Review of under and over hyped players

[HarlemHeat37]

You say this about Finley right now during his hot streak..wait until he's in one of his slumps again..and he's not a good defender in any way..

[jag]

I called the Suns cheap shot prediction and what do you know, gotta love the bandwagon Spurs fans with < 1000 posts.

And it wasn't a full blown Parker vs. Manu thing, Parker is probably the more important player of the two, but the way some of the people here say Manu is just riding Parker and Duncan's coattail's is completely ridiculous.

And yes, I would like a player on the Suns who brings the intensity and winner's at ude Ginobili does, and I know I wouldn't start a new thread every day about trading him like some people here do.

I'm not sure where you get this from...70% of this board hugs Manu's nuts and pisses all over Tony.

[MaNu4Tres]

Finleys' role is nothing like Mason's. He's strictly catch and shoot. He does almost no ball handling, and all season long, has maybe brought the ball up the floor 8-10 times. Mason handles the ball MUCH more, and as stated, is the defacto back up PG now, with George sliding into much more of a SG role with the reserve unit.

I said Mason has a more similar role to Finley. I didn't say he has the EXACT role. And yes Mason does have a more similar role to Finley more so than the role of Manu and Tony creating just about every other play.

[MaNu4Tres]

Finleys' role is nothing like Mason's. He's strictly catch and shoot. He does almost no ball handling, and all season long, has maybe brought the ball up the floor 8-10 times. Mason handles the ball MUCH more, and as stated, is the defacto back up PG now, with George sliding into much more of a SG role with the reserve unit.

And another thing. Finley's role is like Mason's. About 70 percent of Mason's minutes (as of the past 3-4 games) have been catch and shoot with the occasional one or two dribble pull up off a screen IF the defense is tired/lazy and goes under the screen. But when its time for war and we have all our weapons locked and loaded, Mason's role will be like Finley's. Which is to play off Tony Manu and Tim's play making ability, whether its catch and shoot/ pump fake one dribble or two dribble pull ups and that role is and will continue to be Masons, except now Mason may bring the ball up the court 12 minutes a game. And bringing the ball up the court doesn't necessarily automatically mean Masons role is to be the creator. Ask Jacque Vaughn.

[sprrs]

but the way some of the people here say Manu is just riding Parker and Duncan's coattail's is completely ridiculous.

Who's ever said that? Tony gets more than his fair share of hate in here, and I've only ever seen maybe two or three posters bash Manu.

[Chomag]

I don't hate Finley. Actualy he was my favorite nba player duiring his prime.

He is just way overplayed IMO. At this stage in his career he should be getting about 20 minutes a game maybe fewer on nights his shot is off but we all know that the all powerfull man-crush just wont let that happen.

[ILoveOranges]

I know some of the Parker lovers are gonna get extremely mad at this and make some cheap shot about the Suns and the draft lottery because I discounted their beloved Parker, but that's just how I see it.

This is a random note, but I've noticed this happening a lot. There are several Suns or Mavs fans that post on the board, and even if they make a legitimate point regarding the topic, there are those who randomly take shots at their teams. It's extremely juvenile, and I can't really find the pleasure they get out of it.

[timtonymanu]

Roger Mason Jr gets alot of hype because he helped the Spurs get 4 victories: against the Clippers, Suns, Lakers, and Celtics. The Spurs could easily be 37-24 if Mason didnt make the big shot. He's been alot better than what we expected.

Same goes for Hill. When the Spurs drafted him, alot of people were disappointed because nobody knew who he was. Then he had a horrendous summer league. Suddenly in the preseason/season Hill greatly improved his game and actually took Parker's place when Parker was hurt. Just like Mason, Hill has been alot better than anyone expected.

Malik Hairston, i dont see why this guy shouldn't get hype. This was the guy that was picked below Desmon Farmer at the beginning of the season. Malik played his ass of in the D-League and has shown potential in the NBA. He already looks better than Ime. As for Pops, he was able to rebound. That's all. But he's gone already.

Michael Finley, he is not always hated sometimes. When he's hot, no one complains. When he's off, people complain. My take on why people dislike him is that he plays way too much minutes even when he's useless. He really shouldn't get more playing time than Bowen or Mason but he does. He has been a liability several games this year. But other games he's pretty good.

Ime Udoka, there's a reason why he's underhyped. he sucks. He showed some promise last year, but this year he sucks. He makes alot of mistakes and cant even shoot anymore unless it's a scrub lineup. Alot of people felt that he could have been better this year, but he hasnt been.

Jacque Vaughn, now i think he's underhyped. He has mentored George Hill and when he plays, he tries his best. People on here don't give Vaughn enough credit. However I've noticed there has been less ing about Vaughn on this site compared to the offseason.

[MaNu4Tres]

Udoka looking more confident. Kind of surprising.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Who's ever said that? Tony gets more than his fair share of hate in here, and I've only ever seen maybe two or three posters bash Manu.

I know Ducks, SequSpur, that dude that wants Manu traded for Captain Jackson, and a lot of the Parker lovers themselves every time Manu has a bad game because they can make a "trade manu he's worthless" thread.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

This is a random note, but I've noticed this happening a lot. There are several Suns or Mavs fans that post on the board, and even if they make a legitimate point regarding the topic, there are those who randomly take shots at their teams. It's extremely juvenile, and I can't really find the pleasure they get out of it.

Eh whatever I really don't care about it at this point since almost all of the Spurs fans don't do it and a few of them tell the person that does make the random cheap shot that it was uncalled for and stupid. If someone thinks responding with "4 > 0" is clever then I feel bad for them because it means they're not the sharpest tool int he shed.

[erikuff]

I'm gonna have to agree with a lot of this.
Hill is playing good defense this whole season, but his offense has slumped around December, quite possibly because of Parker being back to normal or whatever.
Mason has done a great job as our top shooter. 4 game-winners, and a whole bunch of other clutch shots. His defense isn't bad and he's playing the Pg position alright.
Hairston, Mahinmi, & Pops are really nothing to be excited at all about. People forget, they don't play.
Kurt is a solid bench player and I have absolutely no problems with him and I don't see why people bash him at all.