The OFFICIAL Rookie impressions thread

FlipTSO · Post #261 » by **FlipTSO** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:44 am

^That deserves its own thread, Mike!

Post #262 » by **roc** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:45 am

I went and added it to my sig

here are highlights...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkQg65PGqSo&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

seorang · Post #263 » by **seorang** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 7:08 am

18-10 without a play being run for him.Very impressive.

Post #264 » by **Klomp** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 12:58 pm

r0cd0gg wrote:I went and added it to my sig

here are highlights...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkQg65PGqSo&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

More impressed by the play at 3:15 than the dunk, personally

jangles86 · Post #265 » by **jangles86** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:07 pm

Beal is doing exactly what was expected of him plus a few other things that were unexpected. Very smooth, and a lot more aggressive than I thought. Very strong at the rim, and his shot has a quicker release than I thought. Can't wait to watch Wall Beal combo! Very dynamic and fun to watch.

Rajon Rondo Fan · Post #266 » by **Rajon Rondo Fan** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:36 pm

SaiCLE wrote:
Rajon Rondo Fan wrote:
Roger Murdock wrote:People very quick the bury Waiters even though hes been awesome in 2/3 pre season games.

Cavs should have drafted Barnes instead of him. Barnes has so much more potential then waiters and is a better player right now. It was even reported that Barnes and Irving were VERY good friends. I have no idea why the cavs did not take him.....It would have been a perfect fit.

I guess you did not know Dion and Kyrie been good friends since the 10th grade. No disrespect...but It seems like you're just spouting a bunch BullSh*t.

Really?

http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2012 ... ie-irving/

SaiCLE · Post #267 » by **SaiCLE** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 3:01 pm

I did not say Barnes and Kyrie weren't friends, In fact this is what i said "I guess you did not know Dion and Kyrie been good friends since the 10th grade" to basically tell you that you can't use the friend excuse.....then you post a link saying Kyrie and Barnes are friends Lol, you could have brought up other points about the drafting situation...but then again I probably would have debated that nonsense as well.

TheBigThree · Post #268 » by **TheBigThree** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:07 pm

Holy cow, that layup at 3:25 in the Drummond highlights. Nice move. Him and Monroe are going to be formidable.

Just to temper things a bit, I think I might be able to go for 20 and 12 against the Bucks front line and Drew Gooden (didn't really see Dalembert in there in any of the highlights). Still, really nice game.

JWiLL02 · Post #269 » by **JWiLL02** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:42 pm

Drummond is the most impressive physical specimen I've seen since LeBron. Pretty incredible combination size and athleticism.

re49gb_2gho32fp · Post #270 » by **re49gb_2gho32fp** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:48 pm

Shved looks good.

Motiejunas looks very good. Utterly unbelievable how Machado went undrafted. From the small sample size, to me he looks better than Marshall. If by any chance rockets don't sign him, cutting a player in order to make room for Machado (low risk high reward) is what competent franchises do.

Laure · Post #271 » by **Laure** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 7:22 pm

Motiejunas is gifted offensively, loads of post moves and versatility outside. But his defensive presence, rebounding and that "softness" he posseses is really making me feel worried. He really should take lessons from JV when it comes to big - man qualities, and vice versa: Valanciunas lacks the finess D-Mo has. Wish the best of luck for them.

FlipTSO · Post #272 » by **FlipTSO** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:43 pm

TheBigThree wrote:Holy cow, that layup at 3:25 in the Drummond highlights. Nice move. Him and Monroe are going to be formidable.

Just to temper things a bit, I think I might be able to go for 20 and 12 against the Bucks front line and Drew Gooden (didn't really see Dalembert in there in any of the highlights). Still, really nice game.

Just for the record, Bucks frontline is going to be great this year defensively. Gooden barely played last night. It was all Sanders, Henson, and Dalembert and they combined for 14 blocks in the game. VERY tough to score on last night in the paint against that trio of shot-blockers.

RTM · Post #273 » by **RTM** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 9:34 pm

FlipTSO wrote:
TheBigThree wrote:Holy cow, that layup at 3:25 in the Drummond highlights. Nice move. Him and Monroe are going to be formidable.

Just to temper things a bit, I think I might be able to go for 20 and 12 against the Bucks front line and Drew Gooden (didn't really see Dalembert in there in any of the highlights). Still, really nice game.

Just for the record, Bucks frontline is going to be great this year defensively. Gooden barely played last night. It was all Sanders, Henson, and Dalembert and they combined for 14 blocks in the game. VERY tough to score on last night in the paint against that trio of shot-blockers.

They are mobile and can block shots, but man defense is a whole different issue. I bet teams will push that skinny stable of bigs around.

Blkbrd671 · Post #274 » by **Blkbrd671** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:46 pm

Honestly the only reason the piston's loss is because the bucks own'd the paint on the defensive end, they just couldn't rebound for sh* , but don't need to when all shots dont even get to the rim

Grits n Gravy · Post #275 » by **Grits n Gravy** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:04 am

Laure wrote:Motiejunas is gifted offensively, loads of post moves and versatility outside. But his defensive presence, rebounding and that "softness" he posseses is really making me feel worried. He really should take lessons from JV when it comes to big - man qualities, and vice versa: Valanciunas lacks the finess D-Mo has. Wish the best of luck for them.

asik is literally the perfect compliment and guy for him to play beside and vice versa.

Ice Trae · Post #276 » by **Ice Trae** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:12 am

How the hell did Machado go undrafted? Dude is a stud

Dr Positivity · Post #277 » by **Dr Positivity** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:34 am

On a random note, he said in an interview the Spurs were going to take him 59, but he asked them not to as it would've meant playing in Europe for a year like Marcus Denmon is

CBB_Fan · Post #278 » by **CBB_Fan** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 3:00 am

This is going to be the best rookie class since 2003.

I thought that Drummond had the most raw talent in the draft (yes, even more than Davis), and so far he's proving me right. But I never thought he'd show his talent like this.

Barnes has been better than I thought as well. Waiters was picked too high. Machado was good enough to be a first round pick, and it is a shame he wasn't drafted. JV and Motiejunas need to combine into one player.

EvanZ · Post #279 » by **EvanZ** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 5:03 am

FlipTSO wrote:
TheBigThree wrote:Holy cow, that layup at 3:25 in the Drummond highlights. Nice move. Him and Monroe are going to be formidable.

Just to temper things a bit, I think I might be able to go for 20 and 12 against the Bucks front line and Drew Gooden (didn't really see Dalembert in there in any of the highlights). Still, really nice game.

Just for the record, Bucks frontline is going to be great this year defensively. Gooden barely played last night. It was all Sanders, Henson, and Dalembert and they combined for 14 blocks in the game. VERY tough to score on last night in the paint against that trio of shot-blockers.

According to the box score, Harris had 4 blocks (!), and Dalembert had 0. Is the box score wrong?

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400400500

mattg · Post #280 » by **mattg** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 5:42 am

Box score was incorrect, dally had a few.