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carey wrote:

The Bobster wrote:

carey wrote:

The Bobster wrote:He could turn out more like Joe Johnson except a better shooter.

I like that Joe Johnson comp a lot. He was 20 when we got him halfway through his rookie season and he wasn't quite filled out like he is now.

Have you seen the numbers he is putting up with Miami through 10 games? Kind of surprising.

He's playing the same as he was in Brooklyn except he's shooting 57% instead of 41%. The advanced stats show that he's shooting from closer in, and that would explain part of it, but he's also just shooting a lot better.

It's very interesting what they are doing. Their starting line up the other night against Denver was Dragic-Wade-JJ-Deng-Amare. Now Amare only played 11 min and everyone else in the starting line-up played over 30. Whiteside got the rest of the C minutes at 31 and their 2 rookies Winslow and Richardson each got 30 a piece. This Richardson kid can play.

The Bobster wrote:

carey wrote:

The Bobster wrote:

carey wrote:

The Bobster wrote:He could turn out more like Joe Johnson except a better shooter.

I like that Joe Johnson comp a lot. He was 20 when we got him halfway through his rookie season and he wasn't quite filled out like he is now.

Have you seen the numbers he is putting up with Miami through 10 games? Kind of surprising.

He's playing the same as he was in Brooklyn except he's shooting 57% instead of 41%. The advanced stats show that he's shooting from closer in, and that would explain part of it, but he's also just shooting a lot better.

It's very interesting what they are doing. Their starting line up the other night against Denver was Dragic-Wade-JJ-Deng-Amare. Now Amare only played 11 min and everyone else in the starting line-up played over 30. Whiteside got the rest of the C minutes at 31 and their 2 rookies Winslow and Richardson each got 30 a piece. This Richardson kid can play.

If you can find a matchup at PF that Deng can guard then that lineup is great. Amare? well, we know he isn't guarding anybody so it doesn't matter where you put him.

Split T wrote:Surprisingly, Amare ranks like 6th among PF in defensive rpm, ESPN's new stat. Not sure how accurate it is though. In support, almost all of the highly thought of defensive players score at the top of the ranking.

Ring_Wanted wrote:Somebody else posted it yesterday, but I too could be interested in Luol Deng, for the right price. Problem is this is his last relevant contract. Marvin Williams is turning into an ok 3D 3/4 as well, as incredible as it sounds.

pickle wrote:

The Bobster wrote:Pickle - Read INDENTURED: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE REBELLION AGAINST THE NCAA by Joe Nocera and Ben Strauss. I think it'll answer a lot of your questions. College football and basketball are basically cash cows that bring money and prestige to the universities and their athletic departments. There are literally BILLIONS of dollars involved and they had to be shamed into giving their athletes enough food so they don't go to bed hungry or have to scrape up their own money to eat. Where colleges have the players sign away their rights to their image in exchange for their college scholarship and then tell the players that can't make a penny of their association with college sports or they'll be ineligible. Where some coaches make millions in salary and from endorsements, television shows and having their players wear a specific brand of shoes, but a player's scholarship is renewed on a year-to-year basis, depending on the whim of the coaching staff and athletic department.

It's basically unbelievable what the NCAA gets away with.

Thanks Bobster. I'll see if I can find this on the Kindle store.

OE32 wrote:Marvin Williams is a good idea. Dwight Powell is also a free agent, though you have to think Dallas would be willing to spend to keep one of the only young players on their roster.

Mark Cuban may have won a championship, but since that time, he's managed that team into the ground.

Indy wrote:
Watch this from last year:

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Danimal wrote:Zhou Qi is an interesting one. Earlier in the year some had him as high as top ten. Now he seems to be at the very end of the draft. Probably earlyish 2nd round is where he may land. Suffering from Yao Ming comparison hype early on I guess. Looks like a fairly run of the mill C with an improving jump shot. Thin frame, but already looks toned so I worry about his ability to fill out.