Bradley Beal

keynote · Post #821 » by **keynote** » Thu Jan 3, 2013 2:19 am

Beal named Eastern Conf. Rookie of the Month for December.

http://www.nba.com/2013/news/01/02/beal ... ef:nbahpts

Beal lead all Eastern Conference rookies in scoring (13.4 ppg) and total assists with (41) in December. He had six games with 15-plus points during the month and made a career-high eight field goals in a 100-95 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Dec.18.

Post #822 » by **nate33** » Thu Jan 3, 2013 2:26 am

keynote wrote:Beal named Eastern Conf. Rookie of the Month for December.

http://www.nba.com/2013/news/01/02/beal ... ef:nbahpts

Beal lead all Eastern Conference rookies in scoring (13.4 ppg) and total assists with (41) in December. He had six games with 15-plus points during the month and made a career-high eight field goals in a 100-95 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Dec.18.

That's a perfect example of how poorly some people understand stats. Beal was terrible in December. He shot 37% from the field and just 18% from 3-point range. The fact that his scoring average was a respectable 13.4 ppg was really an indication of how much he was hurting the team. Scoring 13.4 ppg at a 37% FG% is not a good thing. It's a crime that Drummond didn't win the award.

Beal. looks much better 2 games into January, however.

hands11 · Post #823 » by **hands11** » Thu Jan 3, 2013 2:30 am

Beal must be reading my posts. Kid has a new game face the last two games. Major props.

He seemed really focused tonight. I think he my be turning the corner.

I think we may see some big games from him very soon. Something like a 30 pointer.

tontoz · Post #824 » by **tontoz** » Thu Jan 3, 2013 2:42 am

hands11 wrote:Beal must be reading my posts.

I sure hope not. i would hate to see him become perpetually confused about the usage of the words lose, loss and loose.

DCZards · Post #825 » by **DCZards** » Thu Jan 3, 2013 3:14 am

hands11 wrote:Beal must be reading my posts. Kid has a new game face the last two games. Major props.

He seemed really focused tonight. I think he my be turning the corner.

I think we may see some big games from him very soon. Something like a 30 pointer.

You give yourself far too much credit, hands. As I said a few days ago, Beal's facial expressions are the last thing we need to worry about.

Hands, two days ago you were stressing about Beal's shooting when you really should have been listening to those of us calling for patience.

hands11 · Post #826 » by **hands11** » Thu Jan 3, 2013 3:35 am

DCZards wrote:
hands11 wrote:Beal must be reading my posts. Kid has a new game face the last two games. Major props.

He seemed really focused tonight. I think he my be turning the corner.

I think we may see some big games from him very soon. Something like a 30 pointer.

You give yourself far too much credit, hands. As I said a few days ago, Beal's facial expressions are the last thing we need to worry about.

Hands, two days ago you were stressing about Beal's shooting when you really should have been listening to those of us calling for patience.

LOL. I know I'm not the first one to say some player or coach is reading their posts. Lighten up.

Hey, we all look for different things to key on that show us we are seeing progress.

Facial expression tell a lot for me. Ask a boxer.

As for being patient with Beal. That's all we have with younger players. It doesn't mean any one of won't get frustrated along the way. Its a constant evaluation with younger players. You always look for signs that they are getting it. I consistently wanted Beal as our pick. I just didn't want him to start.

Good news is I saw something tonight that looked different. I hope we get to see it more. He looked a lot more focused, confident and stone cold killer in his eyes. That is what it takes in this league. I hope we get to see more of that.

Shooting is a lot about confident.

What was really impress was how quickly he let it go a few time. One time from the corner stands out. He got it out of his hands really quick. It was impressive. And he nailed it.

AFM · Post #827 » by **AFM** » Thu Jan 3, 2013 4:53 am

Nate, is it at all possible that he won ROTM because he played better than the other rookies and not because the people who give out the award don't know what FG% means?

Liver_Pooty · Post #828 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Thu Jan 3, 2013 5:42 am

AFM wrote:Nate, is it at all possible that he won ROTM because he played better than the other rookies and not because the people who give out the award don't know what FG% means?

He won it due to Charlottes 18 game losing streak.

Post #829 » by **montestewart** » Thu Jan 3, 2013 6:42 am

AFM wrote:Nate, is it at all possible that he won ROTM because he played better than the other rookies and not because the people who give out the award don't know what FG% means?

Let's go to Ted's Take and let him decide.

dangermouse · Post #830 » by **dangermouse** » Thu Jan 3, 2013 8:04 am

Congrats to Beal, I guess. I didnt think he played all that well in December, a few good games but whenever i tuned in he was on struggle street. He has played MUCHHHHHH better so far in January, I would say barring any bad luck and crappy performances he is a lock to repeat and should probably move up to #3 on the Rookie Ladder, maybe even #2.

I just think all the good rooks are in the West. If he was in the West, he would have only been a runner up for December.

