Chris Lofton
by OhioCelticsFan on Apr 27, 2009 12:06 AM EDT
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This is Chris Lofton's stat line from his game yesterday in Turkey...
Minutes: 38
Points: 61
O-Reb: 0
D-Reb:3
Assists: 4
Steals 6
TO: 5
FTM-A: 2-2
2PM-A: 4-6
2PT%: 66.7
3PM-A: 17-22
3PT%: 77.3
He's currently averaging 20.1 points a game and about 2.4 rebounds and 2 assists to go along with that. Seems like he's finally getting his legs back after his bout with cancer. I love this kid.
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His non-recruitment was the begining of the end of the Tubby Smith era at Kentucky.
Envy our past......Fear our future
He only took two free throws?
Seems like after the guy hit his 13th or 14th 3-pointer the other team’s coach would have told his team to just foul him.
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can't argue with those poll results
Give me a thousand Tennesseans, and I'll whip any other thousand men on the globe!-Andrew Jackson
This is an unbiased sample group, you know.
by Chris Pendley on Apr 27, 2009 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
but of course...
Give me a thousand Tennesseans, and I'll whip any other thousand men on the globe!-Andrew Jackson
For the last 2 years
I have made Christ Lofton my Avatar during the month of May. I haven’t had an avatar here before now, I may go put one up.
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Avatar meaning the little picture thingy next to your posts… Might have been a grammatical error in that post, but Lofton is definitely my favorite athlete of all time, I hope this kind of performance gets him noticed by some of the bigger european leagues.
by Prometheus1185 on May 5, 2009 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
No,
I meant Christ Lofton.
It got a chuckle out of me. :)
by David Hooper on May 5, 2009 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
And just to be safe on this.
I never point out spelling/grammar unless it’s something that’s incidentally funny. Or in the case of Graysnail, it’s something that he hammers me for. We’re a creativity-friendly lot.
by David Hooper on May 5, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh wow.
I didn’t even notice it. You can tell how highly I think of the guy. :)
by Prometheus1185 on May 6, 2009 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Anybody got a link to watch Chris Lofton games on the Net?
Trying to figure out how to watch one of them thar professional games in Turkey. Do they even have the internet in Turkey? If so, how can we watch some of CLoft’s action?
He's short...
Not very quick, not a very good defender, and a fairly average ballhandler. As much as I hate it for him, there is no place in the NBA for Chris Lofton…
you must not watch the nba very often
there is always room for a kid that knock down threes, and lofton DID show the a ability to go off the dribble in his last 2 seasons if necessary. steve nash and jason kidd are just two examples of NBA mvps who can’t stay in front of a quick guy on defense to save their lives. in the era of zone defense in the nba, having a guy the other team simply cannot leave alone on the perimeter is priceless.
the miami heat are one team that lofton would be a godsend for. with wade handling most of the point and drawing all kinds of double teams every time he drives the ball, lofton would be left out there shooting fish in a barrel. lofton shot a great 3PT% in college with hands in his face, running off 8 picks to get a catch and shoot and fading away, etc.. he would be damn near automatic as a spot up shooter. watching the nba, you would be shocked to see how many wide open 3’s teams get off of ball movement and double teams.
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by OhioCelticsFan on May 6, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Jason Kidd and Steve Nash?
You mean the same two guys that are among the greatest NBA point guards ever? You can overlook shoddy D when you’re facilitating an offense at that sort of an elite level. Besides the fact that Lofton isn’t even a point guard to begin with. Do you really think Chris Lofton can take anyone off the dribble in the NBA? Do you honestly believe that? He is a great shooter, and would be one of the best in the NBA, but he brings nothing else to the table at all. If you can name me one guy who has stuck in the NBA with comparable size and a comparable skill set, I’ll concede. JaJuan is the better NBA prospect of the two anyway. A little bit more size, much more athleticism, a great defender, and a very good shooter. If he had a better handle and could play the point, he would absolutely be in the league.
Yeah...
I do believe that Chris can take someone off the dribble in the NBA. He was doing it quite well in college in his sophomore and junior season against NBA talent. I think you must just be confused, along with the rest of anyone who says anything to the opposite, because the last time anyone really ever saw him in a game was his senior season. And, in case you didn’t notice, in his senior season nothing about his game was what it normally was. And to say that he can’t bring anything else to the table…? Tell me, do you honestly believe that? If you do then okay, but wow. He is a pesky defender who can create a lot of steals and just like Rondo in the NBA has a knack for grabbing defensive rebounds. And to name you someone who has made it in the NBA with a comparable skill set… how about Daniel “Boobie” Gibson of the probably soon to be NBA champion Cavaliers? He puts up about 8 ppg 2 apg and 2 rpg, I can guarantee you that if Chris got the minutes that Gibson gets he could do that and maybe better. And to provide you another example just to cover my bases how about Eddie House of the Boston Celtics? 6 foot 1, and puts down about 9 ppg 1 apg and 2 rpg. Also, a deadly three point shooter.
by OhioCelticsFan on May 7, 2009 8:27 AM EDT up reply actions
The difference in athleticism...
between Chris and the guys you mentioned is quite significant. Especially Rondo and Gibson. Like I said below, I’ll be the first to admit I was wrong if he makes someone’s roster, but there’s a reason he’s barely gotten a look by the NBA.
