The OFFICIAL rookie impressions thread pt.III

DusterBuster · Post #1181 » by **DusterBuster** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 1:45 am

Dame Lizard wrote:Harkless having a brilliant game against OKC.

25 points, 9 rebounds, 4 steals and 4 blocks (11/18 FG).

He seems like a beast defender, is this right?

So happy for Orlando fans, they've got such a promising young team. It's amazing as at the start of the year they looked to be in a long, long rebuilding process. Not anymore.

And they'll likely get the #1 overall pick since that's how the NBA works whenever a team loses their superstar. It never fails that the first season after a team loses their start that if they're in the lottery, they'll likely win it.

That Howard trade looks so much better day by day.

Shem · Post #1182 » by **Shem** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 1:58 am

Lillard with 22 points on 8-16 shooting including 4-5 from 3-point range and 4 assists with the win against the Hawks in Atlanta.

lobosloboslobos · Post #1183 » by **lobosloboslobos** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 1:59 am

Another solid game for Jonas V despite being ignored by his teammates

10 and 7 on 5/6 shooting

which means that in his last 8 games his scoring numbers are:

FG% = 67% (39/58)
FT% = 83% (20/24)
TS% = 71.5%

ComboGuardCity · Post #1184 » by **ComboGuardCity** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 2:04 am

Singler with 18/8 against Miami. He's not a starter in this league IMO, but he'll make an elite 2nd unit player.

DusterBuster · Post #1185 » by **DusterBuster** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 2:06 am

Shem wrote:Lillard with 22 points on 8-16 shooting including 4-5 from 3-point range and 4 assists with the win against the Hawks in Atlanta.

He had a huge 3 with like 2 and half left that gave Portland the breathing room they needed to get the win.

Cro_Ruption · Post #1186 » by **Cro_Ruption** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 2:07 am

lobosloboslobos wrote:Another solid game for Jonas V despite being ignored by his teammates

10 and 7 on 5/6 shooting

which means that in his last 8 games his scoring numbers are:

FG% = 67% (39/58)
FT% = 83% (20/24)
TS% = 71.5%

great to see, would have loved to see him and ed davis develop together.

nin10doe · Post #1187 » by **nin10doe** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 2:32 am

Another great game for Anthony Davis vs Memphis
8/14
18 pts
15 rebs
2 blks
2 asts

Last time he played Memphis he went for 20/18

InFlames · Post #1188 » by **InFlames** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 2:35 am

Dame Lizard wrote:Harkless having a brilliant game against OKC.

25 points, 9 rebounds, 4 steals and 4 blocks (11/18 FG).

He seems like a beast defender, is this right?

So happy for Orlando fans, they've got such a promising young team. It's amazing as at the start of the year they looked to be in a long, long rebuilding process. Not anymore.

Yes, Harkless is a really good defender.

NinjaSheppard · Post #1189 » by **NinjaSheppard** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 3:02 am

Davis is starting to show clearly that he is clearly a much better player than Lillard. He doesn't have the minutes yet to make the case as ROTY but if he keeps getting 35 a night for the rest of the season I think he should overtake him

People are really underestimating how good he has been this year.

jinishima · Post #1190 » by **jinishima** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 3:12 am

nin10doe wrote:Another great game for Anthony Davis vs Memphis
8/14
18 pts
15 rebs
2 blks
2 asts

Last time he played Memphis he went for 20/18

Fantastic game for our front line. We are witnessing the beginning of something truly special with Anthony Davis! Played really aggressive despite gettin battered by Z-BO. Kept his energy up and stayed active. Guy was gettin rebounds while getting pushed around. Cant wait for him to get stronger, but another good double-double by the Big Brow.

Also, I still dont care for winning much at this point :-?

Shem · Post #1191 » by **Shem** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 3:31 am

NinjaSheppard wrote:Davis is starting to show clearly that he is clearly a much better player than Lillard. He doesn't have the minutes yet to make the case as ROTY but if he keeps getting 35 a night for the rest of the season I think he should overtake him

People are really underestimating how good he has been this year.