But just to reiterate, much better on Jan, he needs to keep that confidence up and get some SWAGGA.

dangermouse · Post #831 » by **dangermouse** » Thu Jan 3, 2013 10:49 am

Well, his scoring/offense has improved, but apart from some chasedown blocks I think his defense has lapsed a bit. He is struggling to stay infront of -most- guards.

noworriesinmd · Post #832 » by **noworriesinmd** » Thu Jan 3, 2013 10:53 am

WTF!!!! ROTM!!!!

Wow either Ted might have someone on the payroll or the East is just that bad.

That said, on Tuesday he looked like a different player the first half of the game against Dallas. It was obvious. I could see it in his eyes. He missed his first jumper from the free throw line and the crowd moaned. After that he was "decent"...scoring 16 points in the first half. He disappeared again and then randomly hit 2 3's. There is an A-hole above me who heckles him every home game. Beal looks at him randomly because the guy is loud. The end of the first half Beal shut the guy up. However, the guy started again the last parts of the 2nd.

After that missing his first EASY jumpshot, Beal was very active and exuded confidence. I thought he was confident because it was bobble head night. I guess that was dumb thinking.

Congrades to Beal. I don't konw if he deserves it...but I'd rather be wrong than right on this one.

Post #833 » by **nate33** » Thu Jan 3, 2013 12:58 pm

AFM wrote:Nate, is it at all possible that he won ROTM because he played better than the other rookies and not because the people who give out the award don't know what FG% means?

He didn't play better than Drummond.

Drummond averaged 8 points, 8 boards, 2 blocks and a steal in 22 minutes a game while shooting 61%. Per 36, that's 12, 12 and 3.

dangermouse · Post #834 » by **dangermouse** » Thu Jan 3, 2013 1:04 pm

Man, his 4th quarter shooting against the Pacers is very encouraging. Its a shame we were down by too much with no time left, he had a determined look on his face and was shooting like he was looking at a hula hoop.

I think we might start seeing a different player out there, someone definitely good enough to be in the running for runner-up ROTY.

Wall/Beal gonna be good if he keeps this up. If we manage to add Cousins and he gets his sh*t together I think we might finally have something to look forward to for the future (oh god how many times have i said this....).

Post #835 » by **Zonkerbl** » Thu Jan 3, 2013 1:19 pm

In the last five games of December Beal played in (CHI, ORL, CLE, DET, ATL ), Beal was 0-16 from 3 and wins the ROTM award.

Wait, what?

DCZards · Post #836 » by **DCZards** » Thu Jan 3, 2013 2:52 pm

nate33 wrote:Drummond averaged 8 points, 8 boards, 2 blocks and a steal in 22 minutes a game while shooting 61%. Per 36, that's 12, 12 and 3.

Beal may not have played better than Drummond (arguably) but he played many more minutes and plays a far more important role for the Zards than Drummond currently does for Detroit. Those may have been factors in selecting Beal ROTM over Drummond.

AFM · Post #837 » by **AFM** » Thu Jan 3, 2013 2:59 pm

Beal may not be setting the world on fire but let's look at other rookies.
Would we rather have Barnes, MKG, or Rivers? Hell no....

Post #838 » by **nate33** » Thu Jan 3, 2013 3:05 pm

DCZards wrote:
nate33 wrote:Drummond averaged 8 points, 8 boards, 2 blocks and a steal in 22 minutes a game while shooting 61%. Per 36, that's 12, 12 and 3.

Beal may not have played better than Drummond (arguably) but he played many more minutes and plays a far more important role for the Zards than Drummond currently does for Detroit. Those may have been factors in selecting Beal ROTM over Drummond.

Well, he sure as hell didn't perform his role very well. The team went 3-11 in December. Beal has an on/off differential on the season of -11.0. (I don't know specifically how he performed in December, but for his total to be that bad, it's a sure bet he was substantially negative in December as well.) So essentially, when Beal is on the floor, he made a real bad team dramatically worse. Basically, Beal got ROTM because the Wizards were willing to play him a ton of minutes and didn't care that he was killing the team.

Clearly, whoever voted for ROTM just looked at the scoring average and ignored all other factors. Beal did not deserve it at all. Gilchrist also outplayed Beal.

tontoz · Post #839 » by **tontoz** » Thu Jan 3, 2013 3:13 pm

I don't understand why people are making such a big deal about the ROM award. It doesn't matter one way or the other.

What matters is that Beal may be starting to crawl out of his shooting slump. He has made 6 of his last 11 treys, the first time all season he has had a stretch like that.

DCZards · Post #840 » by **DCZards** » Thu Jan 3, 2013 3:15 pm

Nate, I won't argue the merits of a meaningless ROTM award. But as a Zards fan I'm very happy with Beal's progress and development thus far...especially for a 19 year old rook playing alongside D league PGs like Mack and Temple. I think Beal's going to be a very good NBA player (maybe even a star) by the time he's 22-23 years old.