Edge.....

[SFP]

Eddren McCain...Ty Lawson?...All-time great at BU? Give me a break.

ER3 you really got over heated for nothing! I said a Ty Lawson like player not as good as Ty Lawson. He does the same things and brings some of the same game as Ty Lawson already. If he could hit the outside shot consistantly with a man in his face and finish by the rim I would say he has that potential.

[tornado]

I think Edge DOES have a chance to be great at BU and I am sure he is aiming to be so.

[ER3]

ER3 you really got over heated for nothing! I said a Ty Lawson like player not as good as Ty Lawson. He does the same things and brings some of the same game as Ty Lawson already. If he could hit the outside shot consistantly with a man in his face and finish by the rim I would say he has that potential.

Oh, I'm not overheated about it...I guess it's just a pet peeve of mine when the names of superstars, All-Americans, Hall of Famers, etc. get used as comparisons for guys that haven't done nearly enough (yet) to earn any of those comparisons...like when MJ's name got tied to Theron Wilson somehow...and now the Lawson/McCain thing.

I understand you weren't saying that McCain is as good as Lawson...but I guess I don't even know that I see how you can say he is "Ty Lawson like" or has the "same game as Lawson already"...at this point in time. You say that "if he can hit the outside shot consistently and finish at the rim", then he has that potential...well OK, if, if, if...but what about him now is "Ty Lawson like"?...he's a point guard, he's a good athlete, he's tough, he has poise, OK, but those qualities don't make him anywhere near "Ty Lawson like", IMO.

I don't know...didn't mean to offend you...I just don't think McCain has shown us anywhere near enough at this point to be talked about as "Ty Lawson like" or that "he'll be one of BU's all-time greats"...I do hope he's working toward that and becomes as good as he possibly can be, but he's got a long, long way to go to get in the neighborhood of those labels...

He has the potential to be a good player...a much better offensive player than he was this year...but if I were to use other players to make a comparison, I would say that he is much more realistically somewhere between "Josh Dotzler like" and "Billy Wright like"...both good Valley players and certainly big helps to their respective programs...We'll see how his offensive game progresses...For the record, I hope I am wrong and you are absolutely right, though.

[ifarania]

I think Edge DOES have a chance to be great at BU and I am sure he is aiming to be so.

I think he has the tools to be an all time type point guard... He has the body, he has the tools, he has the basketball smarts (for the most part)...

The weaknesses (occasional immaturity in his decisions, poor perimeter shot defense, hesitation with his shot) are things that develop and can be coached. He has the components you need to be amazing, now it's up to him to develop and for the staff to teach him and mold him into a Braves legend.

[brocks]

Oh, I'm not overheated about it...I guess it's just a pet peeve of mine when the names of superstars, All-Americans, Hall of Famers, etc. get used as comparisons for guys that haven't done nearly enough (yet) to earn any of those comparisons...like when MJ's name got tied to Theron Wilson somehow...and now the Lawson/McCain thing.

I understand you weren't saying that McCain is as good as Lawson...but I guess I don't even know that I see how you can say he is "Ty Lawson like" or has the "same game as Lawson already"...at this point in time. You say that "if he can hit the outside shot consistently and finish at the rim", then he has that potential...well OK, if, if, if...but what about him now is "Ty Lawson like"?...he's a point guard, he's a good athlete, he's tough, he has poise, OK, but those qualities don't make him anywhere near "Ty Lawson like", IMO.

I don't know...didn't mean to offend you...I just don't think McCain has shown us anywhere near enough at this point to be talked about as "Ty Lawson like" or that "he'll be one of BU's all-time greats"...I do hope he's working toward that and becomes as good as he possibly can be, but he's got a long, long way to go to get in the neighborhood of those labels...

He has the potential to be a good player...a much better offensive player than he was this year...but if I were to use other players to make a comparison, I would say that he is much more realistically somewhere between "Josh Dotzler like" and "Billy Wright like"...both good Valley players and certainly big helps to their respective programs...We'll see how his offensive game progresses...For the record, I hope I am wrong and you are absolutely right, though.

I see Milos as the next Christian Laettner, Prosser as the next Carmelo Anthony, and Eastman as the next Anthony Parker. Do you have any problems with any of these projections?

[ER3]

I see Milos as the next Christian Laettner, Prosser as the next Carmelo Anthony, and Eastman as the next Anthony Parker. Do you have any problems with any of these projections?

Yes, I do.

[mrcoachdude]

Milos = Kyle Korver
Prosser = Goran Suton
Eastman = Crouch

[leebiddlecome]

If Eddren McCain can be a little bit better version of Billy Wright I will be tickled pink.

[dogsrus]

[QUOTE=BuAlum03;128763]everybody is entitled to their own opinion. dogs, i wasn't criticizing you, just disagreeing slightly.


No..never took it as criticism. I am open to all points of view and respect opinions from others.

[SFP]

[quote=dogsrus;128833][quote=BuAlum03;128763]everybody is entitled to their own opinion. dogs, i wasn't criticizing you, just disagreeing slightly.

No..never took it as criticism. I am open to all points of view and respect opinions from others.

That's what we love about you Dogrus!

[dogsrus]

If Eddren McCain can be a little bit better version of Billy Wright I will be tickled pink.

What exactly does it mean to be "tickled pink"..... just wondering. Actually I know it means you'll be happy but where does the phrase come from ?

[Chico]

I see Milos as the next Christian Laettner, Prosser as the next Carmelo Anthony, and Eastman as the next Anthony Parker. Do you have any problems with any of these projections?

Why would anyone have a problem with these projections? I know it's wishful thinking, but it would be nice.

[Braves4Life]

What exactly does it mean to be "tickled pink"..... just wondering. Actually I know it means you'll be happy but where does the phrase come from ?

Origin

"The tickling here isn't the light stroking of the skin - it's the figurative sense of the word that means 'to give pleasure or gratify'. The tickling pink concept is of enjoyment great enough to make the recipient glow with pleasure."

[tornado]

If Eddren McCain can be a little bit better version of Billy Wright I will be tickled pink.

I would be, too.....let's give him a chance...

here are some numbers to ponder..........


Billy Wright, Career Stats......909 points, 595 assists
Eddren McCain, Frosh stats...200 points, 111 assists

not bad so far...........

[dogsrus]

Origin

"The tickling here isn't the light stroking of the skin - it's the figurative sense of the word that means 'to give pleasure or gratify'. The tickling pink concept is of enjoyment great enough to make the recipient glow with pleasure."

Now I wish I wouldn't have asked.....ehhhh