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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Anthony will always be a better player than Darko. Darko will always have so very much potential. Hakeem had more potential than Jordan at draft time too.
Agreed. And if he was having trouble, Dumars, a defensive genius, would have made a real difference. It's not like Melo can't move his feet. And when you can move your feet, defense is an attitude.
Prince looks shook quite often, so I agree that he's still really nervous. He really needs to build some upper body strength. Carmelo is developed and somewhat fearless (bordering on stupid at times). But imagine how his game would grow at leaps and bounds being in the Finals his first year out. That kind of experience is invaluable. The Lakers are having problems matching up now. But what do they do when Rip and 'Melo are on the floor at the same time? Moot question, I know. But Prince really hasn't done much this series. He looks like he doesn't want to be the man. And that's an attitude you can't change. Just ask Webber.
I honestly don't think Dumars thought they would win the Finals (and I recognize that they still haven't) when he was making these decisions. Getting another couple of bodies to throw at Shaq isn't going to make a difference. He knew then (as did Larry Brown) that you just have to let Shaq have his. The trick is shutting everyone else down. So, I think he was thinking about the future.
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If I may interject here, I have a few questions.
Allow me to start by mentioning that I really don't watch much professional basketball. I've always liked the college game better, yadda yadda yadda.
So, anyway, what is the deal with the guy on Detriot who wears that scary see-thru face brace thing (Prince, maybe?)? What exactly happened to his face and if it was that serious, why didn't he just retire from this dangerous sport already? Is he just wearing it to mess with me? To frighten his opponents? If he didn't have it on, would his face fall off?
Thanks in advance for your helpful responses.
