2013-2014 D-Fenders Thread

[moonpie]

So the season started last night for our D-Fenders in a 124-114 loss to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Use this thread to discuss our two rookies: Ryan Kelly and Elias Harris, as well as any other notable prospects we may have this year.

Notables from 11/23/13 game:

Elias Harris: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists

Ryan Kelly: 24 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists

Malcom Thomas: 36 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals, 3 blocks

[Gek]

Attaboy moony pal! Support for days.

[EArl]

You do know theres a d league board?
Anyways ill probably go watch some santa cruz warriors game since they're cheap and walking distance from my apartment.

[Slava]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jjz8CSvcLGU#t=1331[/youtube]

Here's the full game if anyone is bored enough to watch it. I just found out that Kareem Rush and Jamario Moon are both playing for our D-league team.

[chefy]

Damn ryan kelly.

[moonpie]

Here's the full game from tonight against the Santa Cruz Warriors:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQuitNdfVs4[/youtube]

Notables:

Ryan Kelly: 21 points (7-17 FG, 1-3 3PTFG), 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 blocks

Malcom Thomas: 31 points (11-20 FG, 6-9 3PTFG), 13 rebounds, 2 assists

No Harris as he was waived. Thomas is intriguing me. 25 year old from SDSU, went undrafted a few years back and has bounced around from the D-League to overseas and got a call up from the Bulls last year I believe. 6'9, 225 PF who seems to have a high motor, good defensive instincts, and has developed (from what I can see in the stats) an outside shooting game, which was virtually nonexistent before whether it be in college, previous D-League stints, overseas, or in his short time with the Bulls. Scouting reports around the time of his draft class mentioned his defensive potential...he has a 7-2 wingspan and an 8-10 standing reach. Rated the #1 prospect in the NBDL, he's definitely a guy to keep an eye on for sure.

[RJM]

Kareem Rush is out of retirement? He can't be more than 30 years old at this point. Too many wings on this team will likely mean that he will never wear a Lakers uniform again.

[moonpie]

D-Fenders take on the Bakersfield Jam today. Game started at 4 PM, currently halftime, watch here:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qb67MOalzc[/youtube]

Kelly has 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals in the 1st half. Malcom Thomas is not playing because he got called up by the Spurs

[Jajwanda]

God damn it Mitch why didn't you sign Malcolm Thomas?

[moonpie]

Kelly finished with 30 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, and 5 steals. He seems to have a knack for getting to the line too, 10+ attempts in all of his games so far or close to that I believe.

[EArl]

Kelly finished with 30 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, and 5 steals. He seems to have a knack for getting to the line too, 10+ attempts in all of his games so far or close to that I believe.

You think Kelly has it to be like a Ryan Anderson type player in the NBA?

[moonpie]

Kelly finished with 30 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, and 5 steals. He seems to have a knack for getting to the line too, 10+ attempts in all of his games so far or close to that I believe.

You think Kelly has it to be like a Ryan Anderson type player in the NBA?

I think he's less athletic/slower than Anderson and considering that Anderson isn't athletic/fast to begin wtih...but he's smart as any player from Duke playing under Coach K should be and I think he can definitely carve out a niche for himself if he puts in the work and avoids injuries. He's a better passer than Anderson and a smarter defender for sure.

[ROballer]

I'd rather give Kelly a shot than Sacre...played well the last game but we have Hill/Kaman/Gasol already more suited to play C...meanwhile at PF,we have only Shawne really with Johnson playing more SF now

[moonpie]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/EricPincus/status/407694785273532417[/tweet]

Kelly has had 3 games with the D-Fenders so far, here are his stats:

25.0 PPG
8.0 RPG
3.7 APG
2.3 SPG
1.0 BPG
45% FG
18% 3PT FG
87.1% FT

Averaged 10.3 FTs a game.

[Slava]

Malcolm Thomas got called by Spurs today.

[moonpie]

D-Fenders lost to the Bakersfield Jam today 100-104. Here's the full game:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRwykr6J7lw[/youtube]

Ryan Kelly had 21 points (on only 6-18 shooting, but 7-7 from the FT line), 7 rebounds, 2 assists, and 3 blocks.

[moonpie]

D-Fenders played the Jam again today and lost 110-108. Here's the full game:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5n2litZcG8[/youtube]

Ryan Kelly had 30 points (9-9 FT), 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 1 block

[moonpie]

D-Fenders beat the Santa Cruz Warriors today 124-118. Here's the full game:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLoF5Bl33RA[/youtube]

We picked up 6'5 Manny Harris who as you might remember played a couple of seasons with the Cavs after being undrafted out of Michigan. He went off tonight with 41 points (14-24 from the field, 5-9 from 3PT), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 5 steals. Here's his DX profile, kind of reminds me of Wes Matthews.

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Manny-Harris-5047/

[moonpie]

The D-Fenders claimed James Southerland who was waived by the Charlotte Bobcats earlier this month. He's a 6'8, 221lb wing out of Syracuse. Here are some scouting reports/videos:

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Jam ... and-17060/
http://www.nbadraft.net/players/james-southerland

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fACRkZ6kXAA[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUPlDkg2Zwc[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo5kr40Bg_c[/youtube]

[moonpie]

Terrence Williams made his debut for the D-Fenders tonight. He had 12 points, 2 boards, and 2 assists. Here's the game:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMhDGdv7e-8[/youtube]

Manny Harris continues to put up impressive numbers-his stats so far through 8 games (not including tonight's where he had 27,12, and 4).

28.0 PPG
5.5 RPG
4.3 APG
2.6 SPG
85.4% FT