2018/19 ROY/Rookie Discussion Thread

peZt · Post #1801 » by **peZt** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 1:34 pm

Kinda wish the Suns would have been able to grab SGA with one of the their picks

SGA
Booker
Ariza
Warren
Ayton

With another top pick coming up in this draft would have been one hell of a team. Even the Suns wouldn't be able to mess up with that much talent

mabundo_nagumbe · Post #1802 » by **mabundo_nagumbe** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 2:59 pm

juanc wrote:It would be nice to see a lineup like this in near future. I think they fit very nicely:

SGA
Luka
Mikal
JJJ
WCJ

Sanja svinja kukuruz

MissileMike · Post #1803 » by **MissileMike** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 3:31 pm

Archx wrote:
koyotee wrote:Didn't watch the game but what happened to Trae? 4 points from 2/12 shooting?

Him and Doncic have a private competition going on this week, who will shoot the ball the worst

It has been a pretty bad week for most the highly-drafted rookies.

leo7 · Post #1804 » by **leo7** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 2:39 am

Collin Sexton is doing great as the starting PG.

Watch on YouTube

3toheadmelo · Post #1805 » by **3toheadmelo** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 5:13 am

Watch on YouTube

juanc · Post #1806 » by **juanc** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 5:52 am

Watch on YouTube

Luka don't do Gobert like this

RGM_SU · Post #1807 » by **RGM_SU** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 6:03 am

Watch on YouTube

;feature=youtu.be&t=13

Again not a good shooting night for Doncic, but oh boy did he get Gobert on that one.

bigpimpatl · Post #1808 » by **bigpimpatl** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 7:15 am

is it me or does Sexton have a long release. or maybe a high release. It looks smooth regardless.

BlueSan · Post #1809 » by **BlueSan** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 7:22 am

RGM_SU wrote:

Watch on YouTube
;feature=youtu.be&t=13

Again not a good shooting night for Doncic, but oh boy did he get Gobert on that one.

It was not a bad one also, he also didnt play the 4th quarter, Dallas destroyed Utah

Bob8 · Post #1810 » by **Bob8** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 8:28 am

RGM_SU wrote:

Watch on YouTube
;feature=youtu.be&t=13

Again not a good shooting night for Doncic, but oh boy did he get Gobert on that one.

If you looks only stats is just solid for 3 quarters, but man almost everything he did, was incredibly stylish and fun. He just has something more in his game.

mg · Post #1811 » by mg » Thu Nov 15, 2018 3:49 pm

bigpimpatl wrote:is it me or does Sexton have a long release. or maybe a high release. It looks smooth regardless.

One of the knocks on Sexton was his supposed lack of shooting. So far he's a 93% FT shooter and 50% from 3 (although he shoots less than 2 game at this point). His overall form looks pretty smooth to me...maybe not textbook but works for him. Like most rookie guards has to work on the T/O's but overall I've been impressed with Sexton. He's only 19 so definitely has a few things to work out but once he learns to run an NBA team I think he's going to be pretty good. He's fun to watch with his speed too. At such a young age he can score in a variety of ways so that is a very promising sign. Young Bull just needs to keep putting in the work which I think he will do.

Heej · Post #1812 » by **Heej** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 6:43 pm

Sextons shot looks good just like I thought it would despite his bizarre off hand. The kid just has a clean follow through. I'm not a fan of his shot selection though. He really subsists on a steady diet of midrange jumpers. Maybe a guard his size needs it though so I can't fault him too much. Especially because I think he projects to be a solid midrange shooter.

Doncic is the next all time great imo. Everything about him screams a new age Larry Bird to me. I've already adopted him as my second favorite player after LeBron now lol.

BAMAFREAK · Post #1813 » by **BAMAFREAK** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 6:47 pm

JJJ with 13 in 16 minutes in a win against the Bucks. Few boards an assist and 2 steals.
Solid d on Giannis. Dude is gonna be a big time winning player

koyotee · Post #1814 » by **koyotee** » Fri Nov 16, 2018 7:25 am

Young second bad game in a row with 6/5/2. Did he hit the wall already?

kg01 · Post #1815 » by **kg01** » Fri Nov 16, 2018 1:54 pm

koyotee wrote:Young second bad game in a row with 6/5/2. Did he hit the wall already?

3rd game of a west coast trip in the mile high city. Take a look at how some of our vets played in that game. Actually, don't do that. I don't want you to be blinded by the ineptitude.

Quentin · Post #1816 » by **Quentin** » Fri Nov 16, 2018 2:14 pm

Wishing Josh Okogie had a spot to play for the Wolves. He played less than 20 minutes last game and I see that continuing with Wiggins and Covington getting 38+ minutes a night. The dude looks to be the real deal though just won't have much of a chance to put up some numbers.

Bob8 · Post #1817 » by **Bob8** » Fri Nov 16, 2018 4:57 pm

I have the feeling that the bar is set to high for some rookies. Did someone really expected that this rookies will have 82 double digit games in the season? Especially for players like Young, who are mostly creating for themselves, is normal to have some off nights. One thing is to have 15 points if your shots are 80% assisted and totally other, if your shots are 30% assisted. Young has basically started to strong for his own good.The only thing that’s worrisome, is his 3 points shooting.

sfernald · Post #1818 » by **sfernald** » Fri Nov 16, 2018 11:29 pm

Got a question...

Are there any 2nd rounders getting rotation time and looking decent out there?

Kabookalu · Post #1819 » by **Kabookalu** » Fri Nov 16, 2018 11:38 pm

sfernald wrote:Got a question...

Are there any 2nd rounders getting rotation time and looking decent out there?

Mitchell Robinson is the only stand out so far. Guys like Bruce Brown and Hamidou Diallo have been getting minutes, but aren't really lighting the world on fire.

sfernald · Post #1820 » by **sfernald** » Sat Nov 17, 2018 12:16 am

Kabookalu wrote:
sfernald wrote:Got a question...

Are there any 2nd rounders getting rotation time and looking decent out there?

Mitchell Robinson is the only stand out so far. Guys like Bruce Brown and Hamidou Diallo have been getting minutes, but aren't really lighting the world on fire.

Robinson is a beast. Happy for Knick fans..