The Official Marcin Gortat Appreciation Thread

Last Guardian · Post #21 » by **Last Guardian** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 3:30 pm

drsd wrote:Gortat now has a PER of 41.65.

LOL

This is Kobe + James numbers.

That along with a stellar 100% from the field. We have all seen dominance before, but this is taking it to a new level.

Optimus_Steel · Post #22 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 4:02 pm

drsd wrote:
The 118-92 trouncing of the Knicks was big news in Poland because rookie Marcin Gortat, the 7-footer who had been on the Magic's inactive list for 59 of their first 61 games, made his regular-season debut in the closing minutes and spun past Eddy Curry for a layup on his first field-goal attempt.

"I was just praying for them to take a (large enough) lead that I could get into the game and just touch the ball," said Gortat, who estimated he received 20 phone messages from people back home immediately after the game. "And when (Van Gundy) came to me and grabbed my arm, I said, 'This is it.' That's what I was working 61 games for -- getting ready for this day."

Gortat sat next to assistant coach Patrick Ewing for most of the game and said he paid attention to what the former Knicks great had to tell Dwight Howard about how to be most effective against Curry.

"I came in and had so much energy and so much adrenalin that I had a lot of confidence," he said.

Gortat is the only native of Poland currently playing in the NBA and the third in league history.

FL Today: big news in Poland

Instant superstar. :clap:

MagicFan149 · Post #23 » by **MagicFan149** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 4:11 pm

gortat looked like a backup big in that game... we dont need someone to come in and take over the game we just need someone to come in and be active on d and on the glass.... i dont see why they couldnt see if he can be more effective than foyle in some situations.

we just need a backup big that can get 4-5 rebs a game and make like one bucket a night... why cant gortat be that guy?

AdamTheGreek · Post #24 » by **AdamTheGreek** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 5:47 pm

Because Gortat's production far exceeds those expectations. :rofl:

mhectorgato · Post #25 » by **mhectorgato** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 5:51 pm

MagicFan149 wrote:gortat looked like a backup big in that game... we dont need someone to come in and take over the game we just need someone to come in and be active on d and on the glass.... i dont see why they couldnt see if he can be more effective than foyle in some situations.

we just need a backup big that can get 4-5 rebs a game and make like one bucket a night... why cant gortat be that guy?

How long did he play?
Was the outcome of the game decided already by then?
Weren't these comments also made about Augustine?

MagicFan149 · Post #26 » by **MagicFan149** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 6:00 pm

mhectorgato wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

How long did he play?
Was the outcome of the game decided already by then?
Weren't these comments also made about Augustine?

you are correct he only played two minutes... but in those two mins. in a game that was already decided he looked fluid and smooth... auggie seems to have concrete hands when he plays... but the comments might have been made by others about him...

no i pose a question to you ... what does foyle do that earns him those backup center mins. ?

mhectorgato · Post #27 » by **mhectorgato** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 7:09 pm

MagicFan149 wrote:you are correct he only played two minutes... but in those two mins. in a game that was already decided he looked fluid and smooth... auggie seems to have concrete hands when he plays... but the comments might have been made by others about him...

no i pose a question to you ... what does foyle do that earns him those backup center mins. ?

He's not trying to learn and figure out the game while the game is actually being played.

Post #28 » by **craig01** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 7:22 pm

MagicFan149 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

no i pose a question to you ... what does foyle do that earns him those backup center mins. ?

Foyle is physical and knows how to play in the NBA. His problem is his lack of ability and mobility. Still, he can put down the hammer if needed.

Gortat too raw at this point.

Jiwol · Post #29 » by **Jiwol** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 9:16 pm

~Snoopy~ wrote:all neswspapers here acted like he just become an nba champ...
man he just scored 2 points
its good and all
but newspapers here went crazy...

dunno why they love Gortat so much....
Lampe and Trybański didnt get that kind of luv...
must be his passion and luv for the game...

Nope, it was the same with C-Tryb and Lampe, you're wrong.

