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Spring Tour:New Zealand vs Ireland - 1st Test. (09/06/2012, 08:35 GMT)
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<blockquote data-quote="admartian" data-source="post: 510096" data-attributes="member: 38996"><p>Sonny Bill's lack of commitment is great...if he was playing American pro sports. It's not if you play All Blacks rugby (which he currently does <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />). </p><p></p><p>To me, his play is usually <em>just</em> below average - above average. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Does he have skill? <strong>Yes.</strong></p><p></p><p>Potential? <strong>Absolutely.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>But do people fall in love with his potential and get blinded by it? <strong>Hell Effing yes!!!</strong> </p><p></p><p>But I don't hold it against anybody. This happens to anyone who has watched and will watch ANY SPORT EVER! You see so many <em>ATHLETES </em>(as opposed to true PLAYERS of their sport). </p><p></p><p>To me, the best analogy for SBW is Reggie Bush of the NFL. Tons of raw physical tools. But Reggie has not lived up to his hype - Let's face it, He is not someone like Lebron James or Christian Cullen, who are complete athletes <strong><em>and </em></strong>players.</p><p></p><p>But reggie Bush like SBW, <em>is</em> a good role player. And only NOW entering Bush's 7th/8th year, is he getting to show what could have been (barely at that). </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>SBW will most likely never <strong><em><u>CHOOSE</u></em></strong> to play that long - or even make it to next year!</p><p></p><p>He is a good <em><strong>situational </strong></em>player - nothing more. And people <strong><u>SHOULD NOT BE HURT</u></strong> by that. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I would like him to stay and reach his potential. After all, who doesn't want depth? But I'm not counting on someone that is probably going to end up on a show like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJc43qM97ZU" target="_blank">The GC</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I actually think someone like Tamati Ellison is a more complete and focused player. And if people want to be a sucker for potential, someone like Robbie Fruean is a good equivalent and a safer bet at that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="admartian, post: 510096, member: 38996"] Sonny Bill's lack of commitment is great...if he was playing American pro sports. It's not if you play All Blacks rugby (which he currently does ;)). To me, his play is usually [I]just[/I] below average - above average. Does he have skill? [B]Yes.[/B] Potential? [B]Absolutely. [/B] But do people fall in love with his potential and get blinded by it? [B]Hell Effing yes!!![/B] But I don't hold it against anybody. This happens to anyone who has watched and will watch ANY SPORT EVER! You see so many [I]ATHLETES [/I](as opposed to true PLAYERS of their sport). To me, the best analogy for SBW is Reggie Bush of the NFL. Tons of raw physical tools. But Reggie has not lived up to his hype - Let's face it, He is not someone like Lebron James or Christian Cullen, who are complete athletes [B][I]and [/I][/B]players. But reggie Bush like SBW, [I]is[/I] a good role player. And only NOW entering Bush's 7th/8th year, is he getting to show what could have been (barely at that). SBW will most likely never [B][I][U]CHOOSE[/U][/I][/B] to play that long - or even make it to next year! He is a good [I][B]situational [/B][/I]player - nothing more. And people [B][U]SHOULD NOT BE HURT[/U][/B] by that. :) I would like him to stay and reach his potential. After all, who doesn't want depth? But I'm not counting on someone that is probably going to end up on a show like [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJc43qM97ZU"]The GC[/URL]. I actually think someone like Tamati Ellison is a more complete and focused player. And if people want to be a sucker for potential, someone like Robbie Fruean is a good equivalent and a safer bet at that. [/QUOTE]
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