Comments on: Suns send rookie Kendall Marshall to the D-League

By: 00maltliquor

00maltliquor — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:11:37 +0000

There we go! Right on sunsbolts7

By: 00maltliquor

00maltliquor — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:08:12 +0000

Yeah, say that in 3 years when Marshall is in the top 5 ast. leaders. All he needs is PT. He’ll be just fine.

By: borderline1988

borderline1988 — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:17:10 +0000

I disagree. It’s rare to see a player who can’t crack an NBA rotation in his first 2 years become a starter in the league. D-league or no d-league. On a good team or bad one.
Even to become a decent rotation player…of course there are exceptions, but it’s really unlikely.
That’s why the D-League thing will never really work. Rookies who have the ability to become a starter will always be on the NBA team getting time.

By: dko83

dko83 — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:57:16 +0000

Well said.

By: nbascreed

nbascreed — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:07:59 +0000

This comment illustrates exactly why the NBA is missing the boat with the NBDL. They should require every team to have their own D-League team where THEIR players can go to run their stuff. Kendall Marshall would’ve been sent there out of the gate with detailed plans and goals (and measures against those goals) and the understanding that it may be 2-3 years before he gets his shot at rotation with the Suns. As currently constituted both fans and more importantly PLAYERS look at this as some sort of demotion when hw shouldn’t been in the NBA in the first place.

I like to think I know basketball and there are 4 stages to getting development:
1. Recognizing your weaknesses (e.g. Man, I’ve got to develop a go-to crossover)
2. Practicing the mechanics on your own (e.g. cross overs on chairs, cones, etc)
3. Practicing the moves in game like situations (e.g. 1:1 or in scrimmages)
4. Using the move successfully and unsuccessfully in A GAME and going back to number 2.

I think Perry Jones and Jeremy Lamb have the potential to be above average NBA players. How much sooner could they develop if the OKC had their own d-league team where those guys were running all OKC stuff, practicing the OKC way BUT had the luxury to play 40 minutes a night against other quality comp in the d-league. I’ve been on the floor in pregame and I’m sorry but windsprints, 3on3 and shooting drills for guys out of the rotation do NOT replace playing.

MLB has it right in this regard.

ktgotgame.com

By: sunsbolts7

sunsbolts7 — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:04:55 +0000

We’re not even a quarter of the way through his rookie year and people are writing him off and calling this a bad pick. I remember a certain point guard drafted by the Suns back in ’96 who hardly saw court time his rookie season. He eventually won 2 MVP awards.

By: blueintown

blueintown — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:29:22 +0000

Absolutely phenomenal college playmaker that lacks the skill set and physical attributes to excel at the pro level.

By: dko83

dko83 — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:25:30 +0000

I thought this guy might have been the next great pure point guard.. looks like I would be very wrong.

By: rj2323

rj2323 — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:59:19 +0000

What a waste of a pick