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Originally posted by GameOver:
Jesus Christ!
Anyone see Vanilla Gorilla out there today? I won't lie...I thought he was just another softass Cal product but this kid was BANGIN in the paint today...I was very surprised...he put up like 14 points in the 1st quarter alone...yeah it was against ATL but still, this kid could be something...droppin treys too...Jesus Orlando, CONTROL YOURSELVES!
Originally posted by LA9erFan:
Those are the kind of buckets he's gonna get this year. Energy/hustle hoops. He needs work on his post game if he wants to make an all-star team...but I expect him to make many. Not this year though.
Originally posted by GameOver:
Jesus Christ!
Anyone see Vanilla Gorilla out there today? I won't lie...I thought he was just another softass Cal product but this kid was BANGIN in the paint today...I was very surprised...he put up like 14 points in the 1st quarter alone...yeah it was against ATL but still, this kid could be something...droppin treys too...Jesus Orlando, CONTROL YOURSELVES!
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Being that Ryan Anderson was a "throw-in," to the Vince Carter trade, I can't help but feel like the team that went to the NBA finals got a free lottery pick over the summer to replace the first-round pick we traded to get Rafer Alston. Below is a list of the top picks in this summer's draft and their stats from this preseason followed by Andersons pre-season numbers.
Blake Griffin..........................13.7..............8.1 reb.........28mpg
Jonny Flynn..........................14.6..............4.5 ast..........26.9mpg
Hasheem Thabeet..................3.4...............4.0 reb.........16.8mpg
James Harden.......................12.2...............3.2 reb........27.3mpg
Tyreke Evans.........................15.1..............4.9reb.........31.6mpg
Stephen Curry......................10.0...............6.1 reb........28.5mpg
Jordan Hill............................5.0................3.2 reb........13.5mpg
DeMar DeRozan.....................10.4...............2.4 reb.........25.9mpg
Ryan Anderson.....................14.0...............4.3 reb..........20.4mpg
and for the heck of it, per minute, he's fairing better then another sophmore....
Courtney Lee.......................16.2...............2.8 reb..........34.2mpg
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Cavaliers star LeBron James says that he has improved his game over the summer.
James was the NBA's MVP last season, but felt as though there was still room to get better.
"I'm a much better player than (in) our last game against Orlando," he told the News Herald. "I stay in the gym. You guys just see what's on TV. Cameras aren't there when I'm working out."
LeBron did a lot of traveling this summer, but Cavaliers assistant coach Chris Jent and assistant athletic trainer Mike Mancias went everywhere with James.
"He's improved every year I've been here in every aspect of his game," coach Mike Brown said. "Whether it's in the post, catching and shooting, leading the team or handling the ball, he's gotten better. He's one of the hardest workers I've seen. (Former Pacers guard) Reggie Miller is up there in the top three.
"When (James) works, he does things with a purpose."
Originally posted by LA9erFan:Quote:
Cavaliers star LeBron James says that he has improved his game over the summer.
James was the NBA's MVP last season, but felt as though there was still room to get better.
"I'm a much better player than (in) our last game against Orlando," he told the News Herald. "I stay in the gym. You guys just see what's on TV. Cameras aren't there when I'm working out."
LeBron did a lot of traveling this summer, but Cavaliers assistant coach Chris Jent and assistant athletic trainer Mike Mancias went everywhere with James.
"He's improved every year I've been here in every aspect of his game," coach Mike Brown said. "Whether it's in the post, catching and shooting, leading the team or handling the ball, he's gotten better. He's one of the hardest workers I've seen. (Former Pacers guard) Reggie Miller is up there in the top three.
"When (James) works, he does things with a purpose."
Yeah, I bet he did.
Originally posted by IWASATTHECATCH:
Blake Grif - out 6 weeks with a stress fracture. Bummer.
Originally posted by IWASATTHECATCH:
Blake Grif - out 6 weeks with a stress fracture. Bummer.
Originally posted by LA9erFan:Quote:
With the start of the regular season less than a week away, Shaquille O'Neal still hasn't learned Cleveland's entire playbook.
"It is vital that I start to memorize the plays," O'Neal told the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "I've been used to a certain system for 17 years so I have to work on that. I still have a few days before we start."
The Cavaliers are hoping that O'Neal can step away from the hoop quite a bit this season to set screens and clear the lane for LeBron James and others.
"We're trying to put him in different spots on the floor to get him moved around so people can't home in on him," Cavaliers coach Mike Brown said. "That's what we're going to continue to try to do."
1) Yeah, let's put Shaq farther away from the hoop more often. Fantastic idea.
2) Cleveland has a playbook??!
Originally posted by LA9erFan:
Wow, I wasn't aware of this until now. New rims this season. Expect percentages to drop.
