M.Holmes wrote:
Personally I think Blake made the wrong call.
You'd have to be certified insane to not take that shot when you have a look like that to the basket.
Even if it was wide open, the chance of missing is still too high to risk it in my opinion - not to mention they were only down by 1 point.
That doesn't matter. If you find an opening, you take it. And 10 times out of 10, players are going to take that exact same shot that Steve Blake took.
ranger wrote:
Blake can hit the shot, his offensive repetoir does include the 3 pointer. Stop blaming it on Steve Blake, he's a roleplayer that did his job - take open 3 pnt shots. It just didn't fall down, shit happens.
This.
If anyone's to blame it's Kobe for 2 key turnovers that cost them the game.
And this.
I don't like calling people potential HoFers when a player has so much more in his career to either solidify or deminish a HoF status. To be honest, a lot of people thought T-Mac could have potentially became a HoF, even with Steve Francis. A couple years back, same with Dwight Howard. I'm sure alot of you guys will be ridicule me for that now, but anything can change. If Dwight continues to be where he is and how he acts, no way he's going to be in the HoF.
I can definitely see a case being made for T-Mac, even if I don't agree with it.
The only current players in the NBA who I believe are 100% guaranteed to get into the HoF is Steve Nash, Jason Kidd, Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, and Tim Duncan. Arguments can be made for Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett, Dirk Nowitzki, Manu Ginobili, and Grant Hill.
Your 100% guarantees are correct. Allen, Garnett, and Dirk are also 100% guarantees to be in. Allen is the career leader in threes made and has a ring, and is also an incredibly clutch player. Garnett is one of the best all-time rebounders in the league and has a ring. Dirk has an MVP and a ring. Manu and Hill are guys you can make arguments for, but I see Manu more than Hill. Hill had about 2-3 dominant years before he got hurt. He's a guaranteed hall of famer if he doesn't get hurt and continues the great level of play for a few more years. He's borderline now. Maybe if you put his time in Duke into consideration...? Manu though, I can definitely see him in there, and I don't think there's anyone out there who would disagree with the selection.
also, screw KG, biggest asshole in the NBA. Period.
KG had the "calling players things like a cancer patient" reputation even before the Charlie Villanueva scandal broke out. It just wasn't brought up because it was never of that magnitude, and no one would say anything. I think using tactics like cheap trash talk like that really tarnishes a player in my eyes, no matter how great of a winner they are. Same reason why I can respect Jordan as a player, but not as a person (slapping Steve Kerr in practice? Grow up, you baby. And don't even get me started on that Hall of Fame speech).
In general I hate players who do stuff like name-calling and being physical with their own teammates. Journalists call it "intensity", I call it "I'm in reality a crybaby douche."
Also, ranger is correct. Fans, especially ones in certain cities, have been known to cheer when opposing players go down in a game. You'll find situations where in games with heated rivals that fans will applaud a player being carted off out of respect for the player and for the team (Coop was respected by most all fans as one of the best defenders in the league in the 80's), but when the contact is made? They'll cheer in approval too. Like the time Robert Parish beat the crap out of Bill Laimbeer, or when Julius Erving landed a few blows on Bird.
