Rookie Play, Highlights & Discussion

righterwriter · Post #1381 » by **righterwriter** » Mon Mar 15, 2021 5:29 am

Domejandro wrote:Anthony Edwards finished the night with 34 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists, including the following dunk.

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Averaging 24/6 over his last seven. Shooting isn't great, around 43 & 32%, but I'm really happy they are featuring him. Might be a sign for them to trade Malik Beasley while they can so Edwards growth isn't stunted.

Sephiroth · Post #1382 » by **Sephiroth** » Mon Mar 15, 2021 6:02 pm

Rookie of the YEAR? Lamelo.

Rookie of the 2nd half of season? Looks like A1 is finally putting it together. His last 7 games have been stellar by looking at the numbers, but if you watch him play it’s amazing he’s only 19.

The way he finds lanes to the basket is nearly elite. 90% of the league cannot do what he does to get to the basket. He’s a mini Zion (with his build), but with handles. Most grown men in the league do not want to challenge this 19 year old bull.

Post #1383 » by **Klomp** » Mon Mar 15, 2021 8:01 pm

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PhilBlackson · Post #1385 » by **PhilBlackson** » Mon Mar 15, 2021 11:01 pm

AntMan seriously showed the potential analysts were drooling over coming out of highschool. He's gonna need to work on his shot selection but the talent and raw physical/athletic gifts gives him some huge upside imo. I know some might flame but I can see him being as good as Mitchell (if not better) IF again, he cleans up the shot selection.

He just already has a NBA body and he's only 19/20 years old. Imagine by the time he's 25+, he's gonna be an absolute tank and will be able to just bully other SGs like Bron does SFs.

Post #1386 » by **Klomp** » Mon Mar 15, 2021 11:35 pm

PhilBlackson wrote:AntMan seriously showed the potential analysts were drooling over coming out of highschool. He's gonna need to work on his shot selection but the talent and raw physical/athletic gifts gives him some huge upside imo. I know some might flame but I can see him being as good as Mitchell (if not better) IF again, he cleans up the shot selection.

He just already has a NBA body and he's only 19/20 years old. Imagine by the time he's 25+, he's gonna be an absolute tank and will be able to just bully other SGs like Bron does SFs.

The combination of size, power and athleticism is what really makes him scary. In that way, the LeBron comp is fairly spot on. Not many have had that.

DroseReturnChi · Post #1387 » by **DroseReturnChi** » Tue Mar 16, 2021 7:44 am

Everyone knew lamelo and antman had future perennial all star potential. The only reason they were labelled as busts were their questionable shot selection and efficiency. If they can solve all their weakness, they dont have a ceiling. high risk high reward.
personally,i wouldnt pick them even hindsight just not my preferred type like a safe guaranteed Doncic, Cade type.

TheZachAttack · Post #1388 » by **TheZachAttack** » Tue Mar 16, 2021 2:09 pm

DroseReturnChi wrote:Everyone knew lamelo and antman had future perennial all star potential. The only reason they were labelled as busts were their questionable shot selection and efficiency. If they can solve all their weakness, they dont have a ceiling. high risk high reward.
personally,i wouldnt pick them even hindsight just not my preferred type like a safe guaranteed Doncic, Cade type.

I mean what does this post even mean. There were no choices between Edwards or Ball and Cade/Doncic.

Post #1389 » by **Klomp** » Tue Mar 16, 2021 7:34 pm

"Anthony reminds me of a cross between Zion and James Harden. He's not those players yet in every capacity, but can grow into be just as good with that combination of skillsets." -Chris Finch

Post #1390 » by **Klomp** » Tue Mar 16, 2021 8:02 pm

turnaroundJ wrote:
Domejandro wrote:Anthony Edwards finished the night with 34 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists, including the following dunk.

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damn that's some prime d-wade ****

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Buzzard · Post #1391 » by **Buzzard** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:28 am

Undrafted rookie Nathan Knight needs to be on the rookie watch list. Capela and Okongwu have missed two straight games; and Knight has filled in well.

03/14 vs Cavaliers 16 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks in 23 minutes.
03/16 vs Rockets 15 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block in 22 minutes.

Ballerhogger · Post #1392 » by **Ballerhogger** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 4:16 am

righterwriter wrote:
Domejandro wrote:Anthony Edwards finished the night with 34 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists, including the following dunk.

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Averaging 24/6 over his last seven. Shooting isn't great, around 43 & 32%, but I'm really happy they are featuring him. Might be a sign for them to trade Malik Beasley while they can so Edwards growth isn't stunted.

Ball is going win ROY but Ant is going be star before he LaMelo is

Post #1393 » by **Klomp** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 5:42 am

Ballerhogger wrote:
righterwriter wrote:
Domejandro wrote:Anthony Edwards finished the night with 34 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists, including the following dunk.

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Averaging 24/6 over his last seven. Shooting isn't great, around 43 & 32%, but I'm really happy they are featuring him. Might be a sign for them to trade Malik Beasley while they can so Edwards growth isn't stunted.

Ball is going win ROY but Ant is going be star before he LaMelo is

I'm just not sure I know where Charlotte goes from here. He's having a great season no doubt, but will he build off of it and continue to expand his game? If not, what is he now.....a top 15 PG maybe? And then what's the path of improvement for Charlotte?

