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rlt4uk
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posted 04-05-2020 03:34 PM      Profile for rlt4uk     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Ashton just announced that he was declaring for the NBA draft.

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posted 04-05-2020 04:02 PM      Profile for catmandoo   Email catmandoo   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Sad for the Cats but great for Ashton and the NBA Knock them dead Ashton...

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posted 04-05-2020 05:19 PM      Profile for handycat   Email handycat   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Wish him luck but I just can’t see him having an NBA career. What you have to remember is this is coming from a guy that thought John Wall would be a bust in the NBA because of his shooting. 😒
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posted 04-06-2020 12:56 PM      Profile for Bama Cat   Email Bama Cat   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Unless he gets on the right team he may have to worry about his second year. That is if he makes the first 30 selections, which is not assured. He was still not steady with his play and could end up in the D league for a while.
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posted 04-06-2020 01:25 PM      Profile for GA Cat   Email GA Cat   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
It will all depend on how his game translates to the more wide open style of the NBA. I thought Rondo would struggle in the NBA, but underestimate how much the wide open nature of the NBA game would benefit his skill set. I really have a terrible track record of predicting how players will translate to the NBA, so I gave up a long time ago. I never though PJ Washington or Rondo would do well. I didn't think that Booker would be as good as he is, so I am not expert, that is for sure.

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handycat
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posted 04-06-2020 01:28 PM      Profile for handycat   Email handycat   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
I think he will go traight to the G league. Or maybe that should be D. Or maybe E. Anyway you get the idea.

Or more likely overseas. Enjoyed watching him play defense. Offense made me cringe at times. Wish him the best.

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posted 04-06-2020 01:32 PM      Profile for handycat   Email handycat   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Ga Cat, you made me realize I meant Rondo when I said Wall in my previous post.

Now I’m not sure who I mean. One of those guys who got drafted who was not a good shot in college. Getting old is hell.

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posted 04-06-2020 03:06 PM      Profile for Tiptree   Email Tiptree   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Rondo's success did not surprise me. He was an athletic freak of nature, and he worked diligently on his shooting in the league.

One player that DID surprise me with his NBA success is Bam Abadayo. That guy has become a solid NBA star!

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posted 04-06-2020 03:19 PM      Profile for catmandoo   Email catmandoo   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
NBA Championships Details:

NBA Championship2007-08 with Boston Celtics
All-Star Game:

4 times (played 3 times)
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (DNP)
Awards and Honors by Type:

Assists Leader - 3 times
2011-12, 2012-13, 2015-16

Steals Leader - Once
2009-10

All-NBA Third Team - Once
2011-12

All-Defensive First Team - Twice
2009-10, 2010-11

All-Defensive Second Team - Twice
2008-09, 2011-12

All-Rookie Second Team
2006-07
Awards and Honors by Year:

2006-07
All-Rookie Second Team

2008-09
All-Defensive Second Team

2009-10
Steals Leader
All-Defensive First Team

2010-11
All-Defensive First Team

2011-12
Assists Leader
All-NBA Third Team
All-Defensive Second Team

2012-13
Assists Leader

2015-16
Assists Leader

He has done well to say least and one of best if not the best point guards coming out of Kentucky.

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posted 04-06-2020 04:09 PM      Profile for PaulCat     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by Tiptree:
Rondo's success did not surprise me. He was an athletic freak of nature, and he worked diligently on his shooting in the league.

One player that DID surprise me with his NBA success is Bam Abadayo. That guy has become a solid NBA star!

Agree on both players. Rondo had elite PG skills in college, although he couldn't shoot. Hagans is a decent PG who can't shoot.

I didn't think Bam would last ten minutes in the NBA. But I forgot that the traditional back-to-the-basket center no longer exists in the NBA. I think when they got rid of the rule prohibiting the zone defense is what killed the traditional center. Today, NBA centers are high-flying athletes who need to do nothing more than run, jump and dunk. Bam fits that mold very well.

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posted 04-07-2020 12:15 PM      Profile for catmandoo   Email catmandoo   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Rondo made 249 field goals in 505 attempts for 49.31% for the Cats, free throws not so good.

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