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130049.28 in reply to 130049.27
Date: 2/8/2010 12:38:31 PM
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I used to live in the US and now in France, I have noticed something very important ! University sports or globally "scholarship sports" are much more famous in the US than in Europe.

For example in France, we don't have any NCAA or something that can come close to this kind of championship. In fact, students are not pushed by their school to perform in any kind of sports. That is the reason why there is no John Wall growing in Europe ...


Honestly, if it wasn't for that silly one-and-done rule, John Wall would be in the NBA this season. I don't think it has much to do with college athletics...I think the states just has a lot of kids that play a lot of hoops. Just like Brazil has lots of kids playing soccer, Canada has a lot of hockey players etc.



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Date: 2/24/2010 6:58:19 AM
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just two words: ricky rubio


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Date: 2/28/2010 8:42:43 AM
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In the past we saw dozens of players like him - most of them not living up to the expectations, you still remember Dajuan Wagner?

Even if he makes the NBA and becomes a great player he could still end like T-Mac or in a much worse case like the moronic Agent Zero and play a couple good seasons, get paid big time and vanish into oblivion...



Dajuan had two major crippling knee injuries, the kind that the recovery rate is never 100%, and if your game is based on quickness (like dajuan's was), then you are toast.

Thats always a risk for JOhn Wall, but he is a good bet to be a very good nba player. of course any player, even ones with great track record can be ruined by the wrong injury. Yao Ming may never be that effective agian

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Date: 2/28/2010 9:53:53 PM
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I know I'm pretty late to the conversation here, but to claim the KHL is even a remote competitor to the NHL at this point is simply laughable. Someday....who knows, but at this point they are a far far distant second.

They are a step up from the SEL, the SM-Liiga, and the Czech Extraliga (which are all great leagues) but how can you possibly say it is "attacking" the NHL at this point? Because they have poached a couple of second tier players? When they start keeping their own top end talent in Russia I will start considering them a competitor to the NHL.

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130049.32 in reply to 130049.30
Date: 3/16/2010 8:53:02 AM
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I am the only one here who thinks that Rubio is overrated/overhyped?

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Date: 3/16/2010 12:52:11 PM
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I think he needs to prove himself in the NBA...until then, there are lots of questions.

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Date: 3/16/2010 12:56:22 PM
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Well they promote him as the next Jason Kidd, but he is not the athlete that Kidd was, nor the defender against the NBA speedsters. Also he cant finish very well like Kidd. No doubt that he is really talented, but when is the last time that an average athlete has been star on the league playing PG?

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Date: 4/13/2010 4:49:55 AM
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Now people rate Evan Turner as the number 1 draft pick. Impressive in March but who will pick him up?

Interesting draft and Free Agentdevelopments during the summer! Looking forward to it! I personally hope NY Knicks will be coming out as a winner during the summer. Clippers has a good chance too...

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Date: 4/13/2010 1:58:46 PM
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Most of the mock drafts I've seen have Wall going first, but the draft if a while off.


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Date: 5/19/2010 9:04:07 AM
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Well, I saw the videos and the guy is simply a phenomenon! How old is he? 17? 18? Imagine his athletic skills at the age of 25! He has technique and GREAT ball handling and passing skills too. Great blocker, keen rebounder, so he must be good defender, too!

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Date: 5/20/2010 2:08:22 AM
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Better than Ricky Rubio?

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