Saw where Lofton scored 30 on Wednesday

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#27
OrangeSuspenders said:
I can't attest to Eddie House's ball handling but I think Lofton could at least turn into that type of player in the NBA.
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House can handle the ball well enough to play the point in an emergency. Lofton can't. That's a huge difference when you're trying to get an NBA roster spot.
 
#28
#28
The bottom line is that Lofton hasn't been living under a rock. The NBA knows who he is but hasn't come calling. I wish it were different but that's the facts to date.
 
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volinbham said:
The bottom line is that Lofton hasn't been living under a rock.
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He might as well have been when he was playing in Turkey. He's made some good money. Now, he's come back stateside to take a serious run at making the league. If I were an NBA GM, I wouldn't sign him. That said, he's a Hell of a lot more likely to get called up from the D League than he was from the suburbs of Istanbul.
 
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Chaney'sBowlcut said:
What's that based on? Like a better vert? I remember Pearl saying Chris was one of the strongest guys on the team fwiw. And (excluding his senior season obviously) Chris never seemed to have any fatigue issues
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There are plenty of strong people at my gym that are terrible athletes.
 
#32
#32
I don't care where you play 44/8/4 is impressive...especially in the D-League.
 
#33
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I love how deadly he is behind the arc and at the line and I'd love to catch him on tv one of these days.
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#37
#37
Looks like Lofton is headed back to Turkey to take Iverson's place. It's apparently a pretty big chunk of money. Kudos to Jared Karnes.
 
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#40
I want to say Lofton is too slow to defend and be a good ball handler in the NBA. But there are a few exceptional players.

Larry Bird, Pete Maravich and John Stockton made it through hard work. Bird was 6'9.5" and played forward and was the probably the hardest working guy in the NBA at the time. Maravich played with a knee brace at the end of his career. But John Stockton was 6'1" and average quickness by nba standards playing till age 41, but awesome ball handler and hard worker.

He can work his way up if he continues to shoots lights out and works on his defense and ball handling. Time is short though.
 
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oklavol said:
I want to say Lofton is too slow to defend and be a good ball handler in the NBA. But there are a few exceptional players.

Larry Bird, Pete Maravich and John Stockton made it through hard work. Bird was 6'9.5" and played forward and was the probably the hardest working guy in the NBA at the time. Maravich played with a knee brace at the end of his career. But John Stockton was 6'1" and average quickness by nba standards playing till age 41, but awesome ball handler and hard worker.

He can work his way up if he continues to shoots lights out and works on his defense and ball handling. Time is short though.
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Oklavol, no disrespect but this is an awful comparison. You just named 3 of the greatest players in basketball history and compared them to CL. I look at Chris Jackson as a comparison. CJ was one of the greatest players in college basketball history and really struggled in the NBA. He was quicker, a better shooter and had a lot better hops I think Lofton can contribute but it's a longshot. It took Reddick a few years to contribute and that guy was as money as they came at Duke. Lofton just may be a career nbdl or europlayer, which is fine. I wish him the best.
 
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I_Hate_the_BCS said:
Oklavol, no disrespect but this is an awful comparison. You just named 3 of the greatest players in basketball history and compared them to CL. I look at Chris Jackson as a comparison. CJ was one of the greatest players in college basketball history and really struggled in the NBA. He was quicker, a better shooter and had a lot better hops I think Lofton can contribute but it's a longshot. It took Reddick a few years to contribute and that guy was as money as they came at Duke. Lofton just may be a career nbdl or europlayer, which is fine. I wish him the best.
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Chris Jackson was a 15 point a game scorer for his career in the NBA. The only thing he "really struggled" with was being told he had to be a phony and stand at attention during the National Anthem like a Boy Scout.
 
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hatvol96 said:
Chris Jackson was a 15 point a game scorer for his career in the NBA. The only thing he "really struggled" with was being told he had to be a phony and stand at attention during the National Anthem like a Boy Scout.
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I know that hat but my point was Lofton and CJ are about the same size and CJ was ALOT better than Chris but still didn't dominate like he did n college
 
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hatvol96 said:
Chris Jackson was a 15 point a game scorer for his career in the NBA. The only thing he "really struggled" with was being told he had to be a phony and stand at attention during the National Anthem like a Boy Scout.[/QUOTE]

I thought that was Mahmad Abdul-Rauof.
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#47
#47
lol - I accidentally clicked on the basketball forum instead of the recruiting forum. for a second i thought eddrick loften had scored a 30 on his act. if there was ever a test that the clearinghouse would've flagged because it looked suspicious, that'd be it.
 
#48
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Lofton is no longer listed on the Iowa Energy now. I've looked for answers but can't find any. I know he played in their last game about a week ago.

He didn't play tonight nor is he on their roster now. Maybe he got signed to a 10-day contract in the NBA? Or, he did go to Turkey afterall.
 
#49
#49
I'm pretty sure he's going to be in Turkey for the rest of the season.

Edit: I'm not 100% sure, though.
 
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sammyjoey said:
lol - i accidentally clicked on the basketball forum instead of the recruiting forum. For a second i thought eddrick loften had scored a 30 on his act. If there was ever a test that the clearinghouse would've flagged because it looked suspicious, that'd be it.
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lol
 
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