Mavs to sign 5'6" Japanese PG Yuki Togashi

[oarabbus]

Doubt he ever sees a minute of playing time but pretty cool nonetheless. He was making it rain during summer league.

http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/mavericks/post/_/id/4703330/mavs-near-deal-with-japanese-point-guard

[CavaliersFTW]

gimmick

[oarabbus]

gimmick

Earl Boykins was a 15/4 guy at his peak, Bogues was 10/10.

But I'll tiptoe around the elephant in the room on this one, I don't disagree about the gimmick part.

[Cocaine80s]

5'6 145 lbs...


dude will get destroyed


btw what happened to aquille carr? hes the same size but had crazy hype

[KDthunderup]

he so wittle

[no pun intended]

gimmick
yup, especially coming from the same GM who wanted to draft britney griner

[CavaliersFTW]

yup, especially coming from the same GM who wanted to draft britney griner
Oh my I forgot about that, what if Toga and Griner end up on the same team :lol they'll be the last ones on the bench but maybe in garbage time they will be the fan favorite inside/outside duo of the league :lol

[BurningHammer]

Small guys can work in NBA as long as they can shoot very well.

[CavaliersFTW]

Small guys can work in NBA as long as they can shoot very well.
Guys like Nate Robinson and Earl Boykins have/had a what, 6 foot 2+ inch armspans despite their heights? They're short but they've got those typical NBA proportions, gifted long arms and/or incredible vertical leaps to help them have a fighting chance doing things like play NBA level defense and cover a larger area than their height so they aren't totally useless on that end (though relative to other NBA players they almost are useless on that end outside of steals). JJ barea is the only guy I know of who has less than a 6 foot armspan in the NBA. Togashi, if he's built anything like a typical Japanese person, only has the same armspan as his height. 5-6 armspan in the NBA means his ONLY role will be on the offensive end, he will always be a huge huge liability on defense if he gets any minutes at all. Who's shots is he going to be able to contest? Even Nate Robinson will have a tremendous reach advantage over him :lol

[oarabbus]

Guys like Nate Robinson and Earl Boykins have/had a what, 6 foot 2+ inch armspans despite their heights? They're short but they've got those typical NBA proportions, gifted long arms and/or incredible vertical leaps to help them have a fighting chance doing things like play NBA level defense and cover a larger area than their height so they aren't totally useless on that end (though relative to other NBA players they almost are useless on that end outside of steals). JJ barea is the only guy I know of who has less than a 6 foot armspan in the NBA. Togashi, if he's built anything like a typical Japanese person, only has the same armspan as his height. 5-6 armspan in the NBA means his ONLY role will be on the offensive end, he will always be a huge huge liability on defense if he gets any minutes at all. Who's shots is he going to be able to contest? Even Nate Robinson will have a tremendous reach advantage over him :lol


:biggums:


Ok, to this day, I still dont understand how Barea is able to do ANYTHING on the court against NBA players.


Seriously, any time I see him step on the court, none of his positive contributions make any sense to me. I literally don't understand what I'm seeing. And apparently his physical tools are shit on top of his lack of athleticism. Can someone explain how the **** JJ Barea was a strong contributor off the bench to a championship team and guys like Starbury and Gilbert Arenas are in China. No, I don't really care about the guys playing in China but how the **** is Barea.... anything.

Srs, WTF.

[russwest0]

My cousin played him at the gym a while back and COOKED him.

He's an overrated scrub.

[CavaliersFTW]

My cousin played him at the gym a while back and COOKED him.

He's an overrated scrub.
My 90 year old grandma played your cousin at the gym a while back and dunked on him.

Your cousin's an overrated scrub.

[retaxis]

I think that Russwest/Fresh Kid/Wilds has some insatiable urge to make himself hated and sound like the biggest tool. Imagine talking to this kid in real life :lol :lol

[KobesFinger]

Congrats 20Four :applause:

[Random_Guy]

Ive always thought that the problem wasnt the offence for short guys, as long as you are fast and skilled and have crazy arc on your shot or super fast release, then its not a big problem. the problem is the defence( as others have stated) be it length or strength, I mean just imagine him guarding russel westbrook :facepalm:

[HomieWeMajor]

Nice :applause:
I think that Jeremy Lin put in a good word for him.

