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Tim W. wrote: View PostI'm not sure what you think a veteran big man is going to do that all the coaches Bargnani has had over his entire career, as well as guys like Nesterovic, and Moses Malone, who tutored him in the summer of 2009, have done. Before you make broad assumptions, ensure you know what you are talking about. By the time a player gets to the NBA, team defense should be mostly instinctual. And by the time you get to year five, you should really know what you're doing. Coaching, mentoring and all the things that people keep saying the Raptors should do to teach Bargnani how to play team defense won't do any good if the player simply don't have it in him to play good team defense.
Ed Davis, right now, is a better team defender than Bargnani is. Besides, there are more than enough good coaches on the team that can show him the finer points of team defense in the NBA. That's what coaches are for.
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MangoKid wrote: View PostRight, Patrick Ewing had nothing to do with Dwight's development and it was all of Battie's doing. He's more of a mentor than Battie.
Whatever helps you sleep at night.
guys like foyle and battie were THERE PLAYING and PRACTICING...with dwight
dont be a bitch and put words in other people's mouths.... everyone knows thats a bitch move...
you said battie didnt... i said he did and provided the link... take it like a man and STFU
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Legalize-It wrote: View Postwhen did i say patrick ewing wasnt involved ? the point was ur not going to pull a 45 year old HOF'er out of retirement to mentor bargs are you ?
guys like foyle and battie were THERE PLAYING and PRACTICING...with dwight
dont be a bitch and put words in other people's mouths.... everyone knows thats a bitch move...
you said battie didnt... i said he did and provided the link... take it like a man and STFU
Anyways, way to be classy with the cursing and name calling. Show some maturity.
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MangoKid wrote: View PostJuwon Howard plays team defense?
Howard's mentors weren't Battie or Foyle - the Magic signed Ewing as an coach to help him out.
I don't think there are too many big men out there (playing sense) that would help this team. If the Raptors are going to sign a big man coach, they should hire some with a lot of smarts, a cerebrial kind of player.. like Sabonis.. or Divac.
cuz clearly battie and foyle or other veterans cant teach anything...
how many more lies are you gona spit ??
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MangoKid wrote: View PostJuwon Howard plays team defense?
Howard's mentors weren't Battie or Foyle - the Magic signed Ewing as an coach to help him out.
I don't think there are too many big men out there (playing sense) that would help this team. If the Raptors are going to sign a big man coach, they should hire some with a lot of smarts, a cerebrial kind of player.. like Sabonis.. or Divac.Legalize-It wrote: View PostBattie might be most valuable for the Nets off of the court. After the trade, Dwight Howard let it be known that he looked up to Battie as sort of a big brother, and he was partly responsible for his development in the league. Everyone who talks about Battie seems to love his professionalism and there could be worse guys mentoring Brook. Shoot, he could even get to Sean Williams. Doubtful, but still…
Read more: http://netsarescorching.com/2009/09/...#ixzz15P1PNJtc
maybe next time do some research before responding...
you want more sources ? go check out dwight's blog and search for adonis foyle -
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Legalize-It wrote: View Postright mango kid... lets hire kareem to join the raps and suit up and play all 82 games and practice with the raps...
cuz clearly battie and foyle or other veterans cant teach anything...
how many more lies are you gona spit ??
I'd rather my big man learning from Kareem than Battie or Foyle. Kareem has more to teach than those two guys.
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Legalize-It wrote: View Postyea... so im not sure did howard say battie and foyle really helped him develop or no ?
you want more sources ? go check out dwight's blog and search for adonis foyle -
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Legalize-It wrote: View Postno one is saying who they would prefer to mentor their big man... read the OP twice or three times until you understand the point before posting...
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hey mango kid, which HOF'er can we get to join the raptors to teach andrea some stuff ?
who do you have in mind ?? how bout bill russell ?? or wilt chamberlain ?? bill walton ?? yea those are all real possibilities to not only join the raptors but to travel and practice with the team... maybe wilt champberlain can play too ??
omg maybe he could start and we could move bargs to the 4 !!
does anyone have bc's phone number ?
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MangoKid wrote: View PostI fully understand the point. I'm wondering what's yours, cause really, you haven't provided any examples as to who the Raptors can bring in, all I'm reading is whining and complaining from you.
i hope that wasnt too difficult though... do you need a link again ? like the link that showed how howard DID LEARN from battie and foyle when you said he DIDNT ?
let me know, actually dont.
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MangoKid wrote: View PostI said that they weren't real mentors. They helped him in practice, they practiced against Howard, but I'd still say Ewing is Dwight's real mentor.
was dwight already a beast by that time or what ?
another good question would be... is ewing helping dwight with his offense or defense ?
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