The Kemba Walker Thread

[SWedd523]

How good of a long range shooter was Kemba in college? I'm not really an NCAA fan, I simply don't have the time for it, yet I tune in during March Madness and that's basically all I've seen out of him before the NBA.

I just don't quite like his shooting from downtown.

He was never known as much of a shooter

[mrknowitall215]

Kemba do have a nice midrange game though. He just have to get into rhythm. Let's congratulate him on fighting through his early struggles tonight by making a couple of defensive plays & assist until he could make some shots. With a stat line of 7 points and 5 assist in 16 minutes, he was more than serviceable in such limited time.

[Marvel]

Hang on, i've seen this movie before. What is this?... part 4 now.

[pj_tor]

What do you think the chances are of DJ being traded? I've got Kemba on my fantasy team and am holding to him just in case, but I'm beginning to get tired...

Thanks in advance

[mrknowitall215]

KEMBA WALKER VS D.J. AUGUSTIN COMPARISON

PER 36 MIN STATISTICS THRU 1ST 6 GAMES

KEMBA WALKER
PTS FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTAREB AST PF +/-
18.0 18.0 36% 4.6 29% 4.6 4.6 6.2 1.3 -11.1

D.J. AUGUSTIN
PTS FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTAREB AST PF +/-
18.1 15.1 40% 5.6 37% 4.7 4.1 8.2 1.3 -8.6

This post is not in any way intended to discredit the solid season that D.J. Augustin is having thus far. I just wanted to point out the satisfactory job that Kemba Walker has done off the bench despite his rookie struggles. The kid is going to be a baller once he get around that learning curve.

[SWedd523]

What do you think the chances are of DJ being traded? I've got Kemba on my fantasy team and am holding to him just in case, but I'm beginning to get tired...

Thanks in advance

The only question is when, not if.


DJ won't stick around past this year so it's just up to the Cho to figure out the best time to move him

[Kembastockton]

I wouldn't expect any major moves before Febuary when we are comfortbaly out of the playoff race.

[Elden Payton]

KEMBA WALKER VS D.J. AUGUSTIN COMPARISON

PER 36 MIN STATISTICS THRU 1ST 6 GAMES

KEMBA WALKER
PTS FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTAREB AST PF +/-
18.0 18.0 36% 4.6 29% 4.6 4.6 6.2 1.3 -11.1

D.J. AUGUSTIN
PTS FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTAREB AST PF +/-
18.1 15.1 40% 5.6 37% 4.7 4.1 8.2 1.3 -8.6

This post is not in any way intended to discredit the solid season that D.J. Augustin is having thus far. I just wanted to point out the satisfactory job that Kemba Walker has done off the bench despite his rookie struggles. The kid is going to be a baller once he get around that learning curve.

Cheers for these numbers mrknowitall, they are remarkably similar.

I think it is hard for Kemba to adjust to the rythm of the NBA whilst coming off the bench, agreed once he gets past that learning curve he is going to be a stud.

[captaincrunk]

Since you're the one making outrageous claims of clairvoyance, I'll need some sort of reasoning or evidence to back this up.

It's almost as if you're completely oblivious to just how wildly inconsistent DJ is. Once again, last night's game is DJ in a nutshell. Shine in the first half but when defenses tighten up in the second he goes into a shell. Once in a blue moon he will step up in crunch time, but that doesn't happen too often. Can you get it done when the game is on the line? THAT is why Kemba was drafted. Fearless.

It's almost as if you didn't read my post.

[Battery]

Since you're the one making outrageous claims of clairvoyance, I'll need some sort of reasoning or evidence to back this up.

It's almost as if you're completely oblivious to just how wildly inconsistent DJ is. Once again, last night's game is DJ in a nutshell. Shine in the first half but when defenses tighten up in the second he goes into a shell. Once in a blue moon he will step up in crunch time, but that doesn't happen too often. Can you get it done when the game is on the line? THAT is why Kemba was drafted. Fearless.

It's almost as if you didn't read my post.

Like when you said BPA without saying anything else to back it up. At least I provided you with legitimate reasons as to why MJ and company would be looking to replace DJ. I swear, it's almost as if you only pay attention to stat sheets. Paydro? Is that you?

[captaincrunk]

Like when you said BPA without saying anything else to back it up. At least I provided you with legitimate reasons as to why MJ and company would be looking to replace DJ. I swear, it's almost as if you only pay attention to stat sheets. Paydro? Is that you?

The consensus on this board was and still is that Kemba was picked by our front office because he was the BPA.

Giving YOUR reasons as to why YOU would replace DJ does nothing.

[BigSlam]

rick_bonnell Rick Bonnell
Kemba Walker turnover in the corner is what concerns coach Paul Silas -- defenses crowding him to cut off his jumper. Needs to adjust.

This was during the Knicks game. If that was the case Kemba might have already started to make the adjustment with the way he was either executing his cross over and creating separation from his defender quickly before they had a chance to crowd him or splitting the D if they did try to lock him in.

That's a great sign.

