THC: The Hairston Coalition

[kromediablo]

Seriously looking back at it....would you rather have hairston or goran dragic of the suns.....dragic reminds me of Manu ginobili!!!

[Blackjack]

I'd rather have Hairston (and Dejuan Blair and I'm sure Holt appreciated the extra $500K).

[Blackjack]

It ain't a fascination, it's a coalition -- The Coalition, brah.

Shout out to FkLA

we're talking about scrubs here yet the Get Lifted crew acts like Hairston wouldve been a huge upgrade.

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[ohmwrecker]

I think I would like Hairston more if he grew a big, James Hardenesque beard.

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Seriously looking back at it....would you rather have hairston or goran dragic of the suns.....dragic reminds me of Manu ginobili!!!

The only difference so far between the two players is that one was allowed to make his mistakes getting playing time, and the other hasn't gotten meaningful minutes in two years.

[jag]

I wonder if Montepaschi Siena will have a Hairston Coalition?

[Cane]

The only difference so far between the two players is that one was allowed to make his mistakes getting playing time, and the other hasn't gotten meaningful minutes in two years.

Thats the only difference huh?

[ohmwrecker]

My condolences, Blackjack.

[Blackjack]

[benefactor]

First the Sato Locos and now this. I'm going need some medication.

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Thats the only difference huh?

Yep. Suns fans hated Dragic while he was getting a chance to make mistakes learning the NBA game. Pop's got a pretty good record of micromanaging guys out of the organization that don't get "my favorite player" treatment. At this point the only difference between the two of them has been the opportunity they were given by their respective teams.

[ceperez]

Appears that Spurs still have Hairston's rights.

So maybe THC get resurrected in 2 years time.

[Cane]

Yep. Suns fans hated Dragic while he was getting a chance to make mistakes learning the NBA game. Pop's got a pretty good record of micromanaging guys out of the organization that don't get "my favorite player" treatment. At this point the only difference between the two of them has been the opportunity they were given by their respective teams.

Thinking that the only difference between Malik and Dragic is playing time.

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Thinking that the only difference between Malik and Dragic is playing time.

at your inability to quantify anything else to make your case.

[Cane]

at your inability to quantify anything else to make your case.

• Dragic showed talent when he got minutes
• He's a PG/SG not a SG/SF
• Bettter background than Malik, already more talented before coming to the league
• Hasn't encountered injuries that set back his progress as much

LOL @ thinking that the only difference between Malik and Dragic being minutes played

Shouldn't the entire league be jumping on Malik if he was the next Dragic and just needed minutes???

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• Dragic showed talent when he got minutes
• He's a PG/SG not a SG/SF
• Bettter background than Malik, already more talented before coming to the league
• Hasn't encountered injuries that set back his progress as much

LOL @ thinking that the only difference between Malik and Dragic being minutes played

Shouldn't the entire league be jumping on Malik if he was the next Dragic and just needed minutes???

Wow, and the fail posts keep rollin'. Both of them have talent, both of them played at a position of need, both played well before coming into the NBA, neither had injuries. One got consistent playing time, the other didn't. One got more minutes his second season, the other got fewer. One is still with his team because he has reason to believe he's going to have a shot to start, the other left because he already lost a starting job to a vet scrub who can't even get an NBA gig right now and wasn't going to get a guaranteed contract. Given the situation, I don't blame the Spurs for giving him an opportunity to go, but I don't blame Hairston for bolting for a steady paycheck either.

[ChumpDumper]

Appears that Spurs still have Hairston's rights.

They don't.

[DesignatedT]

why is goran dragic even being talked about

[Cane]

Wow, and the fail posts keep rollin'. Both of them have talent, both of them played at a position of need, both played well before coming into the NBA, neither had injuries. One got consistent playing time, the other didn't. One got more minutes his second season, the other got fewer. One is still with his team because he has reason to believe he's going to have a shot to start, the other left because he already lost a starting job to a vet scrub who can't even get an NBA gig right now and wasn't going to get a guaranteed contract. Given the situation, I don't blame the Spurs for giving him an opportunity to go, but I don't blame Hairston for bolting for a steady paycheck either.

And Dragic was a better talent than Malik before the NBA and didn't encounter the injury setbacks that Malik had earlier in the year.

How the can you say that the only difference between Malik and Dragic is just minutes played? Shouldn't the league be jumping on Malik if he just needs minutes to be the next Dragic?

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And Dargic was a better talent than Malik before the NBA and didn't encounter the injury setbacks that Malik had earlier in the year.

Neither of which is remotely true, but keep telling yourself that.

How the can you say that the only difference between Malik and Dragic is just minutes played? Shouldn't the entire league be jumping on Malik if he just needs minutes to be the next Dragic?

Because it's the only difference at this point. "the next Dragic"

[Cane]

Neither of which is remotely true, but keep telling yourself that.

Both of which are true. You do realize that Malik suffered injuries right and showed next to nothing when he was on the court?

Because it's the only difference at this point. "the next Dragic"

Nope, but keep telling yourself that like how Pop didn't play the rookie Blair in the reg season or playoffs

Why aren't there any teams showing interest in Malik?

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Both of which are true. You do realize that Malik suffered injuries right and showed next to nothing when he was on the court?

Still wrong on both counts.

Why aren't there any teams showing interest in Malik?

Since he was released by the Spurs to sign with a European team, he was never available. I'm not sure how you think it means anything that teams didn't show any interest in someone they didn't know was moving and didn't have a shot at because he was under contract.

[ElNono]

[Cane]

Still wrong on both counts.


Since he was released by the Spurs to sign with a European team, he was never available. I'm not sure how you think it means anything that teams didn't show any interest in someone they didn't know was moving and didn't have a shot at because he was under contract.

I'll just go with another poster's reaction to your recent posts:

You are being very silly today.

Hairston didn't show enough in his NBA minutes that can make one say he's the next Dragic or that he truly deserved a spot on a NBA roster. The fact that he was released by the Spurs when they need defensive oriented SF's that can spread the floor should say a lot especially since no NBA team offered him a contract unlike Ian (unless the Euro contract is just too lucrative to pass up for his career).

Hairston lit up the d-league and had that one awesome leaning-dunk in the reg season...but failed to impress enough for a rotation spot as a Spur.

[lefty]

CROFL Hairston