I’m hoping the “reason” is because he had a subpar (to his prior standards) senior “contract” year because he was battling cancer, which he kept to himself and never once used as an excuse. Shoot, I’m tired just from sitting at my desk all day; having energy to do even what he did his senior year after trudging through the exhausting and debilitating process of chemo or radiation or whatever treatment he went through is amazing to me.
Even more amazing is him simply trying to get better every game when fans everywhere were at best wondering and at worst lampooning him for not being the player he was the season before.
This bears repeating, I think:
Tennessee fans marveled at the motion for four years. A thousand times. There was a certain flawless elegance to Chris Lofton’s remarkable fade-away three-point jump shot. Undaunted by a defender literally in his face, he simply raised up and hit the shot as he faded away from the opponent.
Scores of thousands of reps made it second nature. So when faced with real, life-threatening adversity, Chris just did what he’d always done. He calmly raised up over his circumstances and took his best shot. And before the ball had found its way through the bottom of the net, Lofton was already fading into the background where he is most comfortable. It’s nothing. Don’t look at me. Look at the shot.
Oh, we’re looking at the shot in a whole new way today, Chris. From all I hear about you, you probably couldn’t care less whether you’re honored by Vol fans for your victory over death this season, but honored you will be. Teammates, fans, parents, coaches, and this absolute stranger will pull you from your comfortable humility backstage and drag you back into the spotlight one more time. We will force you onto a pedestal to which you have no aspiration, and we’ll point to you and say, “Him. That’s the model. That’s who I want my children to emulate. That is a person worthy of honor.”
And you’ll go right on gazing sheepishly at the floor, fidgeting, uncomfortable with the entire thing. That’s just one of the many things we love about you.
I think there is a reason he’s gotten barely a look by the NBA, and it’s a good one. He may not make it. But I wouldn’t count him out.
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by Joel Hollingsworth on May 7, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
chris lofton's height
has never been an issue for him. he gets shots off over taller people all the time. i think you are vastly overestimating the general level of commitment to defense in the NBA.
just because lofton lacks elite foot speed on defense doesn’t mean teams can’t use him. tony parker blew by jason kidd every single time he wanted to in their first round series this year, yet kidd played starter’s minutes and his team won. and dont get me started on nash, the most overrated MVP in basketball history, who has never played defense a day in his life, which is why the suns would lose games 130-128 during the nash glory years. nash just was lucky enough to be coached by a guy who made not playing defense an integral part of their strategy. lofton would be better than both of those guys on defense by a wide margin and would be a lights-out option from deep, something at least half the teams in the league could use. the bottom line is, the new zone defense rules make being a great on-ball defender a lot less important. being smart enough to understand the off ball help rotations is almost just as valuable for some teams.
as far as taking guys off the dribble, yes i think lofton would be capable of that at times, but even if he weren’t, ask steve kerr how many times he broke someone down off the dribble. he won’t be able to hear the question because of the noise all those rings make clanking together while he wears them all at the same time. there are plenty of guys who have had long and prosperous careers being a one dimensional shooter, but again, i still don’t think lofton is so lacking in other areas as to be “one dimensional”.
i do not think lofton is going to be a star, but if the question is “are there a number of teams he could make significantly better?” the answer is an unequivocal yes.
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Ok man...
you continue to compare him to elite NBA point guards who do SO many other things. Steve Kerr was 6’3", not lucky to be 6’0", and was believe it or not a better shooter than Chris Lofton. When he makes an NBA roster, I’ll be the first to admit I was wrong, but you guys need to look past the fact that he is a Vol.
Lofton would be a perfect spot up shooter in the NBA
I don’t believe he couldn’t get 10 minutes a game somewhere. All he’d have to do is wait for the PG to drive and kick to him.
Envy our past......Fear our future
he plays in Mersin
in an ridiculously beautiful area on the south central coast of turkey, a few hours from syria, long way from istanbul. just across the water from cyprus. i was in turkey last summer, and lofton could not have gotten to play in a nicer area. simply breathtaking.
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Thanks
I am an airline pilot, and my company is the only US carrier that flies to Istanbul. :) I have been there many times, and I was hoping that he was there.. I’d love to go see one of his games all decked out in the BIG ORANGE and cheer him on…
by Vol Fan in Fla on May 15, 2009 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
istanbul is awesome
i was there most of the time, but got to travel some. though not as impressive as the 61 spot, he also put up 47 on Fenerbache in Istanbul, which is sorta like the Yankees of Turkey, if the Yankees also had teams in soccer, volleyball, boxing, sailing, etc.
I’ve missed Turkey since the day I left. I wonder if there is any big orange in attendance at his games.
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