[Battery]

Like when you said BPA without saying anything else to back it up. At least I provided you with legitimate reasons as to why MJ and company would be looking to replace DJ. I swear, it's almost as if you only pay attention to stat sheets. Paydro? Is that you?

The consensus on this board was and still is that Kemba was picked by our front office because he was the BPA.

Giving YOUR reasons as to why YOU would replace DJ does nothing.

The consensus on this board?


"I have something to prove this season because nobody respects me." -She-J

[captaincrunk]

Like when you said BPA without saying anything else to back it up. At least I provided you with legitimate reasons as to why MJ and company would be looking to replace DJ. I swear, it's almost as if you only pay attention to stat sheets. Paydro? Is that you?

The consensus on this board was and still is that Kemba was picked by our front office because he was the BPA.

Giving YOUR reasons as to why YOU would replace DJ does nothing.

The consensus on this board?


"I have something to prove this season because nobody respects me." -She-J

What a post.

Considering that you're talking to this board, you'd think such a thing might matter in your attempts to claim something that no one else seems to agree with.

[BigSlam]

Bobcats' Walker plagued by uneven start

some of what he's demonstrated this first month in the NBA was predictable, based on his college career.

In the two "on" games, Walker shot 12-of-23 from the field. In the four "off" games, Walker shot 8-of-33. Yet more telling were trips to the foul line: In the two "on" games, Walker took 11 free throws. In the four "off" games, he took no free throws - zero in a cumulative 52 minutes of playing time.

I asked a couple of advance scouts what they thought of Walker.

They said his ideal role - certainly now, and possibly for much of his career - is as a third guard who is neither a true point nor a true off-guard. The original version of this was Vinnie Johnson with the Detroit Pistons "Bad Boys" teams.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/0 ... stent.html

Bit early in his career to be labeling him just yet. How about he's given a full season or two before he gets pigeon holed?

Might have been nice to mention how impressive his defense has been too.

[Stun704]

Pretty horrible article by Tricky Ricky, I'm sure those advanced scouts would have said the same thing about DJA in his rookie year

[nyhuskyfan]

The stats he uses from college aren't even accurate. He shot 43 percent, not 40 - and he averaged 4.5 assists (and only 2.0 turnovers), not three. How hard is it to look it up?

He did play off the ball alot, because he was more polished offensively than the freshmen who were with him, and they had a freshman PG who could run the show. He averaged over five assists as a sophomore when he was in the point guard role.

Plus, I've always said with rookies (or freshman, in the college game), what you want to see are flashes of what they are capable of - the consistency will hopefully come later. Be it a few spectacular plays or an impressive "A" game. Inconsitent stat lines right now are to be expected. And he's perhaps not getting some calls on contact yet - has to earn his stripes from the stripes, so to speak.

[mrknowitall215]

Wow! They are Tebowing Kemba

BTW, Shoutout to Tim Tebow for that win over the pinnacle of excellence Pittsburgh Steelers today.

[BigSlam]

The stats he uses from college aren't even accurate. He shot 43 percent, not 40 - and he averaged 4.5 assists (and only 2.0 turnovers), not three. How hard is it to look it up?

This coming from the paper that brought you "herniated d*ck"!!!

The thing about Kemba's shooting is that at least for the most part the shots he is missing aren't bad shots. It's not like he has been forcing up shots with the defense draped all over him - he's just gone a little cold at times.

Like I said, if in two years time we are still talking about it then it will be a problem. but for the moment the kid is only 8 games into his (no SL, no real training camp, no real practice games) professional career. He needs to be given some time before crap articles like this one.

[nyhuskyfan]

The stats he uses from college aren't even accurate. He shot 43 percent, not 40 - and he averaged 4.5 assists (and only 2.0 turnovers), not three. How hard is it to look it up?

This coming from the paper that brought you "herniated d*ck"!!!

The thing about Kemba's shooting is that at least for the most part the shots he is missing aren't bad shots. It's not like he has been forcing up shots with the defense draped all over him - he's just gone a little cold at times.

Like I said, if in two years time we are still talking about it then it will be a problem. but for the moment the kid is only 8 games into his (no SL, no real training camp, no real practice games) professional career. He needs to be given some time before crap articles like this one.

He's missed some shots, and needs to get better with his rhythm jumpers from 15-18 feet that haven't been dropping yet, but he's also been in situations where he's rushed a few strategic 2-for-1 shots at end of quarters (or end-of-quarter buzzer-beaters) that were low percentage attempts. There was once he took a hip check in the lane and didn't get the call as he flung something at the basket, expecting a whistle that never came. I don't like all the threes, but it could be something the coaches want for floor spacing (if you try to creep in to the 18-20 foot range without the ball, the angle on the pass might not be there). None of those things are a big deal, really - but they can effect a small sample size.

The writer also said he has only had an impact in two of the six games, which is true if you look at the box score. But after a bad start, he had a great fourth quarter to stretch the lead out against the Knicks (3-3 from the floor, including a 3 and a nice floater off the dribble) - and he contributed to the opening day win in crunch time with a good defensive possession on Brandon Jennings, a key defensive rebound in traffic, and two foul shots. Not dominant performances by any means, but good building blocks for a rookie.