[sammichoffate]

:biggums:


Ok, to this day, I still dont understand how Barea is able to do ANYTHING on the court against NBA players.


Seriously, any time I see him step on the court, none of his positive contributions make any sense to me. I literally don't understand what I'm seeing. And apparently his physical tools are shit on top of his lack of athleticism. Can someone explain how the **** JJ Barea was a strong contributor off the bench to a championship team and guys like Starbury and Gilbert Arenas are in China. No, I don't really care about the guys playing in China but how the **** is Barea.... anything.

Srs, WTF.What can you say? He's a good player :confusedshrug:

[StephHamann]

:biggums:


Ok, to this day, I still dont understand how Barea is able to do ANYTHING on the court against NBA players.


Seriously, any time I see him step on the court, none of his positive contributions make any sense to me. I literally don't understand what I'm seeing. And apparently his physical tools are shit on top of his lack of athleticism. Can someone explain how the **** JJ Barea was a strong contributor off the bench to a championship team and guys like Starbury and Gilbert Arenas are in China. No, I don't really care about the guys playing in China but how the **** is Barea.... anything.

Srs, WTF.

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2012/1001/nba_g_james_gb2_576.jpg

[R.I.P.]

:biggums:


Ok, to this day, I still dont understand how Barea is able to do ANYTHING on the court against NBA players.


Seriously, any time I see him step on the court, none of his positive contributions make any sense to me. I literally don't understand what I'm seeing. And apparently his physical tools are shit on top of his lack of athleticism. Can someone explain how the **** JJ Barea was a strong contributor off the bench to a championship team and guys like Starbury and Gilbert Arenas are in China. No, I don't really care about the guys playing in China but how the **** is Barea.... anything.

Srs, WTF.

Cause he is seriously strong, so yes he is a good athlete. When Bynum flattened Wallace mid air he landed in the hospital with a collapsed lung. Barea finished the 3 pt play and shrugged it off. He

[wally_world]

Great for us because now he'll be in 2k15 :banana:

[MiseryCityTexas]

:biggums:


Ok, to this day, I still dont understand how Barea is able to do ANYTHING on the court against NBA players.


Seriously, any time I see him step on the court, none of his positive contributions make any sense to me. I literally don't understand what I'm seeing. And apparently his physical tools are shit on top of his lack of athleticism. Can someone explain how the **** JJ Barea was a strong contributor off the bench to a championship team and guys like Starbury and Gilbert Arenas are in China. No, I don't really care about the guys playing in China but how the **** is Barea.... anything.

Srs, WTF.

He knocked down clutch, wide open threes for the Mavs.

[Random_Guy]

He knocked down clutch, wide open threes for the Mavs.
he is also decent at driving though,
for some reason ive always hated on barea

[Demitri98]

btw what happened to aquille carr? hes the same size but had crazy hype
Opted for playing overseas rather than college ball.

[inclinerator]

My cousin played him at the gym a while back and COOKED him.

He's an overrated scrub.
difference is one's in the nba and other flips burgers

[Driveslow]

Great for us because now he'll be in 2k15 :banana:

pretty sure that's why the mavs did it.

[StephHamann]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TgfjCZONvE

Triple Double by Barea WTF :biggums: :biggums: :biggums:

[brooks_thompson]

I hate barea's attitude and play, but truth is that demeanor and psychology made him succesful in all the way to the NBA. In my entire life, I've never seen any Asian player in any sport have that fire. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

[Haymaker]

Barea is severely underrated. Dude is a good playmaker, plays hard on both ends and is very clutch. Basically the best puertorican player to play in the NBA.

[Mr Exlax]

Congrats 20Four :applause:

Ha!

[Eric Cartman]

Great for us because now he'll be in 2k15 :banana:

Can't wait to have an entire season of 50 point triple doubles with that scrub.

[Sakkreth]

Ive always thought that the problem wasnt the offence for short guys, as long as you are fast and skilled and have crazy arc on your shot or super fast release, then its not a big problem. the problem is the defence( as others have stated) be it length or strength, I mean just imagine him guarding russel westbrook :facepalm:

Wow you must be genius or something, how could you came up with that, nobody ever thought of that before! :bowdown:

[ralph_i_el]

My 90 year old grandma played your cousin at the gym a while back and dunked on him.

