GAME THREAD: New evil Empire vs Warriors

[runtmc91]

All league defender coming out of college, like I said.

2011-12:Repeat selection as CAA Defensive Player of the Year...First team All-CAA selection...Career high 37 points vs. Drexel and 28 points at Missouri State...ODU's 20th all-time scorer with 1416 career points...ODU's second all-time steals leader with 250...140 career games played is a new ODU record... 27 points and 12 rebounds at Delaware & Drexel...Two-time CAA Player of the Week...Pre-Season All-CAA and CAA Player of the Year...Pre-Season Collegeinsider.com All-American....Named to HOF Tip-Off All-Tournament squad...Seven steals vs. South Florida...Hit 12 of 14 free throws vs. South Florida...20 points at Richmond...8 rebounds vs. Richmond and VMI...Became the 48th Monarch to reach 1,000 career points (vs. Richmond)...Played 37 minutes vs. Richmond...Hit late baskets at Richmond and JMU to send games into overtime...3-4 from three at JMU...One of four MOnarchs with over 200 career steals....

Will he be an all league defender in the NBA? Who the hell knows? But he does hang his hat on defense and some day if he gets a shot to play big minutes he has a game that reminds me of Spreewell. And please don't run with I'm saying he's the re-incarnation of Spreewell....just similar skill set.

OK, I can understand that, I just thought you were saying he's an ALL-NBA defender, already. He's got potential, that's for sure. From what I see he's inconsistent in his stance, reaches and gets off balance a little too often, and sometimes out of position on the weak side---all normal for a rookie. I think he's going to be very good at that end and shows glimpses of it. I can see why he shouldn't get much playing time at this point, though.

[shazam_guy]

If they're not dunking, DeAndre Jordan isn't contributing on offense, so that's part of it right there.

[WTF_GSW]

Lucky...wants surprising is that he turns out to be more than just the defensive specialist....it wouldn't be a big deal but the Warriors so far are more willing to get this kid a role and keeping him around than Tyler right now who they spent 2 mil on just to grab him.

Also they so far are willing to keep him around and take a potential tax hit...that speaks volumes as to how they (the Warriors) feel about him.

I. The long run you could be right and he may get cut and be irrelevant but so far they seem very intrigued....I think he's a find and more than just a defender....if we lose Rush next year, then this kids role may increase.

Warriors are not going to cut him until they know what they got... you can thanks Jeremy Lin for that. They going to evaluate his talent later in the season when we have more scrub time for him.