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Is ginobili the most atheletic white 2 guard?

Originally posted by: NeoV
Rex Chapman before he had back problems

most of the white 2 guards are 3pt specialists
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Quick and a great shooter != athletic...not necessarily atleast

Ginobili has got to be the most athletic - he's quick, has hops, is very strong and has skills as well.
 
Hell...how many white SG's are even playing currently besides Manu? He's the only starting white 2 guard that I can think of.

My history sort of starts circa 1990'ish and even then I can't think of any really athletic white SG's. Most of them are as mentioned - spot up shooters. Hornacek, Kerr, Paxon, ect.

The closest I can think of would be a young Brent Barry and a young "Thunder" Dan Marjerle(but he was G/F).
 
Originally posted by: CombatChuk
Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
I cant think of any others...brent barry was a forward.
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He's Argentinean
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Good point, altho in reference to the Nba, 'white' generally refers to anyone not black. 😛

However since ginobili is Argentinian, his roots are probably 1/2 native argentinian, 1/2 refuge-seeking german nazi. 😀
 
Originally posted by: jjsole
Originally posted by: CombatChuk
Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
I cant think of any others...brent barry was a forward.
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He's Argentinean
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Good point, altho in reference to the Nba, 'white' generally refers to anyone not black. 😛

However since ginobili is Argentinian, his roots are probably 1/2 native argentinian, 1/2 refuge-seeking german nazi. 😀
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Like me (But I'm 1/8th)
 
Originally posted by: jjsole
Originally posted by: NeoV
Rex Chapman before he had back problems

most of the white 2 guards are 3pt specialists
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Quick and a great shooter != athletic...not necessarily atleast

Ginobili has got to be the most athletic - he's quick, has hops, is very strong and has skills as well.
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Rex Chapman was a pretty good dunker at 6'4, but probably closer to 6'2. I remember seeing highlight reels of his dunks and im pretty sure he was in some slam dunk contests

 
Originally posted by: miri
Originally posted by: jjsole
Originally posted by: NeoV
Rex Chapman before he had back problems

most of the white 2 guards are 3pt specialists
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Quick and a great shooter != athletic...not necessarily atleast

Ginobili has got to be the most athletic - he's quick, has hops, is very strong and has skills as well.
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Rex Chapman was a pretty good dunker at 6'4, but probably closer to 6'2. I remember seeing highlight reels of his dunks and im pretty sure he was in some slam dunk contests
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I agree he was athletic for a white guy because he could dunk, but not exactly what you could glamorize as 'air chapman' by any stretch of the imagination. Ginobili and Barry fit into the category of flat out athletic, w/o needing the 'for a white guy' disclaimer. 😉

Besides, he spurned Northwestern and thus can't be considered for honors in this thread. 😛 That aside, he was an excellent player.
 
I think you are overrating Ginobilis athleticism, he looks so fluid on the court because he travels so much when he drives to the basket. Its quite easy to run through defenders if you dont have to dribble
 
I love how Ginobili plays, and I do think he is one of the most atheletic guards in the NBA regardless of race, but watching him do his thing during that one playoff run the Spurs had 2 years ago was just amazing! Dunking, cutting, passing, shooting, playing defense.. that's why I made this thread about him over a year ago.
 
Originally posted by: sao123
for the basketball impaired....

please explain what is a 2 guard & a foreward.
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1 - point guard (usually the shortest)
2 - shooting guard
3 - small forward
4 - power forward
5 - center (usually the tallest)
 
Originally posted by: miri
I think you are overrating Ginobilis athleticism, he looks so fluid on the court because he travels so much when he drives to the basket. Its quite easy to run through defenders if you dont have to dribble
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no way, dude has hops, quickness, agility, endurance...easily the most atheletic white 2 guard.

Originally posted by: CombatChuk
Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
I cant think of any others...brent barry was a forward.
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He's Argentinean
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what does that have to do with being white????

Originally posted by: Coquito
Morrison - barely 200lbs
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forward

Originally posted by: iamme
bobby sura?
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yeah he's the only other white 2 guard that starts, or would start on many teams. But he's definetly not as atheleticly gifted as manu tho.
 
Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
Originally posted by: torpid
Doesn't ginobilli play SF often? I thought for sure he did.
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nah...bruce bowen does
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That's the starting team, but I seem to recall ginobilli playing SF in some situations. Like when nick van exel and parker were in.
 
Originally posted by: torpid
Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
Originally posted by: torpid
Doesn't ginobilli play SF often? I thought for sure he did.
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nah...bruce bowen does
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That's the starting team, but I seem to recall ginobilli playing SF in some situations. Like when nick van exel and parker were in.
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he might be guarding the sf...but you can play with 3 guards and 1 forward.
 
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