2016-17 Rookie Watch thread

[ChaosHamster]

I really like what I'am seeing form him on defense, lately.

Yeah, sometimes he looks lost, but his intensity is of the charts.. Looks like he sniffed drank three cups of coffee before the game.

[UcanUwill]

42.4% Career 3 point shooter in Euroleague, about 65% of his field gaols where 3s. Was mostly a three in Europe, but in todays NBA, hes probably a stretch 4. Doesnt give you much more beside 3 point shooting, but is mobile and is not terrible defensively.

[Greek]

Tall shooter, thats all. He can't do anything decently other than that.

[vi3t]

remember him from the nike hoop summit a few years back, didn't realize he was in the nba until preseason

[yannisk]

best latvian in the league

[Riko]

42.4% Career 3 point shooter in Euroleague, about 65% of his field gaols where 3s. Was mostly a three in Europe, but in todays NBA, hes probably a stretch 4. Doesnt give you much more beside 3 point shooting, but is mobile and is not terrible defensively.

Basically the perfect 7/8th man.

[ShazamDaShiznt]

I want to talk to you about Euthanasia.

Can we stop with these awful thread titles?

BTW, I mean Euthanasia the classic Megadeth album. It was really cutting edge for its time.

what about the soybean crops harvest this year? I've recently been going to the grocery store and apparently it was a huge issue for a lot of farmers as it wasn't exactly what we expected this year

[naabzor]

I like the people who says to a rookie "HE CAN ONLY SHOOT THREES HE IS TERRIBLE ANYWHERE ELSE". Man, give this guys some years to develop their game, not every player is Lebron.

[ElectricMayhem]

This dude is shooting 47% from 3p this season as rookie LOL

Imagine what he could do if he didn't have a missing finger.

As strange as it sounds, that gap actually serves as kind of an alley for the ball to roll down. It assures a straight shot. Anybody serious about being a good 3-point shooter will chop off a digit. That's the future of the game.

Anyway, whatta player. He's Bryn Forbes. With length.

[ChilledAlex]

Ehh he could have been so much better if he hadn't torn ACL twice

[r0drig0lac]

best latvian in the league

LOL

You were obviously joking, but to chime in, Bertans gives you very little outside of spot up shooting, but he is very good at that.

I think he will be a good defender, I think people are not taking into account that he has had two serious injuries in the last three years

[PerkinsFor3]

This dude is shooting 47% from 3p this season as rookie LOL

Imagine what he could do if he didn't have a missing finger.

As strange as it sounds, that gap actually serves as kind of an alley for the ball to roll down. It assures a straight shot. Anybody serious about being a good 3-point shooter will chop off a digit. That's the future of the game.

Anyway, whatta player. He's Bryn Forbes. With length.

[Blame Rasho]

He is given an role and is good at it, nothing more nothing less.

[dreadhead_htx]

Looks like he's taken the Matt Bonner role as the Spurs sharp-shooting stretch 4. Doesn't seem to have enough overall skill to be much more than that.

lol idk man he seems pretty skillful to me. I seen him put the ball on the floor then spin into a jump hook. I was empressed by his speed and fluidity and the blocks he gets is pretty impressive to.kid looks like a stiff image wise but plays with a little bounce. surprisingly athletic if you ask me

[dreadhead_htx]

Looks like he's taken the Matt Bonner role as the Spurs sharp-shooting stretch 4. Doesn't seem to have enough overall skill to be much more than that.

Watch on YouTube

[asdfgh]

He's Matt Bonner on Steroids. Not a great defender by any means but fairly mobile and has already had a few nice blocks. I think most Spurs fans are praying that Pop keeps him in the rotation when Dedmon returns and he inevitably hits the rookie wall. He's so much valuable than Kyle Anderson, who we were trying to put at the stretch 4 spot

That's a terrible comparison. Bonner was the opposite of mobile.

[Zombiesonics]

excellent shooter with size. some of the best mechanics on a shooter that no one really knows about.

[el13adnino]

shoots like korver?

[cupcakesnake]

This dude is shooting 47% from 3p this season as rookie LOL

If he pans out, Indy fans will be in a suicide watch.

Hill for Leonard and Bertans about to be in the top 5 worst trades of all-time.

You really think that it could become top 5 worst trades of all-time? I agree it ended up being a bad trade for indiana but c'mon... think about how many bad trades there have been, where one team ends up with zero production or value. George Hill played some super solid ball for Indiana for 5 seasons. Think about trades like Gerald Wallace for Dame Lillard, Tractor Traylor for Dirk, Vlade for Kobe, The James Harden Trade, Rodman for Will Purdue, Favors for D.Will, Alrdidge for Tyrus Thomas, Barkley for Hornacek, Pippen for Polynice, Vince Carter to the Nets.... Like this trade probably wouldn't make the top 100 worst trades of all time. It is what it is: a regular bad trade for Indiana.

[JellosJigglin]

Looks like a 1%ers Larry Bird tbh.