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Originally Posted by Gary Stevenson
Yugo, bobbo is a self described combo of kirilenko and Dwight Howard I think?
iirc I'm mixture of LeBron and Dwight*.
But really, my closest comparison is Dante Cunningham.
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Anyway, he's an undersized big at 6foot or just over, he has a decent outside shot and is good when we run the PnR.
Pretty much this. Dante Cunningham.
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I play pg mostly, sometimes I'll concede that to ball hogs if we get one on our team in pickup. I'm a much better shooter off the ball like most people, but I think I control the game a lot better than most people we play with so I prefer to have the ball.
Dubbie ("Gary") is a solid floor general. He isn't that vocal on the floor but he soothes the team, whether it's rec ball (league play) or raw pickup. He gives good balance, plays with solid direction. Like he's not one to push the pace in irreverent fast break tempo, but he also knows when to 1 man fast break for a layup. He's going to hate this comparison but he runs a team a lot like Derek Fisher.
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I think I'm a really good passer at our level of play and I have good handle, basically not flashy, not many TOs,
I think Dub has great handle - he never gets stripped, he can penetrate in the lane without losing his handle, and he rarely travels or palms. However, it's more Jose Calderon-esque than Chris Paul - most creation is swing passes.
I urge Dub to shoot off the pnr rather than pass, because Alex is a real good shooter from most spots in the floor. If anything, (ESPECIALLY IN PICKUP) he's too selfless. If he was more shot-dominant, we'd be better, since he's a real good shooter. He has speed and burst quickness to get separation, but he doesn't use it. He also is an excellent spot up shooter but wont shoot vs a light contest - has to be wide open. Has a very nice pump fake because his first step is so quick, so he does punish the kids who over commit.
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solid at the PnR, can spot up and knock down shots when I'm in season and I have a really quick first step so I can get by most defenders.
I'd agree with this
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We usually play at the tufts gym with college kids who we're a little better than. We're probably a little bit below D3 school level when we're playing our best
And this. Play varies wildly, both in our leagues and just raw pickup - the best players are D3+ players, some of whom are clearly a tad better than us, others who are not better than us but roughly equivalent.
Dub is pretty solid defensively, but he is more about defensive containment than he is at forcing TOs. Kinda like the opposite of Monta Ellis defense. I'd much rather stick Alex on the point of attack vs a quick guard, since he can stay in front - he really wont let anyone drive on him. Al does fairly decently on bigger players too, since he is deceptive about shot blocking - never any weakside help, but when bigger players try to post him up, he holds his own. (And has earned a bunch of rejections from people trying to just simply go over the top of him)
Derek Fisher kinda sucks in the NBA now though and Alex in our games is one of the better players, so that's a real bad comparison. Maybe Jason Kidd. Maybe fully healthy Luke Ridnour, possibly Goran Dragic, or Devin Harris.