Your cousin's an overrated scrub.

oh yeah? My little sister crossed up your grandma and she broke her hip

[Lord Bean]

My cousin played him at the gym a while back and COOKED him.

He's an overrated scrub.
oh just like your cousin cooked chris paul ?

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=10330386&postcount=32303

or jimmer fre dett?

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=10329926&postcount=9

liar

[oarabbus]

I hate barea's attitude and play, but truth is that demeanor and psychology made him succesful in all the way to the NBA. In my entire life, I've never seen any Asian player in any sport have that fire. Please correct me if I'm wrong.




http://blog.incheon2014ag.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Sachin_at_Castrol_Golden_Spanner_Awards.jpg

http://www.newsgd.com/specials/athensgames/athensgamespics/200408280013_19822.jpg

http://blog.incheon2014ag.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Ichiro_Suzuki_on_August_1_2012-1.jpg

http://terezowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/manny-bow-290x392.jpg


http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Dl9jw_h7Amw/TZI5EY2xK1I/AAAAAAAAAO0/beAEPJVuPkQ/s400/article-1077930-021ED50D000005DC-38_468x369.jpg

Don't make ignorant ass claims. It's one thing to say something like 'the best athletes are black', or "there tend to not be TOO many Asian athletes with a highly competitive fire" it's another (retarded) thing to say "no asian player in ANY sport is as competitive as JJ barea" :facepalm

[oarabbus]

After practice, Yuki Togashi & Dirk Nowitzki went 1-on-1 for one play. Togashi hit Dirk with a fadeaway & swished it. The 2 then hip bumped.

https://twitter.com/earlksneed/status/522460303322144768

The guy is already Dirking Dirk :bowdown:

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

This era is just as bad as the 50s...............5'6 Japanese nikka in the NBA:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[Nets fan 93]

And here I am posting on ish.... Congrats to this dude. Hard work pays off.

[theaussieguy]

[QUOTE=R.I.P.]Cause he is seriously strong, so yes he is a good athlete. When Bynum flattened Wallace mid air he landed in the hospital with a collapsed lung. Barea finished the 3 pt play and shrugged it off. He

[Nick Young]

:biggums:


Ok, to this day, I still dont understand how Barea is able to do ANYTHING on the court against NBA players.


Seriously, any time I see him step on the court, none of his positive contributions make any sense to me. I literally don't understand what I'm seeing. And apparently his physical tools are shit on top of his lack of athleticism. Can someone explain how the **** JJ Barea was a strong contributor off the bench to a championship team and guys like Starbury and Gilbert Arenas are in China. No, I don't really care about the guys playing in China but how the **** is Barea.... anything.

Srs, WTF.
He had the will of fire.

[AintNoSunshine]

My 90 year old grandma played your cousin at the gym a while back and dunked on him.

Your cousin's an overrated scrub.
:oldlol:

[HylianNightmare]

mavs are awesome

[Random_Guy]

Wow you must be genius or something, how could you came up with that, nobody ever thought of that before! :bowdown:
:lol :lol
well some people do think that its impossbile for short guys to score:lol :lol
nvm **** off:hammerhead: :hammerhead:

[bagelred]

Forget Linsanity! Linsanity is sooooooooooooooooooooo 5 minutes ago....


Cause now we havin' a Toga party.

[tgan3]

What is it with Japanese and their minuscule guards? Wasn't Yuta Tabuse last japanese NBA player 5'9? Im willing to bet there are several Japanese players 6'0 and above that are better than them yet these tiny guys are always chosen...lol...

[tgan3]

:biggums:


Ok, to this day, I still dont understand how Barea is able to do ANYTHING on the court against NBA players.


Seriously, any time I see him step on the court, none of his positive contributions make any sense to me. I literally don't understand what I'm seeing. And apparently his physical tools are shit on top of his lack of athleticism. Can someone explain how the **** JJ Barea was a strong contributor off the bench to a championship team and guys like Starbury and Gilbert Arenas are in China. No, I don't really care about the guys playing in China but how the **** is Barea.... anything.