Furinkazan · Post #30 » by **Furinkazan** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 11:43 pm

Jiwol wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Nope, it was the same with C-Tryb and Lampe, you're wrong.

Jiwol
It doesnt surprise me
As always You see things diffrent then I do...
doesnt surprise me at all...
from my standpoint
There wasnt so much hype...
it was loud ...ok...but

It was loud about Tryb because he got (kind of)big contract
It was loud about Lampe because somebody saw him as an lottery pick...

But when it comes to Marcin
its loud all the time...hes sitting hes not active not playing .....all the time articles...
and when he finally got in to the court....and score 2 pts..media went even further ..went crazy....thats all what I ment...

mhectorgato · Post #31 » by **mhectorgato** » Wed Mar 5, 2008 12:55 am

~Snoopy~ wrote:But when it comes to Marcin
its loud all the time...hes sitting hes not active not playing .....all the time articles...
and when he finally got in to the court....and score 2 pts..media went even further ..went crazy....thats all what I ment...

Sounds like the Polish JJ ...

Post #32 » by **magik9113** » Wed Mar 5, 2008 3:23 am

my favorite marcin

:love:

two games in a row now!

mhectorgato · Post #33 » by **mhectorgato** » Wed Mar 5, 2008 3:45 am

Said it also in the game thread - his per48 rebounding numbers from tonight is about 75.

Cammo101 · Post #34 » by **Cammo101** » Wed Mar 5, 2008 4:01 am

Foyle brings toughness and defense. I like Foyle as long as he isn't shooting.

Post #35 » by **SOUL** » Wed Mar 5, 2008 4:03 am

He sucks at rebounding though.

drsd · Post #36 » by **drsd** » Wed Mar 5, 2008 7:59 am

Another 50% to his all time minutes total. Now up to 3 minutes played!

Jiwol · Post #37 » by **Jiwol** » Wed Mar 5, 2008 9:34 am

~Snoopy~ wrote:
Jiwol wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Nope, it was the same with C-Tryb and Lampe, you're wrong.

Jiwol
It doesnt surprise me
As always You see things diffrent then I do...
doesnt surprise me at all...
from my standpoint
There wasnt so much hype...
it was loud ...ok...but

It was loud about Tryb because he got (kind of)big contract
It was loud about Lampe because somebody saw him as an lottery pick...

But when it comes to Marcin
its loud all the time...hes sitting hes not active not playing .....all the time articles...
and when he finally got in to the court....and score 2 pts..media went even further ..went crazy....thats all what I ment...

I don't know where you get the idea I see things different than you...

I also don't know how old are you and what papers you read (if any) couple of years ago, but hype surrounding Trybanski and Lampe was the same if not bigger.

You may get the feeling media pay more attention to Gortat just beacause he's much more media friendly than those two and knows what PR is about

aleZ · Post #38 » by **aleZ** » Wed Mar 5, 2008 9:42 am

Jiwol wrote:You may get the feeling media pay more attention to Gortat just beacause he's much more media friendly than those two and knows what PR is about

Agreed, he's really trying hard to be media friendly: even last summer with his miniblog during SL, interviews etc. He seems a bit smarter than a lot of euroscrubs coming into the L (or staying away like Fran).

mhectorgato · Post #39 » by **mhectorgato** » Wed Mar 5, 2008 2:32 pm

Soul wrote:He sucks at rebounding though.

But his per48 numbers are through the roof!! They put D12's numbers to shame.

BTW Soul, you must be an awesome talent evaluator/scout. In 3 minutes of garbage time you're able to make such a sweeping evaluation of his abilities.

Optimus_Steel · Post #40 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Wed Mar 5, 2008 3:38 pm

I like Gortat. He seems very apreciative of the opportunity and looks like he is working his butt off in practice. He has also taken over the Magic cheerleader role from Bo Outlaw. He is always aplauding and enthusiastic.

To me he seems bigger, stronger, more athletic than Auggie. As the season winds down i hope the coaching staff gives him a chance with decent minutes to see if we could use him in the playoffs. The Magic need more blowout wins.