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Cap wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 28, 2022 5:22 pm

Dee Brown, less known? The guy who pumped his shoes and won a dunk contest? That was pretty darn memorable.

Indy wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 28, 2022 7:37 am

There is a generation/age of Suns fans (me included) that idolized KJ. He was by far my favorite player of my teen years.

Indy wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 28, 2022 4:58 pm

The Bobster wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 28, 2022 4:05 pm

KJ had a very dependable perimeter shot - he just didn't have 3-point range. Most players didn't emphasize that then.

A ton of his contemporary PG sure did. All of these guys had a least 1 season where they took at least 3 attempts per game during 1987-2000 (KJ's career) while listed as a PG, whereas KJ never got above 1.0.

Gary Payton
Mark Price
Magic Johnson
Nick Van Exel
Scott Skiles
Damon Stoudemire
Doc Rivers
Terry Porter
Steve Nash
Jason Kidd
Derek Harper
Tim Hardaway
Penny Hardaway
Stevie Francis
Sam Cassell
Mookie Daron Oshay Blaylock
Danny Ainge
Mahmoud Abdul Rauf
Chauncey Billups
Dana Barros


And those are just the well-known ones. There are several other less-known guys like Dee Brown and Darrell Armstrong...

virtual9mm wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 28, 2022 9:42 pm

I buy the Derrick Rose comparison -- but I think that folks are forgetting exactly how good KJ was...when healthy. You could stick healthy KJ with a bunch of scrubs and they would make the playoffs as a 5 seed. He was THAT good at his penetrate-and-dish routine.

All I am saying is that we should imagine KJ without hand-checking and with a range he developed out to the 3-pt line. He would be a lot more durable, too, if he weren't being slammed to the floor every other possession. Can't prevent him from trying to pick up Oliver Miller, though. That undiagnosed hernia really screwed him up during the Barkley years.

Split T wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 28, 2022 10:14 pm

virtual9mm wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 28, 2022 9:42 pm

I buy the Derrick Rose comparison -- but I think that folks are forgetting exactly how good KJ was...when healthy. You could stick healthy KJ with a bunch of scrubs and they would make the playoffs as a 5 seed. He was THAT good at his penetrate-and-dish routine.

All I am saying is that we should imagine KJ without hand-checking and with a range he developed out to the 3-pt line. He would be a lot more durable, too, if he weren't being slammed to the floor every other possession. Can't prevent him from trying to pick up Oliver Miller, though. That undiagnosed hernia really screwed him up during the Barkley years.

Well admittedly I mostly just remember his time with Barkley. So I did miss his better individual seasons.

Superbone wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 29, 2022 9:39 am

Probably the most beautiful shooting stroke of any Sun ever was from Walter Davis. Before most of your times. Bobster and Laz know what I'm talking about.

specialsauce wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 29, 2022 10:07 am

Superbone wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 29, 2022 9:39 am

Probably the most beautiful shooting stroke of any Sun ever was from Walter Davis. Before most of your times. Bobster and Laz know what I'm talking about.

Could you even see the shooting form through all the pixels in the black and white tv?

Shabazz wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 29, 2022 4:40 pm

The Wolves need guards badly. Not sure why they keep adding to the frontcourt.

Superbone wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 29, 2022 11:03 am

specialsauce wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 29, 2022 10:07 am

Superbone wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 29, 2022 9:39 am

Probably the most beautiful shooting stroke of any Sun ever was from Walter Davis. Before most of your times. Bobster and Laz know what I'm talking about.

Could you even see the shooting form through all the pixels in the black and white tv?

Why you! I'm coming for you, saucy! Somebody hold me back!

Mori Chu wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 29, 2022 7:34 am

A lot of his makes would just swish through the net and barely touch the net or rim; his accuracy was really impressive and his shooting stroke looked really graceful.

JeremyG wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 30, 2022 7:54 pm

Mori Chu wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 29, 2022 7:34 am

A lot of his makes would just swish through the net and barely touch the net or rim; his accuracy was really impressive and his shooting stroke looked really graceful.

You mean “a swisharoo for two,” “zing go the strings” and “it’s twine time”?