The Kemba Walker Thread

HornetJail · Post #1281 » by **HornetJail** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 4:59 am

I didn't see Jae Crowder play at all. I'm interested in him even more now.

mrknowitall215 · Post #1282 » by **mrknowitall215** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:56 pm

Maybe I'm late, but did anybody notice that Kemba reverted back to his college & HS number #15, and Hendo has changed to #9 in the new Bobcat uniforms?

UPDATE: Yes, I'm late :-?

Liver_Pooty · Post #1283 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Sat Aug 4, 2012 10:59 pm

Would be nice to see him working out with fellow NBA players instead of incoming college freshman

rugby-hook · Post #1284 » by **rugby-hook** » Sun Aug 12, 2012 1:55 pm

Is it expected that Walker will start or will Sessions, who is bigger, start? If Sessions is the starter, does anyone expect chemistry issues in the locker room?

MKG14 · Post #1285 » by **MKG14** » Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:15 pm

rugby-hook wrote:Is it expected that Walker will start or will Sessions, who is bigger, start? If Sessions is the starter, does anyone expect chemistry issues in the locker room?

We expect Sessions to start, but he will likely be murdered by November. The accused? Stun704.

mrknowitall215 · Post #1286 » by **mrknowitall215** » Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:23 pm

Kemba Walker is expected to start. Mike Dunlap already said that it's his job to lose. Only training camp will determine which player will anchor the position going into the regular season.

Kembastockton · Post #1287 » by **Kembastockton** » Sun Aug 12, 2012 9:11 pm

Kemba will be given every chance to succeed. Only injury or Kemba just straight up sucking will give Sessions the reigns.

Elden Payton · Post #1288 » by **Elden Payton** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:41 am

I'm actually not against the idea of Sessions starting early on and giving Kemba 24+mpg and unleashing him in the second half of the season.

Sessions(22)/Kemba(24)/BG(2)
Hendo(30)/BG(18)/Taylor(?)
MKG(32)/(?)/Taylor(?)
Mullens(26)/Thomas(18)/Biyombo(4)
Haywood(22)/Biyombo(26)/(?)

Despite us sucking our backcourt is a logjam of talented players.

Kembastockton · Post #1289 » by **Kembastockton** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:07 pm

I don't hate the idea either. It cannot hurt to have Kemba sit and watch a real playmaker do his thing.

ball teacher · Post #1290 » by **ball teacher** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 10:01 am

I'd just start Kemba and let Sessions back him up. Kemba needs the run, the developing and he won't get that on the bench, and if Sessions get the starting job, unless he plays like crap, Kemba may never win the starting job from him.

mrknowitall215 · Post #1291 » by **mrknowitall215** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 3:59 pm

MountBiyombo wrote:I don't hate the idea either. It cannot hurt to have Kemba sit and watch a real playmaker do his thing.

Ever since when did Ramon Sessions become "a real playmaker"?!?

Liver_Pooty · Post #1292 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 4:40 pm

mrknowitall215 wrote:
MountBiyombo wrote:I don't hate the idea either. It cannot hurt to have Kemba sit and watch a real playmaker do his thing.

Ever since when did Ramon Sessions become "a real playmaker"?!?

Lol thats what I was thinking.

Kembastockton · Post #1293 » by **Kembastockton** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 12:06 pm

Read his scouting report. His ability to run an offense is his strength. That is why the Lakers wanted him. Just because he is not on the level with Chris Paul doesn't mean that he is not a good playmaker.

dmutombo321 · Post #1294 » by **dmutombo321** » Sat Aug 18, 2012 12:11 am

Biyombo is right.

I've followed Sessions for a number of years since he caught my attn when he was thrust into action during his rookie season as a nearly undrafted bench warmer in Milwaukee.

There's a handful of areas where he has traditionally struggled (poor defense, shakey outside shooting [although he was phenominal beyond the arch last year and may have finally addressed this area]) but playmaking has never been one of them.

We're talking about the guy who holds the all time single game assist franchise record (24) for a Bucks club that is nearly 50 years old. He has a well over a dozen 15+ assist games under his belt.

He's going to represent the best playmaking PG this Bobcats team has ever had. The question is whether he will have enough targets to be effective. He thrived in Milwuakee with Bogut/Redd/Charlie V before he was a scrub, Bobby Simmons, etc but was later largely ineffective on the stripped post lebron Cavs team.

Post #1295 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Sat Aug 18, 2012 3:17 pm

Knight vs Felton 5: Sessions vs Walker

MKG14 · Post #1296 » by **MKG14** » Sat Aug 18, 2012 7:05 pm

dmutombo321 wrote:Biyombo is right.

