The OFFICIAL rookie impressions thread pt.III

DusterBuster · Post #861 » by **DusterBuster** » Sat Mar 9, 2013 4:56 am

Fun stat of the night, Damian Lillard is the first ever rookie to get 35pts, 9asts and 0 TO's since the turnover became a statistic in 78-79.

Shem · Post #862 » by **Shem** » Sat Mar 9, 2013 5:04 am

DusterBuster wrote:Fun stat of the night, Damian Lillard is the first ever rookie to get 35pts, 9asts and 0 TO's since the turnover became a statistic in 78-79.

Add that to Lillard's resume as a first of many first for a rookie.

Jsun947 · Post #863 » by **Jsun947** » Sat Mar 9, 2013 5:36 am

I hate stats like that. They just find ways of making it a "first ever"

If someone else did it they would have added 3 rebounds or shooting percentage or whatever else to the equation.

35-9 and 0 turnovers has only happened nine times before though.

Bird and Alex English did it twice, World B Free, Magic, Stephen Jackson, Jason Kidd, and Walter Davis did it once.

sir G Wallace · Post #864 » by **sir G Wallace** » Sat Mar 9, 2013 6:36 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GePouc4fy98[/youtube]

Post #865 » by **The Sebastian Express** » Sat Mar 9, 2013 6:54 am

Jsun947 wrote:I hate stats like that. They just find ways of making it a "first ever"

If someone else did it they would have added 3 rebounds or shooting percentage or whatever else to the equation.

35-9 and 0 turnovers has only happened nine times before though.

Bird and Alex English did it twice, World B Free, Magic, Stephen Jackson, Jason Kidd, and Walter Davis did it once.

Larry Johnson didn't score 35, but we can add him to this list as he did 34 points, 14 rebounds, 9 assists, 0 turnovers in his rookie season as well.

Shem · Post #866 » by **Shem** » Sat Mar 9, 2013 6:59 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFmnvUiNVZA[/youtube]
This video has his 9 assists and two steals as well.

Bskey · Post #867 » by **Bskey** » Sat Mar 9, 2013 9:04 am

Jsun947 wrote:I hate stats like that. They just find ways of making it a "first ever"

If someone else did it they would have added 3 rebounds or shooting percentage or whatever else to the equation.

35-9 and 0 turnovers has only happened nine times before though.

Bird and Alex English did it twice, World B Free, Magic, Stephen Jackson, Jason Kidd, and Walter Davis did it once.

I call those ESPN stats. And yeah I don't really like them either but some are impressive and exclusive to good company even if they are random.

KennyDuwayne · Post #868 » by **KennyDuwayne** » Sat Mar 9, 2013 9:55 am

Bskey wrote:
Jsun947 wrote:I hate stats like that. They just find ways of making it a "first ever"

If someone else did it they would have added 3 rebounds or shooting percentage or whatever else to the equation.

35-9 and 0 turnovers has only happened nine times before though.

Bird and Alex English did it twice, World B Free, Magic, Stephen Jackson, Jason Kidd, and Walter Davis did it once.

I call those ESPN stats. And yeah I don't really like them either but some are impressive and exclusive to good company even if they are random.

U mad the Blazers are 21-0 when I watch them with the sun angled at approximately 42.14 degrees to the north and the wind is blowing at exact 13 miles per hour east?

jinishima · Post #869 » by **jinishima** » Sat Mar 9, 2013 2:38 pm

Lillard had s CRAZY good night against the Spurs. Anytime u beat them by 30, ur ballin

jinishima · Post #870 » by **jinishima** » Sat Mar 9, 2013 2:46 pm

monopoman wrote:As impressive is his 5 games in a row of 20+ points, I think it is over at this point no other player can take RoY from him now.

If he wasnt locked for ROY, he is now. :-D

orangeparka · Post #871 » by **orangeparka** » Sat Mar 9, 2013 3:52 pm

That Maynor deal's looking awesome.

Post #872 » by **DeBlazerRiddem** » Sat Mar 9, 2013 5:30 pm

Ability + opportunity = RoY

ComboGuardCity · Post #873 » by **ComboGuardCity** » Sat Mar 9, 2013 7:21 pm

Bskey wrote:
Jsun947 wrote:I hate stats like that. They just find ways of making it a "first ever"

If someone else did it they would have added 3 rebounds or shooting percentage or whatever else to the equation.

