The OFFICIAL Rookie impressions thread pt. II

Big Jaffa · Post #1061 » by **Big Jaffa** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 9:57 am

Solid game from Lillard 10 points, 8 assists. Recognized that other players were hot and didn't force the issue, just passed it off.

Though he did miss 2 or 3 wide open practice shots but that happens...

TwentyOne920 · Post #1062 » by **TwentyOne920** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 11:58 am

Goldtop wrote:What happened to Henson? He never plays

Once Skiles quit Henson became the first big off the bench...

Boylan's not the brightest coach (in fact Bulls fans remember him as a tank commander) but his lineups make far more sense than the jokes Skiles ran out (starting the corpse of Marquis Daniels for one).

Shem · Post #1063 » by **Shem** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 1:35 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-nA_bmfbgs[/youtube]

sisibilio · Post #1064 » by **sisibilio** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 4:06 pm

Han Solo wrote:I like Ed Davis. Why did it take him this long to start? -Bargnani (lol) I wanted Detroit to draft him (got Monroe, can't complain though). He is like an extended family member to Ben Wallace. Ben wanted Detroit to take him really bad to mentor him.

Glad to see him finally getting some time out there.
Big Ben's Little Bro'

He wasn't physically mature when he came to the league so he was pushed around quite often, and needed to figure out how to be effective on offense.

Eoghan · Post #1065 » by **Eoghan** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 7:45 pm

Sucks that Leonard was injured last night, I was looking forward to seeing him. Any Blazers' fans want to chime in on Portland's other rookie?

Milkdud · Post #1066 » by **Milkdud** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 8:11 pm

BrotherDave wrote:Sucks that Leonard was injured last night, I was looking forward to seeing him. Any Blazers' fans want to chime in on Portland's other rookie?

He's actually been out with an ankle injure at least a week maybe 2 by now.

He is very much a raw work in progress player right now. Has great athleticism and mobility for a big. He has already thrown down a ton of highlight dunks and is starting to show a decent 15ft jumper. No real post moves at this point.

Defensively I've been disappointing so far, again I think thats will improve as time goes on. He guys body around by more experienced players and hasn't shown very good defensive rebound instincts.

I'm pretty happy with him as a player so far but I'm not expecting much from him this season.

DusterBuster · Post #1067 » by **DusterBuster** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 8:13 pm

Big Jaffa wrote:Solid game from Lillard 10 points, 8 assists. Recognized that other players were hot and didn't force the issue, just passed it off.

Though he did miss 2 or 3 wide open practice shots but that happens...

Yeah, I love Lillard's ability to know when best to be a facilitator or to be a scorer. If his shot isn't on, he starts looking for whoever's hot and get them the ball. Great instincts by the rook. I'm glad he doesn't have the mentality of a Westbrook who'll just do nothing but look for his own shot even when it's not his night shooting.

BrotherDave wrote:Sucks that Leonard was injured last night, I was looking forward to seeing him. Any Blazers' fans want to chime in on Portland's other rookie?

Ummm.... Not much to say really. He's been injured for a couple weeks now and the Blazers haven't skipped a beat, so that kind of tells you what sort of impact he was having. He's going to be out a few more weeks from what we've heard, so it'll take awhile until he's back on the floor.

He's crazy athletic, runs the floor great, competent at catching lobs and has a surprisingly good jumpshot and free throw technique for a legit 7 footer. That said, he's still INSANELY raw. He gets boxed out for rebounds way too easily, generally not in good defensive position down low and makes typical rookie mistakes. He's the definition of a project player.

theycallmeZZ · Post #1068 » by **theycallmeZZ** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 1:17 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MUuk4XfyOc[/youtube]

Post #1069 » by **UGA Hayes** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 1:30 am

JAred Sullinger is destroying the rockets this first half.

Justin33 · Post #1070 » by **Justin33** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 1:41 am

UGA Hayes wrote:JAred Sullinger is destroying the rockets this first half.

Leads all rookies in + - not counting + 11 tonight

theycallmeZZ · Post #1071 » by **theycallmeZZ** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 2:34 am

FEAR THE BEARD

http://www.nba.com/raptors/video/acy-du ... an-11-2013

sp6r=underrated · Post #1072 » by **sp6r=underrated** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:21 am

Austin Rivers vs Adam Morrison who had a worse rookie campaign

TheGoodDoctor · Post #1073 » by **TheGoodDoctor** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:32 am

theycallmeZZ wrote:[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MUuk4XfyOc[/youtube]

Ross is just an insane dunker!

He jumps out from so far and still so high when he hammers it down....freak athlete.

Uncle Jeff · Post #1074 » by **Uncle Jeff** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:38 am

theycallmeZZ wrote:[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MUuk4XfyOc[/youtube]

LetRossDunk

Mikez1919 · Post #1075 » by **Mikez1919** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:39 am

Man when Drummond finally gets the 30 minutes a game that he deserves he will average at least 10pts 10rbds 2blks per game

Mikez1919 · Post #1076 » by **Mikez1919** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:44 am

8 points 11 boards 4 blocks for Drummond in only 17 minutes of play

Goldtop · Post #1077 » by **Goldtop** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:47 am

Mikez1919 wrote:Man when Drummond finally gets the 30 minutes a game that he deserves he will average at least 10pts 10rbds 2blks per game

If he keeps producing at this rate, he will avg 20/20 in 30 min. He gets a dbl-dbl like its nothing in only 15-17 min

ComboGuardCity · Post #1078 » by **ComboGuardCity** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:48 am

Drummond almost got a lob off the backboard in the final seconds. But just missed it...

ComboGuardCity · Post #1079 » by **ComboGuardCity** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:49 am

Is ESPN wrong or did Anthony Davis really get 0rebs

Moose10Fan · Post #1080 » by **Moose10Fan** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:52 am

Chunky V threw it off a little to hard, Andre had to reach back so far to hold onto it, almost put it down though.

Even just physically I wonder what he’ll look like in say 4 years.