dnbman
03-24-2012, 12:43 PM
I was listening to an ESPN radio show the other day discussing how Bynum was one of the only classic big men left in the game. (Not interested in that debate; just stating the context) At any rate, one thing I was thinking about is that more and more guys are just players who can all do a little bit of everything. However, very few players specialize anymore. So, what's the connection to Skyrim?
For those who haven't played the game, you basically do all kinds of things and build skills, allowing you to get special techniques that make you even more powerful. The more you focus on a specific skill, the more and more special techniques you get that make you virtually unstoppable.
Now, I love guys that can just play basketball and aren't limited to one trick. However, more and more players and teams are overlooking classic skills that used to make teams so dangerous: a point guard that make every pass and find any open teammate, a center who can score just about every time he gets the ball within 6 feet of the rim, a guy who will knock down any open shot between 15 and 23 feet.
It seems that in the quest to show how versatile they are, most guys have given up on mastery, which would make them much better players, especially if they're not a Kobe Bryant or Lebron James: freaks of nature who can do just about anything.
Again, love guys who just play basketball. But missing guys really focusing on their specific craft and becoming fantastic weapons on their teams.
For those who haven't played the game, you basically do all kinds of things and build skills, allowing you to get special techniques that make you even more powerful. The more you focus on a specific skill, the more and more special techniques you get that make you virtually unstoppable.
Now, I love guys that can just play basketball and aren't limited to one trick. However, more and more players and teams are overlooking classic skills that used to make teams so dangerous: a point guard that make every pass and find any open teammate, a center who can score just about every time he gets the ball within 6 feet of the rim, a guy who will knock down any open shot between 15 and 23 feet.
It seems that in the quest to show how versatile they are, most guys have given up on mastery, which would make them much better players, especially if they're not a Kobe Bryant or Lebron James: freaks of nature who can do just about anything.
Again, love guys who just play basketball. But missing guys really focusing on their specific craft and becoming fantastic weapons on their teams.