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whomario · 12-07-2009, 10:50 AM

really don´t get the hooplah on that play by the bulls. Isn´t it basic sportsmanship ?

I finally saw another Pistons game yesterday (love the early sunday games

) and was very impressed by the Rookies Jerebko and Daye. Jerebko will be a stud glue-guy that is allready impressing without scoring.
They guy just knows how to play defense, has a great attitude on that end (doesn´t back down even when he´s getting scored on), has amazing footwork and lateral mobility. We are talking about a 6´9/6´10 guy doing a pretty good job on the other teams best perimeter scorers in his rookie year coming over from Europe.
Really kind of comparable to Tay Prince in that regard, only that he can also legitimately defend quite a few PFs but is much less of a ballhandler.

And Austin Daye impressed the heck out of me as well, playing key minutes in the 4th quarter as the 2 guard (at 6´11 !) and looking great doing so.
Looks like he can legitimately play at the 3 spot in the long run at least, good foot speed and preimeter skills.

Heck, i´d love for the Pistons to try to pull out a 4 forward lineup later in the year with 4 of Wallace/Maxiell/Villanueva/Jerebko/Daye/Prince.
They do have some serious defensive potential when healthy, all they need is some good creative scheming to make it work.

Omri Casspi also with yet another nice game, still shooting 50+% from the field and long range (and still 50% FTs

)

And Gallinari´s stroke is just awesome, phenomenal shooter. Still 3rd in makes per game (and first in total made 3s) on 45%. He´s not just taking open shots either and the Knicks aren´t a good team at creating open looks (next best are robinson and Douglas at 35%) with no Postgame and a decent-at-best creator at PG whose case isn´t helped by his ridiculously bad shooting this year ... Why even bother to close out on him or guard him tightly ?
If Gallinari had half of jerebko´s footspeed he could be an absolute superstar, the way it is i see him getting to borderline allstar level with some serious protection needed defensively. Best Case scenario is Peja Stojakovic with better passing/shot creating although that again is hurt by his footspeed. He really is damn slow footed. Nor bad footwork offensively when he has a plan, but his lateral quickness just isn´t good enough to guard perimeter guys while guarding PFs is out of the question as well from a physichal standpoint.

Nate Robinson out of the rotation for the knicks btw, supposedly because of his antics on the court and lack of teamplay.

How inefficient has Duhon been shooting this year ? He has more shots (174) than Points (164), shooting 31% from the field and 26% from 3. Yikes ...

Brook Lopez is huge btw,to go with his skill set he´s really impressive. Terrible at recognizing double teams though, that needs a ton of work.
Devin Harris is NOT a Point Guard...

12-07-2009, 10:50 AM	#448
whomario Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2007	really don´t get the hooplah on that play by the bulls. Isn´t it basic sportsmanship ? I finally saw another Pistons game yesterday (love the early sunday games ) and was very impressed by the Rookies Jerebko and Daye. Jerebko will be a stud glue-guy that is allready impressing without scoring. They guy just knows how to play defense, has a great attitude on that end (doesn´t back down even when he´s getting scored on), has amazing footwork and lateral mobility. We are talking about a 6´9/6´10 guy doing a pretty good job on the other teams best perimeter scorers in his rookie year coming over from Europe. Really kind of comparable to Tay Prince in that regard, only that he can also legitimately defend quite a few PFs but is much less of a ballhandler. And Austin Daye impressed the heck out of me as well, playing key minutes in the 4th quarter as the 2 guard (at 6´11 !) and looking great doing so. Looks like he can legitimately play at the 3 spot in the long run at least, good foot speed and preimeter skills. Heck, i´d love for the Pistons to try to pull out a 4 forward lineup later in the year with 4 of Wallace/Maxiell/Villanueva/Jerebko/Daye/Prince. They do have some serious defensive potential when healthy, all they need is some good creative scheming to make it work. Omri Casspi also with yet another nice game, still shooting 50+% from the field and long range (and still 50% FTs ) And Gallinari´s stroke is just awesome, phenomenal shooter. Still 3rd in makes per game (and first in total made 3s) on 45%. He´s not just taking open shots either and the Knicks aren´t a good team at creating open looks (next best are robinson and Douglas at 35%) with no Postgame and a decent-at-best creator at PG whose case isn´t helped by his ridiculously bad shooting this year ... Why even bother to close out on him or guard him tightly ? If Gallinari had half of jerebko´s footspeed he could be an absolute superstar, the way it is i see him getting to borderline allstar level with some serious protection needed defensively. Best Case scenario is Peja Stojakovic with better passing/shot creating although that again is hurt by his footspeed. He really is damn slow footed. Nor bad footwork offensively when he has a plan, but his lateral quickness just isn´t good enough to guard perimeter guys while guarding PFs is out of the question as well from a physichal standpoint. Nate Robinson out of the rotation for the knicks btw, supposedly because of his antics on the court and lack of teamplay. How inefficient has Duhon been shooting this year ? He has more shots (174) than Points (164), shooting 31% from the field and 26% from 3. Yikes ... Brook Lopez is huge btw,to go with his skill set he´s really impressive. Terrible at recognizing double teams though, that needs a ton of work. Devin Harris is NOT a Point Guard... Last edited by whomario : 12-07-2009 at 10:54 AM.