Lets talk about Carlos Arroyo and Tyronn Lue...

[iamgine]

Chauncey Billups said in Open Court that they are very tough to cover.

Obviously both Arroyo and Lue had a respectable NBA career, but their career never become anything like Billups or even Jameer Nelson. Why is this? What were they lacking?

[3ball]

Chauncey Billups said in Open Court that they are very tough to cover.

Obviously both Arroyo and Lue had a respectable NBA career, but their career never become anything like Billups or even Jameer Nelson. Why is this? What were they lacking?
Arroyo has one of the best handles the game's ever seen... seriously, THAT is why he is a tough cover... he didn't pan out like billups or nelson because athletically, he wasn't on their level - but handles-wise, he was elite.

also, he was very tough; he would never back down, which is a quality you need more of, the closer you are to the NBA fringe - arroyo and his teammate raja bell had that in spades.

also, arroyo and raj were smart in how they tried to fit into the league - they didn't try to be the same stars in the NBA that they were in college - they found a niche and stuck to that (raj was 3-and-D before there was a name for it, and Carlos played it safe at PG, never trying to takeover like college), otherwise neither would have made the league.

[SamuraiSWISH]

Arroyo lacked the necessary discipline to be a system PG as a starter on the NBA level. He wasn't really a coach on the floor. Sloan hated him. He also was a lackluster defender, and wasn't much of an athlete. On his own, playing street style ball, he can show case his talent. As he did for Puerto Rico against the 2004 Team USA basketball program.

[HylianNightmare]

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