POB's Problem

[SFP]

SFP, I guess I'm not as computer wise as most people on this board. I have webtv and it's not as sophisticated as a regular computer. Besides I get tired reading the same thing over and over with all the quotes. I was referring to ph's post where he mentioned the DC haters.

Chico no problem... I understand. I'm lost on all the text messaging abbreviations people do.

[MacabreMob]

This thread needs a group hug.

[BUBraves06]

This thread needs a group hug.

And you're just the one to organize it.

[Scouter]

Guys, guys, guys. Why can't we all just get along? This is why we can't have nice things...

As for the reasoning brought up in the original post, I think Doc Rivers' quote here speaks for itself. Now, I'm not saying POB's lazy, but it sounds like his coach certainly thinks he hasn't tapped his potential.

For those questioning why POB has been inactive, Rivers made clear yesterday the reason, with the statement that POB has to "keep working": ...
???He just has to keep working,??? Rivers said. ???Sure there??™s a message in this, but it??™s not being sent by me. He??™ll have to play at our intensity and speed if he wants to play. It??™s a process for him to get there. He??™s a talented, skilled kid who can get more out of himself.??? . . .

http://news.bostonherald.com/sports/...icleid=1130184

[Out of Bounce]

Nobody said you said or did anything wrong. But you did mention POB's being well off and my point being the money part is always brought up when anyone thinks he should have stayed at BU. Not a shot, just an opinion.

OK Chico, we are good. I thought I was 100% positive on what I said about POB and agreeing with BB and B4L. As for the money I'm glad he is doing well. I just hope he invests it well and looks past basketball because there is a lot of ex NBA players who didn't and are now broke. You take care my friend.

[Out of Bounce]

This thread needs a group hug.

Hugs, Hugs, Hugs, not me JK

[georgethedog]

This thread needs a group hug.

I've been waiting for you to make such a suggestion... You are too funny. Any women... I'm there!

[Missouri Brave]

Good comments, all, but I still don't see any evidence that says O'Bryant has a strong work ethic. I continue to wish the kid well -- I would love to see him become a great player -- but things point in the other direction.

Listen, if you've got a 7-foot, athletic kid who works hard, why would you deactivate him from games this early in the season? Looks like a red flag to me. I watched POB play a lot and some nights the energy and enthusiasm were there and some times it wasn't; would anyone disagree with that?

Some are saying he may lack the "passion" for playing the game. I know people like this in the working world, as we all do, people who aren't passionate about their jobs. They do whatever it takes to get by but don't accomplish near what they could (or should). That, to me, translates to work ethic, or a lack thereof.

(Note: you are considered an alum of a school if you attended, don't need to graduate. Check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alumni.)

[ph]

You might deactivate a player for the same reason a college redshirts a player. They might need to work on a skill and game-prepping takes away from that practive time. It may not be a lack of working hard, just wanting to focus that hard work on something other than game prepping.

I'm on the other side. Prove to me POB is not working hard. POB is not that outwardly "high motor" i.e. bouncing on the sidelines and, yes, due to his body's huge need for oxygen he breathes with his mouth wide open in the first minute of a game. Did the coaching staff ask him to show up for extra practice and he missed it? Is he refusing to do as many reps as requested?

[BUBrave28]

(Note: you are considered an alum of a school if you attended, don't need to graduate. Check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alumni.)

According to my current professors, wiki-anything isn't a valid source. You gotta triangulate!! After all, it was probably some guy who didn't graduate from his school and still wanted to claim he was an "alum" that posted that!

[Bradleyguy10]

Actually there was a study that was done that said Wikipedia was accurate to about 95% with respect to Britannica. It's improved with their new flagging options.

[Scouter]

According to my current professors, wiki-anything isn't a valid source. You gotta triangulate!! After all, it was probably some guy who didn't graduate from his school and still wanted to claim he was an "alum" that posted that!

You do not have to be a graduate in order to be an alum. From the "Associated Press Stylebook," which is the style used by most media outlets:

alumnus, alumni ... use when referring to a man (alumni in the plural) who has attended a school.

So POB is an alum, but not a graduate. Same with Danny Granger, TCS, Rashad Austin, etc.

[Chico]

The comments by the well respected coach, Doc Rivers, in today's PJS says it all. Maybe Don Nelson saw the same things.

[SFP]

In the NBA you need to want it real bad! It is the most competitive sport league in all the pro sports, period. If you do not really have that fire burning inside you there's someone else as athletic and physically capable who will take your spot. There's no room in the NBA for you to not have it as your number one priority, unless your name is Shaq, and even then he played with a lot of heart.

[lefty]

I hope POB does well as much as the next guy but his draft was a big surprise to most of us. He was draftee because of two big games against Pitt and KU...it wasn't because of what he did during the season because he was inconsistent kind of like how it is for him in the pros...maybe he will develop. I hope so but it doesn't seem likely.
there are worse things than a journeyman backup big man though