ROOKIE WATCH O_O

all eyez on rose-beasley-mayo-oden obvs - but who else yr keeping tabs on - euro fernandez * undrafted morrow * lil gasol * 2lopezes???

george hill is getting some quality minutes with parker on the bench, chalmers cant shoot free throws but can steal you blindddd

*rob you blind

javale mcgee from the wizards, like this dudes aggression on the glass

lovin the way gallinari stands up and applauds during timeouts.

daaaamn

i saw that abt 8 times on sportscenter tonight while at the gym...like hearing the announcer reactions there lol

im still completely confounded by anthony morrow scoring 62 points in 2 games and then 31 over the next 6 games

i love that the crowd was basically laughing in disbelief there

two other guys:

dj augustin is quietly balling for the bobcats (wasted career though obv)
and the rookie rebound leader is... Luc Richard Mbah a Moute

moute is putting up basically identical stats to brook lopez - bringing 5% of the lols obv altho he is a prince of an african country

i think what i like best about the rose crossover is that he does it really cleanly and doesn't take steps or carry it. like the old iverson crossover of jordan is still pretty impressive, but he holds on to the ball a bunch when he's changing directions.

on the other highlight (not shown^) where rose blocks miller from behind on the break wacky announcer is all WHOA DERRICK ROSE IS AN ASSASSIN HE JUST ASSASSINATED ANDRE MILLER IS LEE HARVEY IN THE BUILDING FOLKS?!?

uhlolwtf

haha i fuckin love announcers like that

here is a great announcer

warriors buzzer beater youtube thread

lol @ bob fitz after jax buries the dagger in la: "stephen jackson is the warriors' version of john wayne"

― J0rdan S., Thursday, April 10, 2008 5:13 PM (7 months ago) Bookmark

yes but did he reference the assassination of an american president

:(((((

ha i guess its actually some replay guy

btw youtube got all big and wide today?

ya i think it's dope tbh

the hawks radio announcer is like that - he went apeshit whenever they played the Heat last year, calling riley HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS and basically going into these free-form rants that were like beat poetry - also he called the entirety of salt lake city 'classless punks'

otm re slc

i once heard cedric maxwell on a celtics radio broadcast exclaim in response to a paul pierce drive LIFT UP YR SKIRT MAMA IM COMIN HOME!!!

http://lioninoil.blogspot.com/2007/02/announcers-gone-wild-more-quality.html

Bob Fitzgerald is great, agreed.

announcer on bulls highlights there is stacey king. funny how it's only after he retired that he knows all about how to play good.

(color analyst, not replay guy)

also he called the entirety of salt lake city 'classless punks'

kosta koufos is looking like a memo okur that plays defense, complete w/ clutch shot mentality

O.J. Mayo is a bad, bad man. Back-to-back 30-point games in wins, outplaying McGrady down the stretch tonight.

Now that Griz have ditched the dud coach, the team is gonna win a few more games and Mayo's gonna start going large with regularity.

Mayo is true. welcome back hubie

mayo is a weird guy - just sort of a pro jump shooter - doesnt really get to the line doesnt fill up the box score but hes v crafty - prob be a good defender too

Expectations for Oden were so sky-high that just coming off the bench and getting double-doubles seems like weak beer to a lot of people. otoh, I am very happy with his development so far.

Fernandez is good and he's going to get better, but not nearly as much better as Oden will. I was a bit dubious of the Rudy hype after the Olympics finished, but he has turned out to be a really nice addition.

Nic Batum is still flying under the radar for public attention, even in Portland, but I think I am happier about his solid play as a starter than I am about Greg Oden or Fernandez. It was just such an unexpected bonus. That kid can finish on a break, too.

It took a while, but another Blazer rookie, Jeryd Bayless, has been very hot lately and looks to become their starting point guard before his his initial contract expires. Good. It is the final piece they need.

With a rookie haul like this, I don't really care if any Blazers win Rookie of the Year. OJ Mayo or Derrick Rose can have it. Our guys will be in the Finals long before they are.

yah blazers are stacked for real

Rudy Fernandez rookie year similarity scores as run by Kevin Pelton

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/65726/rudysim.jpg

23-year old Reggie Miller yes plz.

[Brook] Lopez is averaging 16.2 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in February.

kevin love - dude is a good rebounder, esp on the offensive glass

russell westbrook avging about 5 assts and 5 rbs a game to go w/ 15 ppg