I've followed Sessions for a number of years since he caught my attn when he was thrust into action during his rookie season as a nearly undrafted bench warmer in Milwaukee.

There's a handful of areas where he has traditionally struggled (poor defense, shakey outside shooting [although he was phenominal beyond the arch last year and may have finally addressed this area]) but playmaking has never been one of them.

We're talking about the guy who holds the all time single game assist franchise record (24) for a Bucks club that is nearly 50 years old. He has a well over a dozen 15+ assist games under his belt.

He's going to represent the best playmaking PG this Bobcats team has ever had. The question is whether he will have enough targets to be effective. He thrived in Milwuakee with Bogut/Redd/Charlie V before he was a scrub, Bobby Simmons, etc but was later largely ineffective on the stripped post lebron Cavs team.

Him and DJ are both in the high 30s for AST%. But Sessions has better vision and I think you'll be right.

Though Knight was pretty good there for a while.

Post #1297 » by **nate33** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:30 pm

Young, low-efficiency, shot-jacking guards rarely improve much. Here's a screen of young guards in the modern era who averaged at least 12 FGA per 36 minutes with a TS% less than .480.

http://bkref.com/tiny/yffal

The list is pretty depressing. Of the 28 unique names on the list, only 5 panned out to be average or better on the NBA level: Mookie Blaylock, Larry Hughes, Terrell Brandon, Jason Kidd and Rodney Stuckey. (Honorable mention to Rex Chapman and Bobby Jackson, who may have had better careers if they didn't have injury trouble.)

Unfortunately, four of those five had success due to their defense and passing rather than their offense. In reality, only Terrell Brandon serves as a promising example of a young inefficient guard who turned the corner to become an average or better offensive player.

The odds are not good for Kemba.

Battery · Post #1298 » by **Battery** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:52 pm

nate33 wrote:Young, low-efficiency, shot-jacking guards rarely improve much. Here's a screen of young guards in the modern era who averaged at least 12 FGA per 36 minutes with a TS% less than .480.

http://bkref.com/tiny/yffal

The list is pretty depressing. Of the 28 unique names on the list, only 5 panned out to be average or better on the NBA level: Mookie Blaylock, Larry Hughes, Terrell Brandon, Jason Kidd and Rodney Stuckey. (Honorable mention to Rex Chapman and Bobby Jackson, who may have had better careers if they didn't have injury trouble.)

Unfortunately, four of those five had success due to their defense and passing rather than their offense. In reality, only Terrell Brandon serves as a promising example of a young inefficient guard who turned the corner to become an average or better offensive player.

The odds are not good for Kemba.

I didn't realize an NBA game was 36 minutes long.

MKG14 · Post #1299 » by **MKG14** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 7:18 pm

nate33 wrote:Young, low-efficiency, shot-jacking guards rarely improve much. Here's a screen of young guards in the modern era who averaged at least 12 FGA per 36 minutes with a TS% less than .480.

http://bkref.com/tiny/yffal

The list is pretty depressing. Of the 28 unique names on the list, only 5 panned out to be average or better on the NBA level: Mookie Blaylock, Larry Hughes, Terrell Brandon, Jason Kidd and Rodney Stuckey. (Honorable mention to Rex Chapman and Bobby Jackson, who may have had better careers if they didn't have injury trouble.)

Unfortunately, four of those five had success due to their defense and passing rather than their offense. In reality, only Terrell Brandon serves as a promising example of a young inefficient guard who turned the corner to become an average or better offensive player.

The odds are not good for Kemba.

Did you do rookie years, or just "young"? Because I'll bet rookies did worse.

amcoolio · Post #1300 » by **amcoolio** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:52 am

nate33 wrote:Young, low-efficiency, shot-jacking guards rarely improve much. Here's a screen of young guards in the modern era who averaged at least 12 FGA per 36 minutes with a TS% less than .480.

http://bkref.com/tiny/yffal

The list is pretty depressing. Of the 28 unique names on the list, only 5 panned out to be average or better on the NBA level: Mookie Blaylock, Larry Hughes, Terrell Brandon, Jason Kidd and Rodney Stuckey. (Honorable mention to Rex Chapman and Bobby Jackson, who may have had better careers if they didn't have injury trouble.)

Unfortunately, four of those five had success due to their defense and passing rather than their offense. In reality, only Terrell Brandon serves as a promising example of a young inefficient guard who turned the corner to become an average or better offensive player.

The odds are not good for Kemba.

Cool. What are the stats for rookies coming off a lockout season with no TC and no coaching staff in place?