Don't make me laugh. :rofl:

Hodges4Three · Post #1192 » by **Hodges4Three** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 3:33 am

Depending on how Davis can develop his body I think he will be a better player than Dwight.
If you recall Dwight wasn't huge as a rookie either, and Davis' frame looks like it would fill out much like Dwights with the wide shoulders/long arms.

Davis has a bigger wingspan though Dwight has a slight edge in standing reach.

Davis actually has a far more developed offensive skillset in terms of being able to handle the ball, shoot and utilize finesse moves around the basket. He's also not a liability at the free throw line. His production this season is pretty close to that of Dwight his rookie year.

Jsun947 · Post #1193 » by **Jsun947** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 3:47 am

What makes Davis a better player now than Lillard?

The fact that "If he played 35 MPG" you are assuming he would average 16.5/10/2? By the way, which is statistically no more special than what Lillard is doing right now.

In that case I raise you Drummond. If he was getting 35 MPG he would be 15/15/4. Clearly better than Davis is now.

Give me a break. Davis is good but put away your jump to conclusions mat

Woodsanity · Post #1194 » by **Woodsanity** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 3:53 am

Jsun947 wrote:What makes Davis a better player now than Lillard?

The fact that "If he played 35 MPG" you are assuming he would average 16.5/10/2? By the way, which is statistically no more special than what Lillard is doing right now.

In that case I raise you Drummond. If he was getting 35 MPG he would be 15/15/4. Clearly better than Davis is now.

Give me a break. Davis is good but put away your jump to conclusions mat

That would be way better than Lillard statistically. I guess defense also doesn't matter at all? Anthony Davis is already an impactful defender while Lillard is one of the worst defensive Pgs in the league.

I wouldn't put Davis over Lillard for ROY simply because Davis has missed many games but when healthy he can be a much bigger game changer. Drummond also has no case due to similar issues but also a much bigger game changer. Players like Lillard are not exactly uncommon. Plenty of good PGs in the league, some of them can play defense as well.

G-Heel · Post #1195 » by **G-Heel** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 3:59 am

Saint Nicolas wrote:He's very long and pesky, reminds me of Batum.

I'd say a better defender than Batum. I'm not being homer, I just never thought of Batum as a great defensive player.

Harkless just need to add more strength to defend the like of Lebron and Melo more effectively.

sir G Wallace · Post #1196 » by **sir G Wallace** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 4:06 am

G-Heel wrote:
Saint Nicolas wrote:He's very long and pesky, reminds me of Batum.

I'd say a better defender than Batum. I'm not being homer, I just never thought of Batum as a great defensive player.

Harkless just need to add more strength to defend the like of Lebron and Melo more effectively.

Yeah Batum gets **** on a lot. He has his moments due to his good length and athleticism but in general not a steady relaible defender

Jsun947 · Post #1197 » by **Jsun947** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 4:07 am

Is Davis so good already why doesn't he get more minutes and why do they only have 24 wins?

sir G Wallace · Post #1198 » by **sir G Wallace** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 4:11 am

Jsun947 wrote:Is Davis so good already why doesn't he get more minutes and why do they only have 24 wins?

He's proven to have a bit of a fragile body so far and his coach is a bit weird too.

Hendrix · Post #1199 » by **Hendrix** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 4:16 am

Jsun947 wrote:What makes Davis a better player now than Lillard?

The fact that "If he played 35 MPG" you are assuming he would average 16.5/10/2? By the way, which is statistically no more special than what Lillard is doing right now.

In that case I raise you Drummond. If he was getting 35 MPG he would be 15/15/4. Clearly better than Davis is now.

Give me a break. Davis is good but put away your jump to conclusions mat

Sweet math skills

kidleader · Post #1200 » by **kidleader** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 4:25 am

NinjaSheppard wrote:Davis is starting to show clearly that he is clearly a much better player than Lillard. He doesn't have the minutes yet to make the case as ROTY but if he keeps getting 35 a night for the rest of the season I think he should overtake him

People are really underestimating how good he has been this year.

what your basically saying is davis has a shot at winning rookie of the year with 12 games remaining on the hornets schedule, while completely ignoring what lillard has done the entire seaosn. davis doesn't even have a shot at winning rookie of the month for march let alone rookie of the year