And i cheered when he got hurt in the game vs Zags. I dont feel bad. :cheers:
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And i cheered when he got hurt in the game vs Zags. I dont feel bad. :cheers:
He's not very good, but he also hasn't been near 100% yet this year.
I've thought this for awhile. I just don't get the Steve Nash comparisons. Maybe it's just my friends at Duke being totally homerish, but I don't even see him being better than Luke Ridnour. Going down with 5 minutes left, I do not trust Greg Paulus at all. The guy gets too emotional and it clogs his judgement. Doesn't see the passes that he does at the beginning of the game. It's not like he's choking, just that he gets so hyped up that he's ready to fight or throw a punch at someone.
He can't guard anyone defensively, and he's a turnover machine. Shoulda stuck with football.
I agree, i never liked greg paulas anyway.
Seems kinda untimely to be bashing him right now, considering he scored 21 in a big win last night.
Not that I think he's terrific, but still.
Gonzaga is on a slide, they've lost 3 of their last 4.
If I was going to call a Duke player overrated, then it would be either McRoberts or Zoubek and not Paulus. Didn't he lead the ACC in assists last year as a Freshman? I'd cut him some slack this year because as Game said, he hasn't been 100%.
Chester Frazier>Greg Paulus
Russell Robinson, Mario Chalmers, Sherron Collins all > Greg Paulus
I agree with each of the previous two posts.
he led the acc in assist as a freshman and he just coming of an injury and the only reason people say he sucks is cause they all hate duke.
The "led the ACC in assists" line doesn't really mean anything.
The ACC didn't have any great point guards last year, because they were all in the 2005 Draft (Felton, Paul, Jack, Gilchrist, Ewing, Hodge). 5.2 is decent....not great. You have to go back well over a decade to find a year where that's gonna lead the ACC another time. Leading the ACC in assists last year is sort of a "tallest midget" deal.
It would've placed him a distant fourth the previous year, and would have him fifth so far this year, in more normal years statistically.
And just a number in and of itself doesn't mean squat. He was getting those assists swinging the ball to J.J. Redick or dumping it in to Shelden Williams. He wasn't getting his assists like, say, Marcus Williams or Dee Brown were getting them. You know, playmaking.
I'd guess that 95% of starting point guards in Division I could get 5.2 a game throwing the ball to Redick and Williams and letting them go to work.
This is all before we even consider that his career A/TO ratio is terrible. Getting 5 assists isn't anything to hang your hat on when you coughed it up four times.
There's lots of great reasons to hate Duke, but one doesn't need to hate Duke to criticize Greg Paulus. I don't even dislike the kid, to be honest. He's had his moments and could certainly become a very good college point guard, but so far in his career he hasn't been very good, injured or healthy.
We haven't even mentioned his defense. Which is the worst I've seen at the PG position in some time.
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I don't think he's an awful defender, and since Duke as a whole is a very good defensive team, I won't hold it against him a whole lot anyway. Defense is a team thing, much moreso than offense.
Greg Paulus is downright pathetic. I've seen like 3 games of him and all he does is make mistakes and screw up. I remember being stunned that this dude was a Duke starting PG. like, why would Duke settle for such a horrible player? ...
[quote]Didn't he lead the ACC in assists last year as a Freshman?[/quote]
uh didn't he get 5 assists per game on one of the top teams in the country? pardon me if I'm not impressed.
Feed me stats, feed me what he did in the game vs Zags (i saw the game obviously if i cheered his injury), feed me he hasnt been 100%. Anything else? Merry xmas and continue giving Greg gifts. No really, go right on.
That doesnt change a thing. I dont hate Duke so whoever came up with that notion is [B]wrong[/B]. Read that word in bold to yourself. Let it sting. I dont like Greg Paulus and there is nothing on Earth that can change it. He's Eckstin in MLB the little peoples champ. Cant stand him either. Gets credit for those imaginary stats and intangibles. He breaks wind and it helped rob a HR.
