Comments on: Bradley Beal says “too many people in my ear” with advice

By: tcclark

tcclark — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:21:47 +0000

Allen Iverson had a hell of a career as a SG and was a generous 6 ft. He was the MVP as a SG.

Jerry West is arguably the greatest SG of all time and was only 6’2.

Dave Bing was only 6’3 and is one of the 50 Greatest Players of All time.

Hal Greer was 6’2

Bill Sharman was 6’1

If you want some current example everyone on this list is 6’4 or shorter (aside from DWade and Chauncey who you’ve already listed):

OJ Mayo
Steph Curry
Lou Williams
Marcus Thornton
Jason Terry
Ben Gordon

All of those players have made a living scoring in high numbers and are all good shooters. Beal was brought in to do the same

By: rtfinch

rtfinch — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:38:43 +0000

It’s easy to get on him now. Lets be patient and see what happens when John Wall comes back. Hate him all you want, but with Ariza and Beal, Wall can be the set-up man he is naturally. Until then they’re stuck with A.J. Price (a third string point guard last year) and Jordan Crawford (the only shot he doesnt like is the one someone else takes).

By: dondada10

dondada10 — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:07:07 +0000

Bradley Beal = Dajuan Wagner

By: eugenesaxe

eugenesaxe — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:05:47 +0000

Too many in his ear, not enough talented people on the court.

By: shockexchange

shockexchange — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:28:21 +0000

Is it too late for the Shock Exchange to advise him to stay in school?

By: truthplainandsimple

truthplainandsimple — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:17:01 +0000

Or…Bradley Beal is a 6’3 shooting guard that is (as of right now) only a shooter. I’m not trying to down the young man, but it still baffles me how he was a #3 pick. Your starting PG is bigger, taller and longer than your SG, and unless your starting PG is Magic Johnson, that’s not necessarily a recipe for success. Small SGs like Wade (who’s really not small, just technically measures shorter) or Billups (who’s really a PG, but can score, defend bigger and distribute–not to mention he play’s with CP3) or Ray Allen have exceptional athleticism, length and/or skillls. At best, I think he’s a 6th man that can give you good scoring off of the bench.