Edwards you can see the continued development. And Minnesota has played I think only 2 games with a full allotment of players. You can say everyone is dealing with injuries and COVID, but not everyone is losing key players. Say what you want, but Minnesota's main three guys coming into the year have been on the court together in only 4 games this year. The first two of the season and then games 9 and 11. It's been over 2 months since Towns, Beasley and Russell have shared the court. So their path for improvement is fairly obvious

Post #1394 » by **Klomp** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 5:45 am

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Ballerhogger · Post #1395 » by **Ballerhogger** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 6:59 am

Klomp wrote:
Ballerhogger wrote:
righterwriter wrote:
Averaging 24/6 over his last seven. Shooting isn't great, around 43 & 32%, but I'm really happy they are featuring him. Might be a sign for them to trade Malik Beasley while they can so Edwards growth isn't stunted.

Ball is going win ROY but Ant is going be star before he LaMelo is

I'm just not sure I know where Charlotte goes from here. He's having a great season no doubt, but will he build off of it and continue to expand his game? If not, what is he now.....a top 15 PG maybe? And then what's the path of improvement for Charlotte?

Edwards you can see the continued development. And Minnesota has played I think only 2 games with a full allotment of players. You can say everyone is dealing with injuries and COVID, but not everyone is losing key players. Say what you want, but Minnesota's main three guys coming into the year have been on the court together in only 4 games this year. The first two of the season and then games 9 and 11. It's been over 2 months since Towns, Beasley and Russell have shared the court. So their path for improvement is fairly obvious

Charlotte will be mid level playoff team in the East for a while they need another all star make some noise but I don’t see it happening. I’m not sure what happening to towns but he has no defensive rim protection awareness. Montrezl was picking and rolling him all night .Ant tonight could see he can shoot and drive the ball he’s going be star. I wonder if the wolves will trade towns

AbeVigodaLive · Post #1396 » by **AbeVigodaLive** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 1:16 pm

Klomp wrote:
Ballerhogger wrote:
righterwriter wrote:
Averaging 24/6 over his last seven. Shooting isn't great, around 43 & 32%, but I'm really happy they are featuring him. Might be a sign for them to trade Malik Beasley while they can so Edwards growth isn't stunted.

Ball is going win ROY but Ant is going be star before he LaMelo is

I'm just not sure I know where Charlotte goes from here. He's having a great season no doubt, but will he build off of it and continue to expand his game? If not, what is he now.....a top 15 PG maybe? And then what's the path of improvement for Charlotte?

Why would anybody assume LaMelo Ball would suddenly stop improving/expanding his game?

He's only 19, just like Edwards. And he's already shown massive improvement... both in-season in Australia and then into his rookie season.

Lost Angel · Post #1397 » by **Lost Angel** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 1:21 pm

top 3 picks dont look so bad

really like Edwards and Ball -- these guys are the truth

Trey24 · Post #1398 » by **Trey24** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 4:34 pm

AbeVigodaLive wrote:
Klomp wrote:
Ballerhogger wrote:Ball is going win ROY but Ant is going be star before he LaMelo is

I'm just not sure I know where Charlotte goes from here. He's having a great season no doubt, but will he build off of it and continue to expand his game? If not, what is he now.....a top 15 PG maybe? And then what's the path of improvement for Charlotte?

Why would anybody assume LaMelo Ball would suddenly stop improving/expanding his game?

He's only 19, just like Edwards. And he's already shown massive improvement... both in-season in Australia and then into his rookie season.

Not sure where this is coming from. Ball has shown improvement on a weekly basis since his first preseason game, and there is no indication of it stopping. I don't know how you go from that to "can he improve his game any more over the next 20 seasons"

AbeVigodaLive · Post #1399 » by **AbeVigodaLive** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 4:38 pm

Trey24 wrote:
AbeVigodaLive wrote:
Klomp wrote:I'm just not sure I know where Charlotte goes from here. He's having a great season no doubt, but will he build off of it and continue to expand his game? If not, what is he now.....a top 15 PG maybe? And then what's the path of improvement for Charlotte?

Why would anybody assume LaMelo Ball would suddenly stop improving/expanding his game?

He's only 19, just like Edwards. And he's already shown massive improvement... both in-season in Australia and then into his rookie season.

Not sure where this is coming from. Ball has shown improvement on a weekly basis since his first preseason game, and there is no indication of it stopping. I don't know how you go from that to "can he improve his game any more over the next 20 seasons"

Is this for me or Klomp?

Because I was basically asking the same thing you are...

Post #1400 » by **Klomp** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 4:58 pm

Both Ball and Edwards had major concerns coming in surrounding their shooting. Edwards is showing flashes of greatness in his game, but still is only a 32% 3-point shooter to this point. LaMelo is obviously playing better, but I just don't know where to project him going forward. Do Charlotte fans think he's gonna improve from a 38% 3-point shooter to over 40%? His volume stats will improve by just playing more, but I'm not sure I'm seeing that improvement spot in his game that will take him to another tier. PG is also a much tougher position to climb. And neither Charlotte or Minnesota are great free agent destinations, so it'll be harder to find more running mates.

Who are your top 3?