2011/12 NBA Pre-Season Game Thread

Post #1 » by **BigSlam** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:27 am

I'm watching Pistons Vs Cavs - mainly to check out Knight and Irving.

doc.end · Post #2 » by **doc.end** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:48 am

I watch Wizards game (mostly stretches with Veselý - not that much of a homer, I have to mess with FUP limit on my connection right now) any Wizards are surely much worse than i thought. Veselý is so far good, plays within himself, stays with his man, not many mistakes. Could be worse. Wizards not running at all. Singleton will live as a thief in this league.

doc.end · Post #3 » by **doc.end** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 2:59 am

Veselý's first nba dunk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2sn5_0l3W8

Flip on pulling the starters in the 2nd half: "I was tired of that ****" < he really said that lol

(per Wizards Extreme)

Badd_Intentions · Post #4 » by **Badd_Intentions** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:00 am

Pistons/Cavs game is a laugher. These teams will definitely be some competition for us. Granted Tayshuan is not playing. Knight looks good, but can be out of control at times. Seems to have his head in the right place though.

Irving looks alright. He'll see the lionshare of the mins at the PG spot. Hasn't had much PT here in the 2nd half, but put up 14 in the first. He has no one to pass to lol. Thompson looks pretty active down low on the boards and running the floor as expected. Cavs are winning tonite but Detroit will have more wins than them in the regular season.

Post #5 » by **BigSlam** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:04 am

Agreed BI - I thought that Knight looked pretty good too.

Pretty hard game to watch though. Some ugly, ugly basketball being played.

Badd_Intentions · Post #6 » by **Badd_Intentions** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:05 am

I know it's not going to look pretty early on in the season but sheesh...these teams are bad lol.

doc.end · Post #7 » by **doc.end** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:16 am

Could we be even worse? Maybe Cho knows what he is doing with signing injured players, maybe he has some ace in sleeve to top Cavs, Raps, Pistons and from what I have seen Wizards too (maybe thy were just tired but their perimeter defense and team effort on offensive side is non-existent).

SWedd523 · Post #8 » by **SWedd523** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:20 pm

blue: Kemba Walker, Matt Carroll, DJ White, Gana Diop, Durrell Summers, Will Blalock, Ismail Muhammed

white: D.J. Augustin, Gerald Henderson, Derrick Brown, Tyrus Thomas, Boris Diaw, Ronald Dupree, Taylor Griffin, Ben Uzoh

bobcats3wallace · Post #9 » by **bobcats3wallace** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:54 pm

SWEDD523 wrote:blue: Kemba Walker, Matt Carroll, DJ White, Gana Diop, Durrell Summers, Will Blalock, Ismail Muhammed

white: D.J. Augustin, Gerald Henderson, Derrick Brown, Tyrus Thomas, Boris Diaw, Ronald Dupree, Taylor Griffin, Ben Uzoh

I really don't understand what we were thinking when we chose the guys we would bring in. Guys like Blalock and Dupree really don't do much for us. Even Griffin too. There are enough other guys in the D-leauge that are younger and have more potential that we should had looked at.

bobcats3wallace · Post #10 » by **bobcats3wallace** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:56 pm

Starters lead reserves 18 to 16 at "half" (20 mins), according to Bonnel. Yikes.... Only guy Bonnell mentioned as standing out was Diaw.

Post #11 » by **BigSlam** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:07 am

Observations from the scrimmage

http://blogs.charlotte.com/inside_the_n ... mmage.html

Snidely FC · Post #12 » by **Snidely FC** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:32 am

Really have my fingers crossed for Uzoh. He's only 23, so offers upside.

Post #13 » by **Diop** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:55 am

Rick Bonnell wrote:Melvin Ely sitting out, as he did Friday practice .Says he has a dehydration problem from cross-country flight.

What the heck is up with that? Can't practice or train because a national flight made you thirsty?
Did he actually grow wings and fly?

Battery · Post #14 » by **Battery** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:06 am

Sachmo wrote:
Rick Bonnell wrote:Melvin Ely sitting out, as he did Friday practice .Says he has a dehydration problem from cross-country flight.

What the heck is up with that? Can't practice or train because a national flight made you thirsty?
Did he actually grow wings and fly?

Well I can understand him being exhausted but not dehydrated. He probably took a red-eye and didn't get any sleep. But more than likely the real reason is that he was smoking good Cali weed during his farewell party at In-N-Out Burger and still high when he arrived in Charlotte. Who cares anyway, he's fat and stinks.

amcoolio · Post #15 » by **amcoolio** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:10 am

This is comical. How is he supposed to travel if a 5 hour flight wipes him out.

We have the makings of an expansion team roster. But there are at least 4 other teams that are as bad as us, and that's hilarious.

hotrod · Post #16 » by **hotrod** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:14 am

Ismail Mohammed looked really good. Super athletic and can shoot. Hendo looked really good too. Hit a three and dunked with ease. Good as new. DJ looked good as well. He really outplayed Kemba I thought. Really wasn't fair though, cuz the vets knew the plays and would jump everything.

Looks like Diaw will start at center if tonight's line up was any indication. They had DJ and Hendo in backcourt with D Brown starting for Maggete and TT with Diaw at center.

Had a great time. My wife was able to talk us down to floor seats right on the court. Really cool.

Kemba was wearing bright orange under armor shoes. I thought they were sweet.

Gan a really needs to get in shape. He really labored out there.

Sorry so disjointed. Just typing in what I remember.

Post #17 » by **Diop** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:16 am

I can understand a red eye flight wiping you out for practice the next day, but still a day later being unable to participate?

hotrod · Post #18 » by **hotrod** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:29 am

Also they had DJ and Kemba mic'd up. DJ talks a ton, which is good. Paul Silas was also mic'd.

Mohammed was the only non guaranteed guy I thought that looked like an NBA player. Seemed very confident. Extremely strong. Jumps out of the gym. Very impressed. Summers looked ok. Dupree stunk.

Post #19 » by **Diop** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:40 am

I remember talking about Mohammed last year. Its funny that he seems to impress here in training camps but can only get a gig in the B league of Australia.

The league he plays in would be below NBDL.

Battery · Post #20 » by **Battery** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:43 am

Anyone watching Ricky Rubio's debut? He looks real good and has great court awareness. I'm liking what I see so far. The bad part is he unfortunately plays on a team with Michael Beasley who is the epitome of selfishness. This clown is chucking up shots left and right and rarely pays any attention to open teammates. They will never win with this clown and should dump him ASAP. My goodness I hate him.