The OFFICIAL Rookie impressions thread

HornetJail · Post #361 » by **HornetJail** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:07 am

Cro_Ruption wrote:leonard jam

some really raw and full of potential c's this year.

meyers, drummond, valunciunas.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swnu8CoZvbM&feature=g-u-u[/youtube]

Who's that in Brandon Roy's jersey?

I was hoping they'd retire his jersey. :lol:

Blkbrd671 · Post #362 » by **Blkbrd671** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:11 am

HSOB SIRHC wrote:Yeah buddyyy!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkyc68TNrqU[/youtube]

Some where some cavs fan is still trying to justify TT/ Val.

i thought this was impressive until i saw M. Leonards dunk

Blkbrd671 · Post #363 » by **Blkbrd671** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:12 am

ADoaN17 wrote:
KGboss wrote:Why couldnt Drummond by this dominant for my Huskies last year....Sigh

Probably because he can play off the other players on Detrioit and finish up plays, BKnight is a good pg to have too.

Because the UCONN situation was absolute crap

Blkbrd671 · Post #364 » by **Blkbrd671** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:13 am

Cro_Ruption wrote:leonard jam

some really raw and full of potential c's this year.

meyers, drummond, valunciunas.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swnu8CoZvbM&feature=g-u-u[/youtube]

f* Drummonds dunk, that was nastiest by far all of preseason.

Blkbrd671 · Post #365 » by **Blkbrd671** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:15 am

Blkbrd671 wrote:
Cro_Ruption wrote:leonard jam

some really raw and full of potential c's this year.

meyers, drummond, valunciunas.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swnu8CoZvbM&feature=g-u-u[/youtube]

f* Drummonds dunk, that was nastiest by far all of preseason.

Okay my bad, Jeremy evan's, Block to Dunk was more nasty.

Jazzfan12 · Post #366 » by **Jazzfan12** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:15 am

Blkbrd671 wrote:
ADoaN17 wrote:
KGboss wrote:Why couldnt Drummond by this dominant for my Huskies last year....Sigh

Probably because he can play off the other players on Detrioit and finish up plays, BKnight is a good pg to have too.

Because the UCONN situation was absolute crap

His situation had nothing to do with it if you watched any of their games.

MrBigShot · Post #367 » by **MrBigShot** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:24 am

Cro_Ruption wrote:leonard jam

some really raw and full of potential c's this year.

meyers, drummond, valunciunas./quote]

f* Drummonds dunk, that was nastiest by far all of preseason.

Meyer's dunk was awesome...but Val's as a lot more open than the other two, Drummond literally dunked right over Illaysova. I liked Leonard's dunk more than Vals.

Jazzfan12 wrote:
His situation had nothing to do with it if you watched any of their games.

Your in denial if you think that the coaching situation/strategies and his teammates, the guards...especially the point guard in particular, didn't have anything to do with it.

Cro_Ruption · Post #368 » by **Cro_Ruption** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:28 am

CHA_77_Bobcats wrote:
Cro_Ruption wrote:leonard jam

some really raw and full of potential c's this year.

meyers, drummond, valunciunas.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swnu8CoZvbM&feature=g-u-u[/youtube]

Who's that in Brandon Roy's jersey?

I was hoping they'd retire his jersey.

haha thats coby karl... Who had a really good game today

JF5 · Post #369 » by **JF5** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:30 am

Cro_Ruption wrote:leonard jam

some really raw and full of potential c's this year.

meyers, drummond, valunciunas.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swnu8CoZvbM&feature=g-u-u[/youtube]

Tom Chambers like put down.....

Chalk1 · Post #370 » by **Chalk1** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:31 am

Leonard is a freakazoid.

Blkbrd671 · Post #371 » by **Blkbrd671** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:43 am

Jazzfan12 wrote:
Blkbrd671 wrote:

Because the UCONN situation was absolute crap

His situation had nothing to do with it if you watched any of their games.

The situation surrounding UCONN and Calhoun, the fact that he has shoot happy guards, and came to the team late. One i have seen glimpses of is Dre look a little disinterested when he's not initially involved entering the game, but so far he's come back and proved me wrong.

If kemba walker played with AD1, AD1 be probably #2 pick in the draft

FlipTSO · Post #372 » by **FlipTSO** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 6:30 am

Looks like the NBA just got a major infusion of a bunch of athletic freak big men. There really aren't that many bigs currently in the league with the kind of athleticism we're seeing from these rookies. I could see them posing problems for a lot of teams even as rookies this year.

princeofpalace · Post #373 » by **princeofpalace** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:33 am

It is going to be very interesting to see which of these rookies has an impact in the regular season and if any of the underwhelming rookies in preason can turn it around for the regular season. I am shocked at how invisible Micheal Kidd Gilchrist has been, will things change for him in the regular season?

sabi · Post #374 » by **sabi** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:04 am

Vals dunk was great. Rookie big men usually dont show that much assertiveness in their offensive moves.
Leonard looks like he has some serious athleticism for a big man

Pablonis · Post #375 » by **Pablonis** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:41 am

Valanciunas and Leonard played twice against each other (as members of their respective U19 National teams). Leonard's combined stats in those two games were 3 points and 3 rebounds. JV's - 53 points and 26 rebounds.

duppyy · Post #376 » by **duppyy** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 1:50 pm

sabi wrote:Vals dunk was great. Rookie big men usually dont show that much assertiveness in their offensive moves.
Leonard looks like he has some serious athleticism for a big man

White bigman*

He's throwing some stereotypes out the window.

Jmonty580 · Post #377 » by **Jmonty580** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 2:12 pm

Jazzfan12 wrote:His situation had nothing to do with it if you watched any of their games.

I watched almost every single game. Napier couldnt get him the ball to save his life. Boatright was better, but still a freshman himself. drummond couldnt create for himself and didnt have a real post up game. So the end result is a weak offensive game. most of the times when he broke out it was rebounding and getting put backs. I've said all along get him with soemone that could get him the ball at the right time and he will look much improved in the NBA.

Chalk1 · Post #378 » by **Chalk1** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 2:27 pm

Pablonis wrote:Valanciunas and Leonard played twice against each other (as members of their respective U19 National teams). Leonard's combined stats in those two games were 3 points and 3 rebounds. JV's - 53 points and 26 rebounds.

Yeah, remember those games. Leonard was extremely raw, while Val was extremely skilled at such a young age. They were and still are quite a contrast in big men. Leonard is very much still a work in progress.

RebelWithACause · Post #379 » by **RebelWithACause** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 2:50 pm

princeofpalace wrote:It is going to be very interesting to see which of these rookies has an impact in the regular season and if any of the underwhelming rookies in preason can turn it around for the regular season. I am shocked at how invisible Micheal Kidd Gilchrist has been, will things change for him in the regular season?

Considering that most of the Bobcats games werent telvevised youre right on that

Not everything appears in the boxscore, all I have to say to that one ...

Jazzfan12 · Post #380 » by **Jazzfan12** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 2:53 pm

Jmonty580 wrote:
Jazzfan12 wrote:His situation had nothing to do with it if you watched any of their games.

I watched almost every single game. Napier couldnt get him the ball to save his life. Boatright was better, but still a freshman himself. drummond couldnt create for himself and didnt have a real post up game. So the end result is a weak offensive game. most of the times when he broke out it was rebounding and getting put backs. I've said all along get him with soemone that could get him the ball at the right time and he will look much improved in the NBA.

He ran away from the ball in college and refused to go near the rim in his first 25 or so games for fear that he would be fouled.