Aminu, Really?

RiversideClips · Post #1 » by **RiversideClips** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 3:08 am

Is this #8 pick in the 1st ROUND of the NBA draft really this lazy??
Can he run down a ball or just hit a shot?
I hope Wake Forest's version of Korvalev wakes up, he really is playing horrible!!

PlinkingPanda · Post #2 » by **PlinkingPanda** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 3:28 am

Oh boy... I think it's time to take a break from this forum till he season starts.. Or till fantasy basketball comes up. See ya then folks. :roll:

RiversideClips · Post #3 » by **RiversideClips** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 3:44 am

You would think, if you were drafted as a Lottery Pick you might work a little hard?
I don't like that Lottery picks get a 3 year locked in contract. Can Aminu work a little for his money????

Forte IV · Post #4 » by **Forte IV** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 6:50 am

I've been saying he'd suck since people were saying he could be a top 5 pick. I didn't want him when we drafted him, and I won't ever want him.

mike3 · Post #5 » by **mike3** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:15 am

So hes really that lazy? like what though? just doesn't run up and down the court?

I thought you guys were just being harsh on the guy.

donemilio21 · Post #6 » by **donemilio21** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:25 am

I havent watched any game, but from stats I can tell he is not what our FO hoped for.

Bledsoe has been even more dissapointing. He had 28 turnovers in 4 games!

Post #7 » by **mkwest** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:42 am

They all need work. The young guys need to be taught. Both Aminu and Bledsoe are expected to play positions that they didn't for much of last season, and they are expected to do that against professionals. They'll need molding, grooming and refining. Thankfully, neither will be expected to start. If we don't sign another solid SF, we're going to have to rely on Aminu some. I can only hope that he puts the time in with his teammates and coaches during the next couple months while we gear up for the season. He has to adjust, but needs to become comfortable and confident with his new role.

Both of them are full of potential and have the physical tools that are necessary to excel, but they're green.

RiversideClips · Post #8 » by **RiversideClips** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 2:57 pm

MKWEST - You can't teach a work ethic.
I am cool w/ Bledsoe passing to the other team; he is really trying. Bledsoe needs work as a COMBO guard, I get it.
Aminu just looks like he doesn't give a Rat's Ass and this concerns me. I want to see his fire.

BoomFizzle · Post #9 » by **BoomFizzle** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 4:10 pm

I think you are mistaking a lack of confidence for a lack of caring. Im pretty sure Aminu is working hard, he just doesn't seem too involved in the games due to confidence and not feeling comfortable.

Either way I don't like his body language, skillset and general play.

RiversideClips · Post #10 » by **RiversideClips** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 4:41 pm

Bledsoe isn't confident & he keeps making the SAME Mistakes but, he is still trying. I get his effort & though I don't think he is ready for the NBA I will be patient.
Body Language,Skill Set & General play = Work Ethic / The Summer League is where you work on Confidence. Aminu has shown me that he thinks the SUMMER League is a joke, No Fire, No Hustle and this concerns me.
I am one of many that find it easy to BASH Aminu b/c I didn't like him as our 1st Rd pick anyway, he is just making it easy to bag on him.

SportsFan215 · Post #11 » by **SportsFan215** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 5:12 pm

I was thinking about the same thing around the draft, and that's why I wanted us to either trade down or take Paul George.

playaloc916 · Post #12 » by **playaloc916** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:48 pm

Didn't we work out Aminu, or at least have some people watch him work out with other teams before we drafted him? I'd hate to think that before the draft, he was a completely different player, and now that he's been officially signed, that he's not trying anymore.

I mean, I'm seeing George's stats so far, and he's not all that great himself, but at least it looks like he's more active. With Aminu, he just looks like he's content with being a bystander. This would be alright if he was a second rounder, but a lottery pick should be much more aggressive. By looking at our rookies, you'd think Bledsoe was picked at 8. I don't know, I just hope he turns it around, and fast.

So Gutta · Post #13 » by **So Gutta** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 9:31 pm

The LA Clippers trading a future first round pick is and was an extremely risky move. I thought it made no sense whatsoever even at the time.

