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why? i already have some tats, this will go in the same place so it's no big deal, viva las estupidas
now that's really gay. and yes punky I'd say it to spurs fans if they do the same thing.
why? i already have some tats, this will go in the same place so it's no big deal, viva las estupidas
It was a good article. I agree with everything, except the Scottie Pippen/Josh Howard comparison. He's good, but he's not the floor general Pippen was. He slashes and generates much more offense for himself than for others. His ability to do so while being able to hit jumpers allows lanes to open as defenders can't slack off, but he's certainly not at Pippens' level for creating offense.
Also, Harris may "finish" like KJ, but he's got a LOOONNNNGGGG way to go to ever validate such a comparison. In his second year in the League KJ was 20+ ppg and 12+ apg on over 50% from the field - good enough for All-NBA 2nd Team honors. This is Harris' third year and he's barely a starter.
Overall, however, a very good and informative piece.
I don't think he was comparing Harris to KJ's overall game, just in his ability to get to the basket and "finish" the play. He's not near the player that KJ was and I doubt he'll ever be.
Yeah... I just wanted to make sure it was out there. It's not the first time I've heard the comparison. I like Harris. Quality guard with potential. Perhaps more potential than the current Mavericks system allows him to show/develop. KJ was a devastating player and my post on the matter was more in defense of anything KJ being likened with anything Devin Harris, even if the comparision twixt the two was a compliment to KJ's ability.
KJ was my favorite player and someone I've met on several different occasions. He's as good a person as he was a player. I have never felt he got the due he deserved, so I don't like it when his name is thrown out lightly. He should be in HOF talks, but never is. He's the forgotten great of his generation.
Guess I'm a little jumpy.
I should work on it
"Magic Johnson and Kevin Johnson: two of the greatest PGs who have ever played this game..."
- Chick Hearn
Chris Paul is the closest thing to KJ, though he's not nearly as explosive. He's a post-surgery version of KJ. Still great, just not as much so...
No offense intended toward Harris. Wanted the Suns to draft him at #7 that year before the Mavericks draft-day acquisition.
I was always a big fan of KJ's. I really enjoyed watching him play.Yeah... I just wanted to make sure it was out there. It's not the first time I've heard the comparison. I like Harris. Quality guard with potential. Perhaps more potential than the current Mavericks system allows him to show/develop. KJ was a devastating player and my post on the matter was more in defense of anything KJ being likened with anything Devin Harris, even if the comparision twixt the two was a compliment to KJ's ability.
KJ was my favorite player and someone I've met on several different occasions. He's as good a person as he was a player. I have never felt he got the due he deserved, so I don't like it when his name is thrown out lightly. He should be in HOF talks, but never is. He's the forgotten great of his generation.
Guess I'm a little jumpy.
I should work on it
"Magic Johnson and Kevin Johnson: two of the greatest PGs who have ever played this game..."
- Chick Hearn
Chris Paul is the closest thing to KJ, though he's not nearly as explosive. He's a post-surgery version of KJ. Still great, just not as much so...
No offense intended toward Harris. Wanted the Suns to draft him at #7 that year before the Mavericks draft-day acquisition.
All very true. KJ is a legend but lots of people don't seem to view him that way. And as much as I love Devin, he'll never come close to KJ's greatness.
It's his own fault really, being so quiet, good-natured and unassuming as both a person and player. If only he would have been more showy, pompous or controversial he'd probably be remembered as a better player. It's stupid, but true.
I once was in a discussion about the greatest PG's of the 90's with a group of sportswriters and all were floored when I brought up his stats. They couldn't believe how much better his offensive numbers were when compared to the likes of Tim Hardaway and Gary Payton. Not to say the prior didn't have his own injuries that ravaged a potential HOF career, but KJ was better. Not as dynamic or exciting, but better.
Why didn they not realize? He was the antagonizer on the court that either were. He didn't get in trouble off it. He wasn't flashy or showy. Wasn't all about his numbers either.
Of course, I wouldn't have wanted him to be. Just wish his injuries would have come a few years later. After he'd cemented a HOF legacy.
Also, it wasn't my intention to hijack this quality thread on the Mavericks. It's a good thread. It should be set back on course.
He also had that awesome dunk. I don't recall the exact cir stances of it but I remember him coming down the baseline and throwing down over someone. It was AWESOME!
It was late fourth-quarter in game seven of the '95 semifinals. Kenny Smith forced Johnson baseline, cutting off his passing lane. Hakeem was waiting for KJ to turn the corner, only, rather than do so, stop and pull up for a contested jumper, KJ turned the corner, drove hard to the basket and, to Olajuwan's dismay, elevated and threw down, "baptizing" Hakeem, as Shaq would later put it. A vicious one-handed cram on Olajuwan's mug.
I was fifteen or so and went freakin' nuts. They lost the game and the series, at home none-the-less. It was KJ's last chance at a le and they just couldn't best them Rockets.
That play stands out to me because it's my all-time favorite player in KJ dunking on my all-time favorite post player in Hakeem. You can "youtube" search for video of it. I'd post it, but, ya know...
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