The OFFICIAL Rookie impressions thread pt. II

Kabookalu · Post #121 » by **Kabookalu** » Wed Nov 28, 2012 8:01 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuCi6cQmVO8&feature=player_embedded#![/youtube]

The plays aren't anything spectacular but I think this video exemplifies how skilled he already is at this stage of his career.

TheGoodDoctor · Post #122 » by **TheGoodDoctor** » Wed Nov 28, 2012 9:13 pm

Valanciunas is actually built pretty similar to Duncan and has the same type of body movement (not the skill -- so chill out some of you lol). But he could really become one of the top centers if he keeps refining his game. I wish the Raptors would blow it up and start the rebuild around him....and Wiggins

boogie-reke · Post #123 » by **boogie-reke** » Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:24 pm

Choker wrote:It's not just his vertical that's impressive but his lateral quickness too. At first he was playing near lockdown defense on Harden. I'm guessing he got tired later on because he was clearly a step slower. All that dunking took the wind out of him lol

I like his man to man D

But he looses track of his guy when they move off the ball almost everytime I watch him play D.

Common mistake for a rookie, but he'll need to really improve on that as the year goes on.

Great player though - once he settles in and gets used to knocking down shots running off screens in the league - which is only a matter of time until he does consistently - he will be very good.

And when/if he improves his handle as the years goes by, and learns how to get to the line with his athletic ability and explosiveness - he will be great.

Kabookalu · Post #124 » by **Kabookalu** » Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:32 pm

boogie-reke wrote:But he looses track of his guy when they move off the ball almost everytime I watch him play D.

Common mistake for a rookie, but he'll need to really improve on that as the year goes on.

True that. Maybe that's why Casey doesn't like playing him that much, but he's gotta take that first step eventually, and he has the most potential for defense on this team this side of Jonas.

JWiLL02 · Post #125 » by **JWiLL02** » Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:32 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je6H8VAnIG4[/youtube]

It's incredible how much ground he can cover moving off ball, he's basically able to flash to the corner on that first catch and shoot with a single step back. Casey really needs to run some actual plays for him on a consistent basis instead of sticking him in the corner in the event the ball is swung that way.

Blkbrd671 · Post #126 » by **Blkbrd671** » Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:47 pm

Choker wrote:[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuCi6cQmVO8&feature=player_embedded#![/youtube]

The plays aren't anything spectacular but I think this video exemplifies how skilled he already is at this stage of his career.

honest, this video irritates me as it just had to be the time he played duncan, and i'm a huge duncan fan. but if it were drummond, i'd probably have done the same thing.....maybe called is AD vs spurs though

Shem · Post #127 » by **Shem** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 12:27 am

Rookie Ladder Update for November 28:
http://www.nba.com/rookie-ladder/

1. Damian Lillard
2. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
3. Harrison Barnes
4. Kyle Singler
5. Anthony Davis
6. Jonas Valanciunas
7. Dion Waiters
8. Alexey Shved
9. Jeff Taylor
10. Bradley Beal

BeasleyTheBeast · Post #128 » by **BeasleyTheBeast** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 12:29 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD3HJ9Itff8[/youtube]

BeasleyTheBeast · Post #129 » by **BeasleyTheBeast** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 12:29 am

TheGoodDoctor wrote:
BeasleyTheBeast wrote:[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spHUcyFQvmo&feature=g-u#[/youtube]

dat last dunk looked crazy...why didn't they show the whole clip

I really didn't realize what a crazy athlete he was when he was drafted.

nEXT J-Rich?

BeasleyTheBeast · Post #130 » by **BeasleyTheBeast** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 12:35 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=j56Tu0nmzyY[/youtube]

NaturalThunder · Post #131 » by **NaturalThunder** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 3:43 am

Jeremy Lamb came in and stroked two threes in mop-up duty tonight.

Yay?

Blkbrd671 · Post #132 » by **Blkbrd671** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 3:54 am

Singler continued to impress, Dre had some moments, but still work in progress

Moose10Fan · Post #133 » by **Moose10Fan** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 3:59 am

Yeah Andre looks lost at times, his heads spinning, right now the game is so fast for him, taking that into account I still think he has a huge effect when he’s on the court. Its beating a dead horse but he should be getting 24mpg.

Goldtop · Post #134 » by **Goldtop** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 4:31 am

Drummonds been a beast in the paint on defense and on the boards. idk what you guys are watching.

He was the leading rebounder in the game for both teams tonight with 9 in only 24 min.

His last 4 games he's avg 10 rebs and 2 blks in only 20 mpg and he's changing a ton of shots inside too.

Blkbrd671 · Post #135 » by **Blkbrd671** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 4:33 am

Goldtop wrote:Drummonds been a beast in the paint on defense and on the boards. idk what you guys are watching.

He was the leading rebounder in the game for both teams tonight with 9 in only 24 min.

His last 4 games he's avg 10 rebs and 2 blks in only 20 mpg and he's changing a ton of shots inside too.

he needs to finish shots that he's finished before around the rim. he also missed 3 dunks. just saying, he's capable.

Moose10Fan · Post #136 » by **Moose10Fan** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:02 am

I didn’t really say anything negative, I’m ecstatic with Drummonds play so far, the fact is he has alot of room to improve which makes me all the more excited for his progress. He needs more minutes so he can play through those mistakes.

fallacy · Post #137 » by **fallacy** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:09 am

Lamb looked impressive in the two minutes he played tonight. So far this season he looks MUCH better as a catch-and-shoot player

whatchaknow · Post #138 » by **whatchaknow** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:19 am

I think lamb is legit I would love to get my hands on him as a blazer fan and he is who I really wanted at 11 over Leonard..

Question for guys who may have watched more or payed more attention to big name rookie pgs in the past. How were they on defense when they first came into the league?? Guys like Paul, rose, Westbrook, Williams, and Irving

There has been a ton of critisicm on the blazer board over lillards d and I just want to know how common it is for rookie guards to be bad on d

fallacy · Post #139 » by **fallacy** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:21 am

whatchaknow wrote:I think lamb is legit I would love to get my hands on him as a blazer fan and he is who I really wanted at 11 over Leonard..

Question for guys who may have watched more or payed more attention to big name rookie pgs in the past. How were they on defense when they first came into the league?? Guys like Paul, rose, Westbrook, Williams, and Irving

There has been a ton of critisicm on the blazer board over lillards d and I just want to know how common it is for rookie guards to be bad on d

Westbrook was actually used as a defensive stopper when he was a rookie, back when he actually exerted effort on the defensive side of the ball.

Can't help you on the rest.

Woodsanity · Post #140 » by **Woodsanity** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:27 am

Irving is a horrendous defender and D. Will was a very poor defender and is still pretty poor. Paul was a pretty good defender. Westbrook actually got worse, he was better in his rookie season. Rose was average and got a bit better.

Lillard is as bad as Irving defensively but he has time to improve.