RiversideClips · Post #14 » by **RiversideClips** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:19 pm

So Gutta -- elaborate please??
Bledsoe was traded at 17 or 18// Aminu was the Clips pick at #8.

We should have and did draft #8. maybe just a different player.

jgustav1 · Post #15 » by **jgustav1** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 12:06 am

So Gutta wrote:The LA Clippers trading a future first round pick is and was an extremely risky move. I thought it made no sense whatsoever even at the time.

This is a heavily protected pick, it won't be available in the top 10 for some time.

So Gutta · Post #16 » by **So Gutta** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 12:21 am

RiversideClips wrote:So Gutta -- elaborate please??
Bledsoe was traded at 17 or 18// Aminu was the Clips pick at #8.

We should have and did draft #8. maybe just a different player.

I was referring to Bledsoe. I liked the acquisition, but a future 1st seems a bit risky IMO.

SportsFan215 · Post #17 » by **SportsFan215** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 12:25 am

So Gutta wrote:
RiversideClips wrote:So Gutta -- elaborate please??
Bledsoe was traded at 17 or 18// Aminu was the Clips pick at #8.

We should have and did draft #8. maybe just a different player.

I was referring to Bledsoe. I liked the acquisition, but a future 1st seems a bit risky IMO.

I'm not sure of the conditions of the future first, but I'm hoping that it's like the one GSW sent to NJN except more protected. I'm hoping it's lotto protected, and if it doesn't come through in like 4yrs, then it becomes two second rounders.

Has anyone heard the conditions of the pick, by the way?

Recently · Post #18 » by **Recently** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 2:21 am

Bledsoe bounced back with a strong showing tonight, and has shown some signs of improvement. Aminu still worries me alot; his only really notable improvement was his FT shooting (absolutely terrible the first 2 games, then it got pretty good after that)

He badly needs to work on his dribbling and control, especially while driving, as he has a tendency to lose control of the ball and often bounces it off his own leg. he seems ok at finishing at the rim if he makes it there, and is good at getting contact, but his mid-long range jumper needs alot of work.

Post #19 » by **mkwest** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 2:46 am

RiversideClips wrote:MKWEST - You can't teach a work ethic.
I am cool w/ Bledsoe passing to the other team; he is really trying. Bledsoe needs work as a COMBO guard, I get it.
Aminu just looks like he doesn't give a Rat's Ass and this concerns me. I want to see his fire.

I believe you can teach a proper work ethic, but it's always going to be up to the player/person to receive it, practice it and make it his own.

I'm going to be patient and give all of our rookies time to adapt and be taught the game on the pro level. None of the guys that we drafted were going to make an immediate impact like John Wall, Cousins, Turner, etc. So I'm willing to wait to see how it plays out, because summer league is never really a good judgment of what to totally expect out of players. If that were the case, Beasley could easily be the 2 time all-star and Derrick Rose could have been the one shipped off somewhere.

I understand the concerns that people have. I think of our players showed something to be satisfied with as well as areas where they need a lot of work. Thankfully, we have a guy named Blake Griffin who I believe will be a proper example to the rest of his teammates both young and old. He's a gym rat who is always working on his game, and if they're hanging out with him, they'll likely be gym rats as well.

playaloc916 wrote:Didn't we work out Aminu, or at least have some people watch him work out with other teams before we drafted him? I'd hate to think that before the draft, he was a completely different player, and now that he's been officially signed, that he's not trying anymore.

The team worked him out privately prior to working out any other players.

SportsFan215 wrote:Has anyone heard the conditions of the pick, by the way?

All I have read is that it is Top-10 protected in 2012. I have no other information on how long it's protected or if the protection decreases each year.

Bobbcats · Post #20 » by **Bobbcats** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:49 pm

i know yall are probably down in the dumps about aminu but there's more hope than yall think. I have seen him play a lot in college and his facial expression always makes people wary of him. his on-court demeanor was the same at Wake, it just gives lazy/nonchalant vibes, but he is actually a hard worker, hustles and defends well, and practices hard even if he doesn't convey it in his facial expression. He is a little bit of a project but he really can be an excellent player eventually. Don't be too upset by how terrible he was in summer league.

For whatever reason his face always makes you think he doesn't care.