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\"Renaldo

(Note: I originally published this on 3\/29\/11. In some faraway land, Balkman is still swindling a basketball loving audience.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Even Bill Wennington had a jump shot. Paul Mokeski could at least rebound. Mark Eaton could block shots. Renaldo Balkman isn\u2019t good at any of the previously mentioned skills.<\/h2>\n

But at 6-8, 208 he \u201clooks\u201d like an NBA player. As far as I\u2019m concerned he\u2019s a black Jack Haley (6-10, 240) i.e., no value whatsoever except maybe the six fouls he provides.<\/p>\n

The only time he plays is when the team he happens to be on at the moment is down by 20 in the fourth. He is absolute garbage and I won\u2019t even listen to anything to the contrary.<\/p>\n

The Renaldo Balkman\u2019s of the world are why the owners are going to force a lockout next season; last year he made “,112,417 to play seven minutes a game and score 1.1 ppg.<\/p>\n

Thanks for showing up, Renaldo!<\/p>\n

He\u2019s so bad I heard he tells people on the street he\u2019s actually Chris Wilcox. But no one believes him because he doesn\u2019t know how to make a cursive \u201cW\u201d when signing autographs. If you\u2019re pretending to be Chris Wilcox to mask your real identity, s#!t is ROUGH.<\/p>\n

The only reason he is even in the NBA is because Isiah Thomas is a lunatic and the drafting of Balkman with the 20th\u00a0pick of the 2006 NBA Draft is just another layer of his lunacy. To show you how bad a selection this was, the NBA\u2019s Draft Guide that year, which featured 300 players, didn\u2019t include Balkman.<\/p>\n

Thomas, trying not to look stupid, claimed the Suns were going to draft Balkman if he didn\u2019t, a claim the Suns flatly denied. Uhhh, yeah Isaiah. And you didn\u2019t touch that Knicks employee’s breast either, right?<\/p>\n

To hear Renaldo Balkman described as an \u201cenergy player\u201d as Thomas did after drafting him in the vein of Dennis Rodman or Ron Artest is an absolute steaming pile<\/i>.<\/h2>\n

Rodman and Artest\u2019s non-stop motors are what defined them on the court, while Balkman doesn\u2019t even know you have to hold down the clutch to start the car, then to get it into first gear.<\/p>\n

The thing that really bothers me about Balkman is that in the seven or so minutes he actually plays in a game, he just mopes around with no energy or enthusiasm whatsoever, as if we\u2019re all\u00a0so<\/i>\u00a0fortunate to get to watch him saunter up and down the court, half-assed.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s why he has been a \u201cthrow in\u201d player in the two Knicks to Denver, then back to New York trades he\u2019s been involved in.<\/p>\n

Making a claim that can\u2019t be statistically verified is a good way to give credit where it isn\u2019t due, like everyone in the pro Balkman camp saying he, \u201cMakes plays that aren\u2019t quantified in the box score\u201d. No, he really doesn\u2019t. He really does nothing and is paid handsomely.
\nFor\u00a0nothing<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Looking at Balkman, you want him to be good, you think he would be, but he isn\u2019t; so let\u2019s stop making BS reasons and just admit it.<\/p>\n

At least with Jud Buechler, like any good white stiff, you knew he was going to come in and knock down a wide open shot<\/a> or two.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re going to be a white stiff, at least work hard.<\/p>\n

More NBA:<\/h3>\n
– NBA Players By College – What College Has The Most NBA Players?<\/div>\n
– Vlade Divac Flop and the Wussification of the NBA<\/a><\/div>\n
– Latrell Sprewell Chokes PJ Carlesimo – Where Are They Now?<\/div>\n
– Jordan Flu Game vs. Isiah Thomas Ankle Game (Video)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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