Bradley Beal

[GhostsOfGil]

he should definitely be in the discussion for ROY, at least
as of right now.

He is. NBA.com has him ranked 2nd behind Lillard on the rookie ladder.

[Nivek]

That Rookie Ladder thing is such a joke. NBA oughta be embarrassed to have that up on their site.

[jivelikenice]

He's at least in the discussion for ROY now. He's a distant #2, but has plenty of time to close the gap.

[hands11]

he should definitely be in the discussion for ROY, at least
as of right now.

He is. NBA.com has him ranked 2nd behind Lillard on the rookie ladder.

It was always about his 3 ball. He was doing most other things well.

How he has turned his 3 ball around is amazing. You don't see that happen very often.

Wall has helped for sure but he starting shooting it better even before Wall returned. I know expect them to go in where before you expected him to miss.

Beal has been a legit stud lately and Wall return has really filled a hole they had. Now if Wall can just find an outside shot or two that works for him and learn to stick to that, his efficiency will go up like his assists have.

[DCZards]

It was always about his 3 ball. He was doing most other things well.

Actually, I was more concerned about Beal's ability to hit the midrange jumper (especially off the dribble) than I was about his 3 ball. So it's good to see he's also hitting the 12-18 foot jumper more consistently.

[tontoz]

That Rookie Ladder thing is such a joke. NBA oughta be embarrassed to have that up on their site.

I think it's just marketing. They want to try to draw attention to as many rookies as possible. Whenever a guy gets hot he will shoot up the rankings like a rocket, passing guys who are having better years. If a guy has been near the top for awhile (like Davis) they will sometimes drop him like a stone so they can get some pub for other guys.

Flavor of the month kind of thing. I doubt they put much thought into it.

[DCZards]

I think it's just marketing. They want to try to draw attention to as many rookies as possible. Whenever a guy gets hot he will shoot up the rankings like a rocket, passing guys who are having better years. If a guy has been near the top for awhile (like Davis) they will sometimes drop him like a stone so they can get some pub for other guys.

Flavor of the month kind of thing. I doubt they put much thought into it.

Agreed. Plus, if they used a more stat-based process people would be wondering why guys like Bernard James, Copeland and Valanciunas, players who've had little impact on their team's success and don't stand a chance of being ROY, would be rated higher or even near guys like Beal and Lilliard.

Keep it simple is always the way to go in marketing.

[GhostsOfGil]

That Rookie Ladder thing is such a joke. NBA oughta be embarrassed to have that up on their site.

Hey I never said it was a credible source, I'm just saying hes in a discussion.

[Illmatic21]

For those who missed the game.

His movement w/o the ball at 0:40 is perfect

[Induveca]

That Rookie Ladder thing is such a joke. NBA oughta be embarrassed to have that up on their site.

I think it's just marketing. They want to try to draw attention to as many rookies as possible. Whenever a guy gets hot he will shoot up the rankings like a rocket, passing guys who are having better years. If a guy has been near the top for awhile (like Davis) they will sometimes drop him like a stone so they can get some pub for other guys.

Flavor of the month kind of thing. I doubt they put much thought into it.

Yep....gotta make sure customers know about new product models.

[Nivek]

I understand marketing. I can also understand not wanting a guy like Bernard James on a list like that. Although, it might serve to draw attention to guys who are performing well (even in limited minutes), but that fans aren't aware of. But, I can understand not wanting low minute guys on the list. That's pretty easily handled with a minutes screen or by using "total credits" instead of a per minute rating.

Either way, the list oughta be credible. Dion Waiters at 3 isn't credible. Drummond at 6 -- not credible. Conference Rookie of the Month in December for Beal -- not credible.

Not to me anyway.

[tontoz]

I'll go out on a limb and guess that people who know the per minute production of all the rookies aren't their target audience lol.

[GeneWilderSTL]

I said homeboy make some noise! Great month so far for Beal - that was a nasty fall he took from Koufus - ah to be 19 again

[dobrojim]

Beal showing CONSISTENCY. Gotta love that from a 19 yo kid.
Another excellent game from BB. Beal with it!

[doclinkin]

B Real. Coming on strong. Love his synergy with Wall. And his toughness after Koufos double-dribbled him off the deck.