Greg looks like a dork and wants to be a tough guy, a badass when he plays. Sure "he plays football so go figure". Again back with me theme...I dont care. I wanna get into a bar fight and crack him over the head with a beer bottle. :hammerhead:
Don't go overboard, Wang. He's not pathetic. He's not bad. He just isn't very good.
[quote]He's Eckstin in MLB the little peoples champ. Cant stand him either. Gets credit for those imaginary stats and intangibles. He breaks wind and it helped rob a HR.[/quote]I clown on Eckstein all the time because I hate Cardinal fans, but that's not a fair comparison because Eckstein actually is pretty good.
That said...I wouldn't trade my guy Juan Uribe, with a rocket arm and actual power in his bat, for Eckstein.
He still blows! :lol: (watching the game now) Coach K yanked him and gave him a dirty stare.
& Dook is playing alot better without him in the game.
KenPom on Greg Paulus
Posted: 1/7/07 2:13:06 pm
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Special Report: We Win!
I should do a companion piece to last season
I'm convinced that he sucks. There comes a time to stop cutting him slack, and the ****tiness of his game against VT is more than enough reason.
I just checked out nbadraft.net, and I didn't see this guy in the 07 or 08 draft. Is he coming in 09? Or is he even going to be in the league, and if so how high is he projected to be drafted.
i really don't feel one way or the other about paulus.. never really caught my attention either way....
but having said that...
wasn't he the guy that got posterized by the VT player who jumped fully _over_ Paulus for a layup? I mean, that guy's balls just musta missed grazing the top of Paulus' head!! Can't remember the name of the guy, but damn! he got some serious ups :-)
Pretty impressive play... if it _was_ Paulus, it must really suck to be him! :-)
NBA? :roll:
I remember during the McDonald's game the announcers said that people were comparing him to Bob Cousy. I never say Cousy play, but, Paulaus is about as average as a person can get. He's a decent passer, decent shooter, and a nice competitor, but other then that, he's nothing.
Jon Scheyer is a better player, and Nelson is a beast btw.
I assume everyone saw this
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and how fitting the whole play started with a Paulus turnover
Did he make that?
[QUOTE=ThaKing]Did he make that?[/QUOTE]
Yea he did.
[quote]Or is he even going to be in the league, and if so how high is he projected to be drafted.[/quote]
About the 5th or 6th round...
damn rite he sucks, good thing i aint a Duke fan
No offense to you Blue Devils but I can't understand why Duke is even ranked so high..
Can't understand why Paulus was Dukes player of the game. HIS D agains Maynor was aweful!! Turnover city when he touches the ball. It's aggrivating watching him fire up crazy shots also. F THAT.
You all hate Greg Paulus because you all know he is better than all of you will be
Paulus shoulda stuck with football
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As much as Greg Paulus annoys me, lets give him some credit. Without him, they wouldn't have been in the game last night. Sure he could've shot better from the free throw line, but he played well last night. Demarcus Nelson didn't show up and thats why they lost.
[QUOTE=Cody Penalnd]You all hate Greg Paulus because you all know he is better than all of you will be[/QUOTE]
Why would i want to be Greg Paulus... I dont want to go sorry duke(the place where people go when they cant get into an ivy). Plus he isnt going to the league, so he will be forced to go overseas.
[QUOTE=wang4three]As much as Greg Paulus annoys me, lets give him some credit. Without him, they wouldn't have been in the game last night. Sure he could've shot better from the free throw line, but he played well last night. Demarcus Nelson didn't show up and thats why they lost.[/QUOTE]
give the refs credit for bailing him out and not calling carries on him as well
Why are people is shocked to know that Greg Paulus sucks
he showed sign of it plenty of times that he makes terrible decision and a bad PG.
Most Memorable Game: Duke's 1st lost last year. Duke down 2. Paulus dribble the ball cross court and chuck a 3 pt shot...despite a wide open J.J Redick.