Srs, WTF.

Lack of physical tools/athleticism? He isn't nate robinson athletic but is strong as a bulldog and can dunk at 5'10 and he's crafty and gets into the lane well..

[Random_Guy]

What is it with Japanese and their minuscule guards? Wasn't Yuta Tabuse last japanese NBA player 5'9? Im willing to bet there are several Japanese players 6'0 and above that are better than them yet these tiny guys are always chosen...lol...
let me put it this way, yes there definitely are better individual players then them, but because people here are much shorter in Asia, so we sorta have to downgrade on size. meaning players that would play center here would probably be playing SF or PF in the NBA. and because of this, the skillset doesnt translate, since pgs cant play any smaller, at least they are playing to their natural size.

[Andrew Wiggins]

i'd be more convinced that this wasn't a gimmick if it weren't for the fact that he averaged less than 2 points a game and less than 1 assist per game for a terrible Japanese team in the asian games this summer

[Random_Guy]

i'd be more convinced that this wasn't a gimmick if it weren't for the fact that he averaged less than 2 points a game and less than 1 assist per game for a terrible Japanese team in the asian games this summer
it obviously is a gimmick though:coleman:

[Lebron23]

Lost of asian Point guards that are better than him. Yuta Tabuse is better than him. NBA wants to tap into the japanese market.

[dgaras]

Lost of asian Point guards that are better than him. Yuta Tabuse is better than him. NBA wants to tap into the japanese market.


dont talk out of your ass there are no better japanese guards right now

[Lebron23]

dont talk out of your ass there are no better japanese guards right now


I am talking about asian point guards. Paul Lee, Jayson Castro and Jimmy Alapag are better than him. The Iranian and South Korean guards are also better than him.

[Eric Cartman]

How did this story end?

[CavaliersFTW]

How did this story end?
He died :(

[ralph_i_el]

He died :(

He got stepped on and no one noticed :cry:

[CavaliersFTW]

He got stepped on and no one noticed :cry:
RIP little guy :(

http://ionetheurbandaily.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/tyrion-lannister-stepped-on-battlefield.gif

[jongib369]

Oh my I forgot about that, what if Toga and Griner end up on the same team :lol they'll be the last ones on the bench but maybe in garbage time they will be the fan favorite inside/outside duo of the league :lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRdxJNLl8Cc

Hopefully she decides to really use it :lol

[russwest0]

My cousin played him at the gym a while back and COOKED him.

He's an overrated scrub.

Yet again, I told you all.

[Cocaine80s]

Yet again, I told you all.
Your cousin works at the gas station while this dude played in the nba...


Who won now? :lol

[TheBigVeto]

:biggums:


Ok, to this day, I still dont understand how Barea is able to do ANYTHING on the court against NBA players.


Seriously, any time I see him step on the court, none of his positive contributions make any sense to me. I literally don't understand what I'm seeing. And apparently his physical tools are shit on top of his lack of athleticism. Can someone explain how the **** JJ Barea was a strong contributor off the bench to a championship team and guys like Starbury and Gilbert Arenas are in China. No, I don't really care about the guys playing in China but how the **** is Barea.... anything.

Srs, WTF.

Easy.
Starbury & Gilbert Arenas = Low IQ Players
Barea's Bball IQ is better than theirs combined.

[russwest0]

Your cousin works at the gas station while this dude played in the nba...


Who won now? :lol

So it's my cousins fault that some scrub made it to the NBA?

Nig say what?

[Bandito]

:biggums:


Ok, to this day, I still dont understand how Barea is able to do ANYTHING on the court against NBA players.


Seriously, any time I see him step on the court, none of his positive contributions make any sense to me. I literally don't understand what I'm seeing. And apparently his physical tools are shit on top of his lack of athleticism. Can someone explain how the **** JJ Barea was a strong contributor off the bench to a championship team and guys like Starbury and Gilbert Arenas are in China. No, I don't really care about the guys playing in China but how the **** is Barea.... anything.

Srs, WTF.
Because of his will/balls. Same way he dates Miss Universe and Lebron can't even get with a butterface Olympic athlete.:lol

[BuffaloBill]

How did this story end?



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