35-9 and 0 turnovers has only happened nine times before though.

Bird and Alex English did it twice, World B Free, Magic, Stephen Jackson, Jason Kidd, and Walter Davis did it once.

I call those ESPN stats. And yeah I don't really like them either but some are impressive and exclusive to good company even if they are random.

My favorite ones were the random Rondo ones they would keep doing last year :lol:

Caravaggio · Post #874 » by **Caravaggio** » Sat Mar 9, 2013 8:42 pm

KennyDuwayne wrote:U mad the Blazers are 21-0 when I watch them with the sun angled at approximately 42.14 degrees to the north and the wind is blowing at exact 13 miles per hour east?

heh, these kind of stats are nothing compared to the garbage they dig up in MLB. That **** is absurd.

Shem · Post #875 » by **Shem** » Sat Mar 9, 2013 10:22 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6Ndpp5gg-w[/youtube]

jinishima · Post #876 » by **jinishima** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 3:15 am

Career High 18 Reb for Davis tonite, with 20 pts 9-20 in 38 min in a losin effort against the Grizzlies. *sigh, well, more ping pong balls in july.

ComboGuardCity · Post #877 » by **ComboGuardCity** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 3:20 am

jinishima wrote:Career High 18 Reb for Davis tonite, with 20 pts 9-20 in 38 min in a losin effort against the Grizzlies. *sigh, well, more ping pong balls in july.

First teen to ever do that

Post #878 » by **NO-KG-AI** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 3:32 am

ComboGuardCity wrote:
jinishima wrote:Career High 18 Reb for Davis tonite, with 20 pts 9-20 in 38 min in a losin effort against the Grizzlies. *sigh, well, more ping pong balls in july.

First teen to ever do that

Lol Nice! Add that to the HOF checklist. "Only player to get 20/18 on 45% shooting as a teen."

In the long run, it's probably going to be a lot better for us going forward that Davis isn't dominant from the jump. More premium picks, we just can't make Austin Rivers type mistakes anymore.

ChrisTheFuturePaul · Post #879 » by **ChrisTheFuturePaul** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 4:11 am

NO-KG-AI wrote:
ComboGuardCity wrote:
jinishima wrote:Career High 18 Reb for Davis tonite, with 20 pts 9-20 in 38 min in a losin effort against the Grizzlies. *sigh, well, more ping pong balls in july.

First teen to ever do that

Lol Nice! Add that to the HOF checklist. "Only player to get 20/18 on 45% shooting as a teen."

In the long run, it's probably going to be a lot better for us going forward that Davis isn't dominant from the jump. More premium picks, we just can't make Austin Rivers type mistakes anymore.

I think Rivers' will be at least a 7th man combo guard rotation guy and his ceiling, to me, is starting PG. The kid will get good and prove he was worth the pick. Just my opinion though. This is also after I started to really give up on him, he showed signs before the injury his skillset was NBA level.

jinishima · Post #880 » by **jinishima** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 4:20 am

NO-KG-AI wrote:Lol Nice! Add that to the HOF checklist. "Only player to get 20/18 on 45% shooting as a teen."

In the long run, it's probably going to be a lot better for us going forward that Davis isn't dominant from the jump. More premium picks, we just can't make Austin Rivers type mistakes anymore.

Wouldnt you say Rivers has improved, since the beginning? especially on D, whuch I think most people have overlooked. He's become darn solid on that end, and has taken small steps on offense(VERY SMALL, but progress nonetheless) I think he'll become a solid player by yr 3.

But an even more imprortant question I must ask everyone about us picking him: WHO HAS ACTUALLY PLAYED BETTER THAN HIM AFTER THE 10TH SPOT IN THE DRAFT?
Seriously. think real hard about the players taken after Rivers and think to yourself " Just how bad do I really wish we had that guy instead of Rivers?" Lamb? Jones? Harkless? Zeller? Sullinger? Perry J? Ross? Meyers Leonard?
Do you look at them and go "DAMN, we really screwed up that opportunity" or "We did the best we could" ?
Cause I dont feel virtually any regret lookin at whats left.