Sentences with phrase «role players at»

Do you take a team that's true NBA talent was a once in a generation superstar like Anthony Davis surrounded by role players at best in the NBA, or do you take a team full of solid starters who have long NBA careers like we expect of Lyles, Ulis, Willie and maybe Andrew mixed with a star like Booker?

More often, though, they are role players at best, future ex-basketball players at the worst.

You can have a chance to show the NBA everything that you have, from the start, instead of being a role player at Villanova for a season or two.

Not exact matches

Residents can pre-game at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery's annual Brewdependence Day, where they'll be serving up 14 food trucks, live music, and of course, beer; hear a recitation of The Declaration of Independence; and get their picture taken with Thomas Jefferson and George Washington role - players.

«Linear and non-linear television both play significant roles in South Africa's video landscape, though disruption from digital players poses a growing threat to the incumbents,» says Molemo Moahloli, general manager for media research & regional business development at GfK Sub Sahara Africa.

Football player Tim Tebow, speaking at an evangelical Father's Day event at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego on Sunday, on being received by the public as a Christian role model.

Suggesting that taking a knee at the national anthem is «harming» the team or the league isn't merely nonsensical, it reduces the role of the players to that of the analogy: criminals and derelicts.

At first, Phyllis primarily appeared as one of the shows background role players, but as her character — and her deep - seated rivalry with Angela — developed, so did the laughs.

Let's take a sneak peek at some of the more intriguing players who could play a major role for the Nittany Lions in 2018.

And managers do play a big role in players individual form... look at dembele and ramsey..

Probably a fine player who will give us more depth and make us a better team but in my opinion, with Coq and Elneny both playing well in the DM role we should have kept our powder dry or at least prioritize a striker or CD over singing another, albeit good, DM.

Speaking on BBC 5 Live, journalist Rory Smith waxed lyrical about Firmino's qualities as a «nine - and - a-half» up front, calling the Brazilian the best player in the world at that specific role.

It is the guy who feels Wilshere must be accommodated in each game as long as he is match fit, at roles that force other players out of their element — take a case study — Can you ask Welbeck to play in Defense?

If we looked at the pre-season and opening game, the Ox was constantly moved between either wings or the wing back position and this does not do well with players in general who'd prefer a defined role and position in which they can play in.

He is with a great potential as a midfield player and I hope he will play a great role at Arsenal in the near future.

few weeks back there was an article on here about injured players coming back and helping at the tail end of the season; the article was big on Wilshire and I commented saying Welbeck will be the one I will most look out or because he offers us something different upfront, either as a striker or on the wings, I also said Wilshire does not register on my radar not because he os not good but simply because we have better players in his role and he has not been missed one jot....

Their squad players were comprised of older, experienced players who have since stayed at the club at moved into senior roles, but were still players performed admirably whenever called upon.

The 25 - year - old is not a natural in that position, having started out as a right - back before making the move to the opposite side in the 2013/14 season, and it may be that manager Jose Mourinho would favour a left - sided player for that role, allowing Azpilicueta to slot back in at right - back.

However, neither player is a like - for - like replacement for Sanchez, so it could be that Arsenal are now looking at Bale to fulfil that role, as the Welshman can comfortably fill in on either flank or behind the main striker.

Another surprise player shining in a new role at left - back, Fabian Delph has been an unsung hero in this record - breaking Manchester City side, with his solid displays at the back ensuring the likes of Benjamin Mendy have not been missed.

I'm asking players to play for their team, in whatever role is needed at the moment.

It is little surprise to see both clubs after similar players this January due to their current needs, with Coutinho and Sanchez likely to prove hard to replace after starring roles at their respective clubs in recent seasons.

Everyone goes on about Kante and yeah, he's a good industrious hard worker but he excelled at Leicester because they had a unique and regimented approach to how they played football and how the whole team acted as a unit, which made his job much easier and conversely, the other players jobs were easier too when considering his role in the set up.

Maitland Niles is being blooded at the defensive right back role and has done very well in containing good players.

He gets in the right place at right time, that's a great knack to have, problem is CF is the only role where you can put up with a player only having this one ability.

Sanogo may be fortunate in his arsenal stay, because of injury, no team will be looking to take on an injured player (only arsenal), which may be a blessing in disguise, because his recovery more than likely will be after the window closes, so if i was him i would try get some goals in the under 23 games and hopeful that will get him into the cup games or even the chance at the Giroud role again.

If you had chance to look at the heat map for the game you wouldn't be able to say what position / role AR had been assigned — he played fairly narrow when going forward and would only go out wide to drag an opposition player or to block the opposing FB.

It's easy to say neither player is the best in the league at the DM role, but they are in fact the best in our squad.

