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Kyle Anderson, A Spur All The Way
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=11220063
I'd heard that, and I watched the first two games again to see if it's really that slow. First of all, on a team that has Matt Bonner, NOBODY should be worried about someone's shot speed. He takes a bit of time and uses his legs when there's nobody nearby, but he can put it up in a snap when he needs to. He had a couple of Brent Barry looking jumpers.
He's really interesting to watch because everything he does is a response to what he sees, and I keep coming away amazed at how good his vision is. He finds the space he needs, either by going to it, or by staying in it. He knows where people are going to be, which way they're going to turn, and how much time he needs to get himself or the ball there.
His nickname in college was Slow Mo, but he's not slow, he just doesn't need to move fast to do what he needs to do. We should call him Bullet Time.
Kyle Anderson, A Spur All The Way
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=11220063
Another reason not to be too worried about his slow release: Chip. I know some people exaggerate his abilities (he can't just magically turn anyone into Ray Allen), but I do have supreme confidence in his ability to tweak guys' releases. Kawhi had an ugly-ass shot coming into the league. Look at him now. I wouldn't be surprised if Anderson's shot speeds up a bit after working with Chip.
Keep in mind, the Spurs knew he had a slow release before drafting him. They most likely saw what was wrong, and Chip has an idea of how to tweak it to improve the release.
Are there NO hairdressers in San Antonio!?
Chip came by my window at Whataburger during lunchtime rush. We exchanged pleasantries. After work, I did some plinking. Had three kills @ 1.5 miles on .50 cal. Never even fired a rifle before. He's amazing. Under-rated. I wish he had dined in.
I saw Steve Alford, UCLA head basketball coach on ESPN First Take this morning.
They asked him about his last season and about his three players who were taken in the first round of this years draft.
The first player he started talking about, and crowing over, was Kyle Anderson, saying he was the reason they got as far as they did in the tournament.
He said Kyle was one of those very rare basketball players that you only see once in a great while and compared him to Magic Johnson in IQ, height, passing savvy, and shooting savvy, that he instinctively knows where to be and what to do at the right time.
He said having a 6'9" PG was very fortunate for UCLA and that he was surprised that Kyle dropped all the way to the 30th pick, but that he couldn't have landed in a better team, that they were made for each other.
He mentioned that he advised Pop in their conversation to definitely try him out at PG, and that the knock on his being slow is greatly exaggerated, yet he would still have to work on his defense at the pro level, but that he would get it down pretty quickly.
He then talked about the other two UCLA players drafted, but he gushed over Anderson.
Exaggerated...can't be talking about ST...
Parker dribbles too much...
Daye is a horrible shooter...
Kyle is so slow he can't stop because he hasn't started yet...
Marco is tier than ulcerative colitis...
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Ace, your link didn't work for mobile viewers, but this one does. Should be same interview. It's hard not to fall in love with this kid.
I'm trying really hard not to use the M word to describe Kyle's game, but I sure keep thinking it when I watch him.
I've used it once already, in a limited context. Have you seen his double spin move and dish video I posted?
I know what you mean. I try to refrain from saying it too, but sometimes it just blurts out.
But UCLA coach Steve Alford had no reservations saying it this morning to a nationwide TV audience.
Yes, and who does that remind you of?
Dare I say it?
He may not be a bad defender, but he's no where near the level of Mbah a Moute.
The one thing that I noticed in watching his highlights is that many of his UCLA teammates were often surprised by the passes he threw to them. The Spurs players, many of whom played with Manu for some time, likely will NEVER be.
Just out of curiosity, how athletic was Magic as a rookie?
Magic and Diaw were both probably considerably more athletic, but it is difficult to quantify some aspects as I am unaware of lane agility tests, etc for Magic's era. And, Anderson refused to do them pre-draft because he thought the focus on his times would distract from his positives and hurt his draft position. Sort of an admission that they would be bad, but since they weren't done, it leaves some plausible deniability. I could be wrong about that, too, but I am pretty sure I read that somewhere.
Unless it's Ayers trying to catch them. He seems surprised by every pass he gets.
Glass half full, he never gets sick.
I've seen no SL games. So I came on here to get a quick summary of how Anderson is doing, and, well...he's either the next Magic Johnson or never going to make an NBA roster, depending on who I believe!
My own fault for being too busy/lazy to watch the games, but it's still impossible to know how he's doing based on the variety of opinions on this thread.
Not really surprising. We're more than ten years down the road and can't form consensus opinions on Tony and Manu.I've seen no SL games. So I came on here to get a quick summary of how Anderson is doing, and, well...he's either the next Magic Johnson or never going to make an NBA roster, depending on who I believe!
My own fault for being too busy/lazy to watch the games, but it's still impossible to know how he's doing based on the variety of opinions on this thread.
Ha ha! Truer words were never spoken.
Fortunately this forum has finally gotten over "Scola" threads, if not quite Bonner hate.
This is the truth if there ever was one.
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