Re: Rosen at it again! DROB overated!!
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Originally Posted by whottt
It wasn't Larry Brown that said that...at least I don't think it was.
Larry Brown said Drob was the one player he'd like to go back coach again.
I think it was probably John Lucas that said it. Then again, LB is kind of two faced and he and Drob didn't exactly get along the first time around. Still, I don't see why he'd say that kind of thing about him unless he meant it.
As for the hate on Drob...it's basically the same things many Spurfans say, more or less. Drob made the mistake of being a truly good human being and role model in a shallow and cynical profession. He should have been more of a chest thumper. That's all it is....he had a nice guy attitude and because of that people eviscerate him...I think it's probably because he sets a higher standard of character and conduct than most people can ever hope to achieve.
Just be glad Duncan won this year(with a great team)...or else they would be saying the same things about Duncan..the media was savaging Duncan until game 7 of the finals...if he'd lost they would have said he couldn't win without Drob and he was a soft bitch. Unless they were talking about Drob...Now Duncan is spared that fate.
His comments on Gervin are ignorant as well...Gervin is at worst the 3rd best 2 guard in NBA history IMO, and I'm not totally sure I put Jerry West ahead of him...not a lot of 2 guards are franchise players...and Gervin was one. Like Drob...he also happens to be a really nice guy.
San Antonio has been so lucky.
So assuming you have Jerry West #2 you are putting Gervin over Kobe Bryant, Clyde Drexler, Pistol Pete, Earl Monroe, Julius Erving, and Sam Jones?
WOW! Some put Dr. J as a SF but he was really a SG.
Your arguments about DRob are off base. Duncan and Hakeem are pretty soft-spoken, stay out of trouble, "good" guys like DRob and aren't as criticized by the media as DRob. Neither Duncan nor hakeem are chest thumpers. They just happen to have led their teams to titles as #1 options, unlike Dave.
His points about Robinson not being clutch are pretty accurate and his points about Robinson's game declining in the playoffs are accurate as well. His comments about not beign a good defender or just having a weak FT line jumper, though, are pretty off base. What he should have said is that Robinson's failure to ever develop a go-to move is what prevented him from crackign that first tier of super elites.
Re: Rosen at it again! DROB overated!!
All good points so far.
What really aggravates me are the LIES about Barkley. Over and over again, I have heard Barkley admit that his soft defense probably cost him a title, and that if he had it all to do over again, he would have worked harder on defense. Barkley has also said many, many times that Philadelphia should have repeated, and that it was not due to lack of talent. (He blames it on key injuries, however.)
Barkley shoots off his mouth A LOT, but he is more than capable of some genuine reflection and self-criticism.
Re: Rosen at it again! DROB overated!!
Plus he supported Manu for the All-Star Game and was probably the only telecaster to keep his seat rightfully planted on the Spurs bandwagon all season long.
Barkley used to bug me, but then he started with his GIIIINOOOOBIIIILIIII ish, and I quickly saw the error of my ways. Besides, who can't help but love a guy who still hasn't figured out the difference between your and you're and still manages to work in public relations. :lol
Re: Rosen at it again! DROB overated!!
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Originally Posted by bobbyjoe
So assuming you have Jerry West #2 you are putting Gervin over Kobe Bryant, Clyde Drexler, Pistol Pete, Earl Monroe, Julius Erving, and Sam Jones?
WOW! Some put Dr. J as a SF but he was really a SG.
Your arguments about DRob are off base. Duncan and Hakeem are pretty soft-spoken, stay out of trouble, "good" guys like DRob and aren't as criticized by the media as DRob. Neither Duncan nor hakeem are chest thumpers. They just happen to have led their teams to titles as #1 options, unlike Dave.
His points about Robinson not being clutch are pretty accurate and his points about Robinson's game declining in the playoffs are accurate as well. His comments about not beign a good defender or just having a weak FT line jumper, though, are pretty off base. What he should have said is that Robinson's failure to ever develop a go-to move is what prevented him from crackign that first tier of super elites.
David's supporting cast during his years as the Spur's #1 option were not as great as Duncan's or Hakeem's during their own title runs.
In fact, the mere fact that David's pre-'96 teams could even make the conference finals is a testament to his greatness.