I would say get rid of Arteta at end of season and keep Flamini as a 3rd choice, he has the passion to wear the red and white and more than capable of coming on to sit alongside Coquelin to hold a lead if needs, he may not be a regular player for us but he can still fill an important role.

Kelly has proven to be a useful utility player and Renda still has a chance to carve out a role going forward, but I think given his career accomplishments thus far, I'll go with Kelly, a participant at BAWS I and BAWS II.

You would think that Wilshere would struggle to break into our central midfield roles at present, with Aaron Ramsey currently ranked amongst our best players.

Ozil was very ineffective in that no10 role, he doesn't get in between the lines, hes a good passer but he doesn't go past players at will and hes very 1 footed, he doesn't score enough goals to be a no10 in a League or CL winning team, i think we need either Cazorla or maybe Sanchez or even Chamberlain in that role in seasons to come, Ozil will have to play wide coming in the way Messi did for Barca this season

We at Arsenal pay the highest ticket prices in the country, and we have rarely seen all that excess profit spent on players when we need them, such as Arsene Wenger's refusal to sign a defensive midfielder until this January, despite lacking in the role since Vieira's departure in 2005.

Camby, who was the 2006 - 07 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, can potentially anchor the defensive end of the floor at age 39 in a reserve role.

Exactly, the ones who don't look like they have the weak mentality get sided out for no reason, Sanchez was scoring for fun when he was free to play in the centre and the wings, but he was outshining Giroud so the manager restricted him, Ramsey was scoring for fun when he was allowed to shoot outside the box and had players supporting him at the back but now the manager tells him to play Cazorla role instead, when Ox was new he was dribbling past City defenders for fun but then he was benched for Walcott who can't even dribble past one defender, now we have Campbell who always impresses on the pitch but the manager benches him for a player with no confidence.

However, it doesn't appear as though he'll have much success with an enquiry for Pulisic, as Dortmund's intention is pretty clear in that they wish to keep him at the club for as long as possible and not view him as a means of making a healthy profit on a player that they've played a key role in developing.

The gross mismanagement of Arsenal during June - Aug of this year is currently my feature case as a prototype of the worst possible bungling of personnel resources and mis - assignment of employee resources to roles (as just a few of many possible examples, sitting Kola & Laca last match, starting Welbeck who couldn't hit the broad side of a barn, playing Bellerin at LWB, third straight laughable team assignments in a row, seriously considering loaning out our 2nd best center back, letting multiple key players enter the final year of contract, etc etc etc) imaginable.

It seems from Lac's words as though Henry is still part of the set up (at least in a voluntary role) and our manager does allow him to offer advise and mingle with the players.

Championship side Blackburn Rovers are reportedly ready to offer a player - coach role to their former keeper who spent eight years at the club prior to his move to Aston Villa having amassed a total of 356 appearances for the Lancashire club.

For Liverpool fans, they'll be delighted to see Coutinho is no longer Barca's only target for that creative midfield role, and will hope that means they can keep hold of their star player for at least a little longer.

A smoking corpse at DB replaced by the player who literally defined the cover 3 DB role in Sherman.

Maybe TH14 would be given a deeper role at Arsenal if he wasn't f ***** g off to Sky and being a commentator at the same time, that type of commitment does not deserve to coach the 1st team players yet.

Two players battling for the main striker role at Paris Saint - Germain, it seems pretty clear that Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edinson Cavani are treading on each other's toes at the Parc des Princes, with rumours that the club will pander to Zlatan's needs and offload Cavani to a high enough bidder this summer.

Though i hate Ramsey and am not his fan at all i think its all Wengers fault, from my own opinion i think Wenger is nwdays ruining careers of every player... Ramsey was one of the best players in Euro but at arsenal he was the usual flop we know... he lacks discipline in his role but you just wonder does nt wenger talk to him?

The 36 - year - old has not been a regular in Jose Mourinho's first - team this season, but remains committed to continuing in a player - coaching role at Old Trafford, according to ESPN.

I've realised people are confusing fullback and wingback assuming them to almost be the same.A wingback can be viewed as a more defensive winger whiles a fullback is just a player put near the sides of the centre fullback.Their roles are clearly very different and well defined.That's why you'll consider Ox at RWB and not RB.We need to switch back to 4 -2-3-1 to get the best out of our players like Ozil, Ox, Kolasinac, Bellerin and Monreal.They'll suffer a lot under 3 -4-3.

This arsenal may have not been at their best from the season has started, but have a great chance of improving with players returning and pressuring for the starting roles.

I think Wenger should at least be looking at a player that can play both roles in the pivot, because Santi doesn't have many years left either.

Cavani would likely be one player the club would refuse to allow to leave, having no strong competition for his central role at present, but we finally have no need for a new centre - forward following our big - money signing from Lyon Alexandre Lacazette.

Personally, I'd choose player A... hoping he develops the weaknesses, but at the very least, excels in his role.