Omar The Horse
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Shumpert is so effing wise beyond his years.
Glad he's on our team.
Glad he's on our team.
I was at the game today and saw a humorous interaction between Irving and shump. When they came out at the end of halftime to get shots up, Kyrie was trying to practice corner threes. Shump kept hitting him in the stomach, blowing in his ear and bumping into him every time Irving shot. They were both laughing seemed to be having a great time. Can't say I ever saw that w dion and him.
His dribbling is a little rusty, as well, but that should improve.Shump played well against LA but forgot to box out a number of times. Hope that's just a bit of rust that will wear off, my count he gave up 8 points from guys he should be keeping off the glass
He has room to grow. He's only 24 and his athleticism fits right in with Kyrie, LeBron, and Mozgov's.
He also has a cheap contract for 2015-2016.
Damn, I live in Oak Park, and have since 2000! I really don't remember him in HS, but we were pretty busy with two babies/toddlers at the time. I do remember a year or two ago, having heard that there was a NY Knicks player from Oak Park, and vaguely remember it was the guy with the Kid 'n Play hair, but forgot about this when we made this recent trade.cavs.com posted an extended interview with Shumpert.
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The Many Sides of Iman
by Joe Gabriele
Cavs.com Beat Writer
You went to the same high school that produced Ernest Hemingway, Ludacris, Ray Kroc and Dan Castelleneta, the voice of Homer Simpson. What is it about Oak Park and River Forest in Chicago?
Iman Shumpert: It was great, man. Because one, it’s a public school. So you get the best of everything. I thought we got a great education there, very much prepared for college. It was close to the house – I could walk to school if I missed my father leaving for work. We had a great team; I had great coaches.
It’s a very diverse community. I got introduced to a lot of different things, just by going to that high school and being a part of the basketball team there. I was also part of the spoken word club for poetry. Like I said, it prepared me a lot for college.
Ballplayers from New York or Oakland claim to have a unique style. What’s unique about guys from Chicago?
Shumpert: I think the type of ballplayer in Chicago, it’s a test of your heart and your willpower more than a test of skill and shooting. It’s just that, in Chicago, you’re going to have this big bulk of players that they’re all just as good. They don’t do anything great, but everything’s really good. And it’s just about who’ll belly up at the end.
Like, before I got to the NBA, I never heard of: the best player guarding somebody else so he could rest his legs. I had no concept of that. Because where I’m from, if you’re the best player, that means you’re good enough to have the energy to play on both sides.
Of course, I understand it now that I’m in the NBA. That it takes A LOT to carry a team offensively and still have the energy to play defense on the best player. But growing up, especially seeing Michael Jordan do it, naturally, that’s what we were accustomed to doing.