The first, most obvious nickname has yet to be topped: Instant Sharma (gonna get you).
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I think that pairing could work. For me I just wonder if in that instance heās more effective off ball than any of Imac, Taine, or Sharma that you could go with instead. Also, if heās on ball in that pairing, heāll likely have less room to operate in the paint with a non shooter in Warley. Iād definitely like to see us try it, though, as maybe he is the second best shooter on the team (though Iād be surprised) in which case that would be a reason to put him on the floor.
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For the record I looked up what is an flees dick today. Do you know the significance there (dont answer). Or do
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Yeah I agree. And I get the concern of his speed/ability to defend given the speed but that feels more like a general getting on the court issue as opposed to playing next to a specific player(s).
And Iām also completely with what @Hooandtrue is saying. Bliss playmaking ability compared to other options (like Taine or Sharma) should outweight what seems to be a smaller than expected shooting gap. And if weāre talking size heās only listed as an inch shorter than those guys, so itās not really much of a concession there either.
I just like as many multi-faceted guys on the court as possible. Think he fits that bill in a way similar to what TJP does although clearly very different players.
Bottom line I guess is of the 3 contending point guards, and to be clear I donāt mean that as contending to start or lead in minutes, but just in general if 2 are on the court at the same time it feels like a given Bliss has to be in that pairing. How much we actually run ā2 pointsā is TBD, though given team history feels like it very well could be a regular rotation.
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I do now, thanks to the miraculous powers of Google.
(Or I know what one looks like, which may not be the same as significance. For example, Popeye has one tattooed on his forearm. Whatās the significance of that?)
For those of you who are mystified by this exchange, it actually started several threads over:
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F me. Now I gotta google Popeye. Hold please
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I donāt know where this is going but Iām on full alert for a possible clean up haha
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@Simbaud started it. Now Fresh knows an flees penis is like twice its body length. Carry on everyone
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Have to evaluate Dai Dai vs Bliss through CTB lense. CTB values possesions like gold or diamonds. Dai Dai was a TO machine in the scrimmage. He will not get off the bench unless he fixes that. Bliss on the other hand seems at this early stage to possess traits that CTB values highly. Feel for the game, smart, under control. My bet for most minutes is Bliss by a lot.
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I watched Bliss 2 years ago at the Peach Jam and was impressed. Doesnāt have a quick shot but he is definitely a good shooter. During the Jam he showed a high IQ and something we havenāt seen yet but last year he was getting down low and scored a lot of points around the basket. .He was the best player on a team full of 5 stars. I think in time he will be a good contributor on a good team. Now to who really impressed me (Offensively) was TJ who got up and down the court, hit a few shots (2 3s I believe) and made several impressive passes to open players. I knew his defense needs a lot of work but the way Duke boards talked about him i thought he couldnāt walk and chew gum
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Not overtly disagreeing, but I think Bliss has a chance which is exciting in and of itself.
Watching Tyās mixtape in 2016, I fell in love. No fear at all, but the traits that made him great (game control and maximizing his strengths and minimizing his deficiencies in-gameā¦ indicating self-awareness and headiness) werenāt as apparent. Big BUTā¦there were plenty of risks (hip surgeries, quick twitch, etc) that hindsight discounts. Honestly, we struck gold.
I can concede Bliss has similar deficiencies, but he also has more of the strengths that Ty leveraged than anybody weāve brought in ( to my untrained eye anyway) since Tyās departure.
Not saying Bliss = Ty, but canāt shake the memories of Auburnās comeback while Ty was on the bench with foul trouble (FWIW, Iād retire 11 before 5 and 12 and am willing to fight anybody who disagrees, excepting @BDragon ). I think Bliss has more of the positives (along with the flags) which makes him a reasonable comp. Hoping we get lucky again and prefer to maintain optimism at this point than concede to pessimism.
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By definition then, the length of a flea = whatever the length of its dick is + whatever useless parts sit behind it in a straight line.
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Lots of guys like this got better with practice in the pack line and understanding the value of positioning. Hauser immediately comes to mind.
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You make it sound like a flea is a life-support system for a dick. Not cool, dude.
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This is the most strident defense of fleas that Iāve ever heard.
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Iāve only skimmed some responses and briefly looked at the summary by Cuts (great read), but I just watched the first period of the scrimmage. Iām very intrigued:
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I know Leonard Hamilton has had success with switching everything, but I think Warley could be so effective staying locked on one offensive threat. (Also, when will Leonard Hamilton ever age???)
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I donāt think it looked drastically different on offense, but I did think:
ā¢ There was a little more spacing.
ā¢ There was more emphasis on post touches.
ā¢ There was more urgency in the first 10 seconds of the shot clock rather than stalling.
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The offense bears some resemblance to the Gonzaga ball screen continuity stuff they ran on the natty team, just with some other wrinkles added to it. It almost blends that offense with mover/blocker (lots of pin downs on ball reversals to the top of the key).
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Sharma looks a lot more like a legit D-I basketball player getting off the bus than I expected. Cofie as well. Heās a tank.
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Thank God basketball is around the corner! Iām so ready to put some games between the present and the Colorado St debacle. Last time we thoroughly embarrassed ourselves on national TV in March, it lit a fire under Tony, and the next season went quite well. 2 for 2 anyone??
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Okay, weāve come full circle.
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The dick of a flea is shaped like an anchor, which allows him to _____ the female and ______ in her ______ until he can ______ the _______ _______. (Sorry. This is a family site.)
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Cartoon character Popeye has anchors tattooed on both forearms.
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And what is the secret dream of Flea, the bassist (see above)? HE WANTS TO STAR IN A MOVIE VERSION OF POPEYE. No, really. "In a recent tweet, the Red Hot Chili Pepper suggested heād be a good choice to play the pipe-chewing, spinach-eating Sailor Man, should the opportunity ever arise.
āIf a good director decides to make a Popeye movie, Iām your man,ā Flea declared.
Should Flea be able to manifest a starring role in a new Popeye film ā which, judging by other franchise reboots/sequels, would probably be called Dawn of Popeye or Popeye Returns or simply The Popeye ā heād be following in the footsteps of the late Robin Williams, who played the character in the 1980 live-action movie Popeye." (Blood Sugar Spinach Magik: Flea wants to play Popeye in a movie | ABC Audio Digital Syndication)
I now consider this discussion closed. Future posts should go into the dedicated flea-dick thread.
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I blame not streaming the scrimmage for all this flea dick talk
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