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AmareIsGod wrote:http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2014/ ... 50-40-club

Best article I've read all year. The parallels between Hornacek and Dragic are frighteningly similar and that's a very exclusive club to join. Great quotes from Dragic and coach. Interesting to read about Drazen Petrovic. That guy was a future star who's life was cut short in an accident.

AmareIsGod wrote:http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2014/ ... 50-40-club

Best article I've read all year.

Hornacek was drafted into turmoil, his rookie season marred by a team drug scandal and only 27 wins. Dragic was signed as a free agent, his first season as a starter marred by an underperforming, mismatched roster that won only 25 games.

Xylus wrote:Dave King has been producing great article after great article over at Bright Side lately.

Here's another:

http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2014/ ... e-slashing

But me and Eric - we are really good friends. We talk a lot. And you can see that in how we play.

Bledsoe, just 24 and in his first year as a full time starter, also needs to mature in his work ethic and preparation as the seasons pass.

"He's a competitor," Hornacek said of Bledsoe. "He's quite young. As he moves on in his career and as he continues to grow as a player, you figure out how to go through all the stages to be a better player. You look at some of the great players around the league, they practice hard. They are working on a part of their game that's not up to snuff. He's only been a couple years in the league. He'll learn all those things, and continue to get better."

Last summer, Hornacek had a second-year player (Kendall Marshall) and rookie (Archie Goodwin) who couldn't shoot the basketball. He dropped hints that each needed to sacrifice their shot and their ego to remake their stroke - a short-term loss for long-term gain. He specifically commented that Marshall needed to raise the release point on his shot in order to get it off once players started defending him, or he'd always be limited.

Marshall came to training camp in October with the exact same shooting motion Hornacek wanted him to correct. Goodwin, on the other hand, was deep into the rebuild. Goodwin was praised for his work ethic. Marshall was not.

Bledsoe is arguably one of the top 50 players in the NBA right now. He defends, scores and passes well enough to be a force on the court whenever he's out there. Where he needs to improve is his conditioning and his shooting stroke, to be more consistent and for longer stretches of time.

INFORMER wrote:

AmareIsGod wrote:http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2014/ ... 50-40-club

Best article I've read all year.

Really?

Hornacek was drafted into turmoil, his rookie season marred by a team drug scandal and only 27 wins. Dragic was signed as a free agent, his first season as a starter marred by an underperforming, mismatched roster that won only 25 games.

How did that team underperform? It was an abomination of a team.

AmareIsGod wrote: Really. It's my opinion though. Doesn't have to align with yours. I appreciate the expressed view that my thoughts on it being one of the better Suns articles this season, a season full of many good articles, is a poor opinion as it required a one word "really" reply from you.

INFORMER wrote:

AmareIsGod wrote: Really. It's my opinion though. Doesn't have to align with yours. I appreciate the expressed view that my thoughts on it being one of the better Suns articles this season, a season full of many good articles, is a poor opinion as it required a one word "really" reply from you.

Honestly, I was just expressing surprise. It wasn't a criticism. You're reading too much into that "one word."

INFORMER wrote:If it was a shocking opinion, then I would have been "shocked" by it. But that's not what I said. When I read the article I was indifferent to it; I didn't find anything wrong with it, but I didn't find it exceptional either, which is why I made that response.

Let's dial down the sensitivity level just a tad.

INFORMER wrote:
Let's dial down the sensitivity level just a tad.

Mori Chu wrote:Mod fight!

SwingMan wrote:

Mori Chu wrote:Mod fight!

Too many chefs.....

Mori Chu wrote:Mod fight!

SwingMan wrote:

Mori Chu wrote:Mod fight!

Too many chefs.....

JeffreyLee wrote:

SwingMan wrote:

Mori Chu wrote:Mod fight!

Too many chefs.....

I once said too many chief and not enough indians infront of a Native American family. I was extreamly embarressed. They were cool about it, and I still closed the sale. We are no good friends with eachothers familys. I know off topic, but i saw too many chefs and it all came back to me.