Rookie Discussion Thread

[Riko]

With Okafor's season ending injury someone can get his spot in All rookie first team or he is secure (despite few games and bad team results)?

[76ciology]

2020 DPOY (the year when the league stops playing defense)

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO11WZJIf0c[/youtube]

On a serious note, he has challenged a lot of shots inside 6th, 8th in the league at 6.5dfga and held opponents to -6.5% lower than their season average fg% inside 6ft.

[Michael Lucky]

Per 36 numbers between D'Angelo Russell and Steph Curry look pretty interesting.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pcm_finder.cgi?request=1&sum=1&y1=2016&p1=russeda01&y2=2010&p2=curryst01&p3=&p4=&p5=&p6=#per_minute::none

It's not that interesting.
Curry as a rookie-
Way better 3 point shooter.
Much more efficient scorer.
Significantly better advanced stats.
Significantly better passer.

There is very little indication that Russell's peak will be anywhere close to Curry.

you forgot to mention that Curry was 2 years older.

What you should have said was that it is unrealistic for Russell to improve as much as Curry did.

[dockingsched]

With Okafor's season ending injury someone can get his spot in All rookie first team or he is secure (despite few games and bad team results)?

Don't think he was in line to make it ahead of kat , Porzingis or jokic

[Michael Lucky]

He would have gotten it ahead of Jokic simply because no one seems to pay any attention to him

[Riko]

With Okafor's season ending injury someone can get his spot in All rookie first team or he is secure (despite few games and bad team results)?

Don't think he was in line to make it ahead of kat , Porzingis or jokic

I'm a Nuggets fan and I love Jokic but, at this point, he can't be ahead to a 17 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block guy.

[Nuggets_Talk]

I think the 2015 Draft Class may go down as the best in the past decade. Not just the top level talent. But the quantity of quality players.

KAT
DLO
Okafor
Porzingis
Hezonja
WCS
Mudiay
Stanley Johnson
Winslow
Myles Turner
Trey Lyles
Devin Booker
Cameron Payne
Bobby Portis

I can't put my finger on it, but I feel like someone is missing

[Marcus]

I think the 2015 Draft Class may go down as the best in the past decade. Not just the top level talent. But the quantity of quality players.

KAT
DLO
Okafor
Porzingis
Hezonja
WCS
Mudiay
Stanley Johnson
Winslow
Myles Turner
Trey Lyles
Devin Booker
Cameron Payne
Bobby Portis

I can't put my finger on it, but I feel like someone is missing

If you're talking about Jokic he was drafted 2nd round of 2014.

[JellosJigglin]

I think the 2015 Draft Class may go down as the best in the past decade. Not just the top level talent. But the quantity of quality players.

KAT
DLO
Okafor
Porzingis
Hezonja
WCS
Mudiay
Stanley Johnson
Winslow
Myles Turner
Trey Lyles
Devin Booker
Cameron Payne
Bobby Portis

I can't put my finger on it, but I feel like someone is missing

If you're talking about Jokic he was drafted 2nd round of 2014.

Pretty sure he meant Larry Nance Jr.

[Domejandro]

^^^ Josh Richardson, as well.

[E-Balla]

He would have gotten it ahead of Jokic simply because no one seems to pay any attention to him

Jokic plays 20 mpg and averages 10/6. Same argument for him as I had last year for the other Nikola except Jokic hasn't even had a month playing starter time yet (even if he has started).

2020 DPOY (the year when the league stops playing defense)

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO11WZJIf0c[/youtube]

On a serious note, he has challenged a lot of shots inside 6th, 8th in the league at 6.5dfga and held opponents to -6.5% lower than their season average fg% inside 6ft.

Yeah this is why I laugh when people say he can't guard the rim. Its actually the one thing he can do on defense.

[Westbreezy]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/708757467790856192[/tweet]
Byron Scott everybody!

Mind you since the AS break (when Lou's been out) its not like Russell's averaging 36+ MPG, he's at only 32 MPG, playing his best basketball of the season, being the best player on the team, and Byron is contemplating this

[HeartBreakKid]

I think the 2015 Draft Class may go down as the best in the past decade. Not just the top level talent. But the quantity of quality players.

KAT
DLO
Okafor
Porzingis
Hezonja
WCS
Mudiay
Stanley Johnson
Winslow
Myles Turner
Trey Lyles
Devin Booker
Cameron Payne
Bobby Portis

I can't put my finger on it, but I feel like someone is missing

Who?

[Nuggets_Talk]

Larry nance jr

[Tukkerwolf]

Per 36 numbers between D'Angelo Russell and Steph Curry look pretty interesting.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pcm_finder.cgi?request=1&sum=1&y1=2016&p1=russeda01&y2=2010&p2=curryst01&p3=&p4=&p5=&p6=#per_minute::none

It's not that interesting.
Curry as a rookie-
Way better 3 point shooter.
Much more efficient scorer.
Significantly better advanced stats.
Significantly better passer.

There is very little indication that Russell's peak will be anywhere close to Curry.

you forgot to mention that Curry was 2 years older.

What you should have said was that it is unrealistic for Russell to improve as much as Curry did.

So basically there is NOT A SINGLE similarity between rookie Russell and rookie Curry. Stats dont have any resemblance and age is of.. Then why the comparison?

[Michael Lucky]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/708757467790856192[/tweet]
Byron Scott everybody!

Mind you since the AS break (when Lou's been out) its not like Russell's averaging 36+ MPG, he's at only 32 MPG, playing his best basketball of the season, being the best player on the team, and Byron is contemplating this

tbf it's mostly going to affect Huertas not Russell. Having said that his return is a warm welcome for the tank. Let's go back to ISO basketball.

[Michael Lucky]

It's not that interesting.
Curry as a rookie-
Way better 3 point shooter.
Much more efficient scorer.
Significantly better advanced stats.
Significantly better passer.

There is very little indication that Russell's peak will be anywhere close to Curry.

you forgot to mention that Curry was 2 years older.

What you should have said was that it is unrealistic for Russell to improve as much as Curry did.

So basically there is NOT A SINGLE similarity between rookie Russell and rookie Curry. Stats dont have any resemblance and age is of.. Then why the comparison?

don't look at me, i didn't put the similarity up. They are both high IQ scoring type of guards and i'll leave it at that in terms of comparison.

[saintEscaton]

"Huertas kinda reminds of Nash"- Shaq

[Domejandro]

He is basically Nash without the shooting ability. Ricky Rubio without the defensive ability.

[Marcus]

Larry nance jr

Good save