guard is distributing the ball he's still very much involved offensively, and since he always has the ball in his hands it's easier to get him going as opposed to the front court players where if they don't get a few chances early they can almost get lost in the game plan.

However, Ancelotti must guard against any arrogance or complacency from his players, this despite their blistering start to the season which has seen them race into an early two - point lead at the top of the table, as Blackpool have already proven that they can compete at this level and aren't shy of producing a shock or two.

After a trade to the Lakers was killed by the NBA twice in early December, the 26 - year - old point guard was signed by the Clippers.