Jack Brickman
Hall-of-Famer
- Joined
- Aug 12, 2012
- Messages
- 38,456
- Reaction score
- 61,544
- Points
- 148
It is definitely faux pas.
-
Changing RCF's index page, please click on "Forums" to access the forums.
Matthew Dellavedova
- Thread starter Douglar
- Start date
It is definitely faux pas.
- Joined
- Aug 20, 2005
- Messages
- 36,599
- Reaction score
- 93,412
- Points
- 148
D Fish was always built. I think he improved as a distributor over time as well.
- Joined
- Feb 14, 2009
- Messages
- 6,240
- Reaction score
- 5,160
- Points
- 113
Delly has been great for the team, but a lot of the reason he has been able to be successful is he is older and more mature. He is 1.5 years older then Irving and year older then Waiter.
Last edited:
AuxiliaryPie
Real Cavs Fan
- Joined
- Jul 27, 2012
- Messages
- 3,960
- Reaction score
- 3,488
- Points
- 113
Delly was a Sophmore at college when Irving and Waiters were Freshman.
Maybe the maturity comes from Delly playing more minutes in NCAA basketball than anyone else ever. He has the record, and by a fair margin.
AuxiliaryPie
Real Cavs Fan
- Joined
- Jul 27, 2012
- Messages
- 3,960
- Reaction score
- 3,488
- Points
- 113
.
JSS2306
NBA Starter
- Joined
- May 18, 2010
- Messages
- 7,236
- Reaction score
- 4,914
- Points
- 113
Nah. If you go back and listen to his college coaches they all said he's always been ahead of his time. He just has a very high basketball IQ and he uses it to his advantage with his athletic disadvantages. Delly is only a year and half older than Irving.
- Joined
- Feb 14, 2009
- Messages
- 6,240
- Reaction score
- 5,160
- Points
- 113
I think that would be considered mature.
I also corrected my post about his age, I had the wrong info.
JSS2306
NBA Starter
- Joined
- May 18, 2010
- Messages
- 7,236
- Reaction score
- 4,914
- Points
- 113
I think that would be considered mature.
Maturity is subjective in terms of what's going on upstairs. I would argue Delly has always been a great distributor. He's always kept his head on a swivel and can focus in on what another team is doing defensively. He's a very, very aware player and has been since his high school and college beginnings. It's actually kind of funny watching him out on the floor sometimes because you see him kind of dart around the floor in between plays sticking his head into conversations, nodding, then darting off somewhere else. I can tell he can't stand to be doing nothing. He can be pretty comical to watch if you pay attention.
Sometimes I'll see him standing by himself and he's sort of twitchy and I can't tell if he's nodding to himself about something going on in his head or at absolutely nothing. :chuckles:
- Joined
- Apr 18, 2005
- Messages
- 8,409
- Reaction score
- 9,035
- Points
- 113
Has anyone noticed that Delly's 3 point stroke looks just like all of the "Double Dribble" shots from deep (both arms kinda flailing towards the rim)?
Jack Brickman
Hall-of-Famer
- Joined
- Aug 12, 2012
- Messages
- 38,456
- Reaction score
- 61,544
- Points
- 148
That's likely a part of it, as he came in as a four-year college student and, thus, a more developed product. However, going to school for four years doesn't automatically make you ready for the rigors of the NBA mentally and/or physically. Zeller was a four-year college student and he struggled like hell when he was thrust into the limelight last year. Delly is older, sure, but he also came into the league mentally strong, which is more important. He's been thrown into the fire and he's raised his game rather than hit the wall like Zeller did.
And that said, I'm not trying to say Zeller sucks or anything. He just wasn't physically or mentally ready for starter minutes last year.
falcon2294
Gold Star Member
- Joined
- Apr 10, 2013
- Messages
- 816
- Reaction score
- 423
- Points
- 63
Delly is 14th in espn rookie rankings
- Joined
- Aug 20, 2005
- Messages
- 36,599
- Reaction score
- 93,412
- Points
- 148
Empty stats on a bad team in a big market get you everywhere.