Im Gegenzug halte ich die Erwartungen, die man in Oklahoma City an Aldrich richtet, für überzogen, aber das ist ein anderes Thema.
Die Lakers profitieren mal wieder vom Unvermögen der Konkurrenz und der eigenen guten Arbeit. Kein Team draftete dieses Jahr besser, wenn man den Wert der Picks und die damit gewählten Spieler mal ins Verhältnis setzt. Ebanks und Caracter zeigen in Las Vegas, dass sie das Zeug haben, sogar beim Meister zu spielen. Ich würde überrascht, ja geschockt sein, wenn die Beiden nächste Saison nicht im Lakers-Kader stehen sollten.
Die Lakers profitieren mal wieder vom Unvermögen der Konkurrenz und der eigenen guten Arbeit. Kein Team draftete dieses Jahr besser, wenn man den Wert der Picks und die damit gewählten Spieler mal ins Verhältnis setzt.
David Thorpe schrieb:DeMarcus Cousins, C, Sacramento Kings
Cousins was as special as advertised -- and as immature. He left no doubt that he was the second-best prospect in the draft, with incredible displays of talent including great passing, energized play, terrific skills and a love of the game. But he also showed why teams passed on him even though he was so clearly deserving of the second overall pick. He was constantly talking to his opponents in inappropriate ways and reacting too much to some calls. He can outgrow his immaturity, but no one else in this draft can grow to Cousins' talent level if he continues to work.
Landry Fields, G, New York Knicks
Smooth with the ball, aggressively attacking angles, a fluid shot -- he has a perfect game for the Knicks' offense. If he's one of the two worst offensive players on the floor, then that offense will be extremely potent. Every time I saw him play I said to myself, "Great draft pick."
Andy Rautins, G, New York Knicks
through three games, Rautins struggled to make shots and does not have anywhere near the overall game Fields does. But no shooter should be judged on just three games, so Rautins still has plenty of time, including practices, to prove his value.
Quincy Pondexter, SF, New Orleans Hornets
I like how Pondexter uses his rangy athleticism to make plays on defense, though his ball skills slow him down some on the offensive end. His shot looked smoother than I expected, and he has the size to hurt smaller defenders in the paint as well
Hassan Whiteside, PF, Sacramento Kings
Whiteside is exactly what the Kings needed, a super-athletic shot blocker with a decent feel for the game. He goes after every shot and made some of the most spectacular blocks I've seen in 11 years of summer league action.
Jon Scheyer, G, Miami Heat
If he were 27 years old but exactly the player he is now, Scheyer would be the perfect complement to the "Superfriends" in Miami -- he's John Paxson or Steve Kerr.
Jarvis Varnado, PF, Miami Heat
Varnado is what he was in college, a talented shot blocker and little else. He, like Scheyer, has a talent that the Heat would covet if it came in a veteran's body and mind. A year devoted to nothing but strength training and outside shooting would help him a great deal
Dexter Pittman, C, Miami Heat
Some "large" players have transformed their bodies between the end of the college season and today. Pittman is not one of those guys. [...] If he were 60 pounds lighter, which is easily achievable, he'd be an NBA player.
Luke Babbitt, SF, Portland Trail Blazers
On the one hand, Babbitt is a gifted shooter and scorer, moving smoothly around the floor in search of good shots. On the other hand, he does not frequently look to affect the game in other ways and therefore can remind scouts of Adam Morrison. He needs to lock into the other parts of the game early in his career.
Larry Sanders, PF, Milwaukee Bucks
Every NBA team needs at least one Larry Sanders on the roster. He combines great energy and amazing athleticism with a better-than-expected feel for the game. He's far away from even being good on offense, but he won't get in anyone's way on that end because he does not define himself as a scorer. Sanders should be among the top 10 rookies in PER all year, taking nothing but easy shots while doing everything else well.
DeMarcus Cousins dominiert die Summer League, wie es zu erwarten war. In seinen Bewegungen und seinem Aussehen erinnert er mich an den jungen Jamaal Magloire, als der sich noch darum kümmerte, wofür ihm überhaupt die Gehaltsschecks ausgeschrieben wurden. (Ist 'ne Weile her... ) Allerdings ist Cousins jetzt natürlich schon besser, als Magloire es damals (oder später) war. Ich frage mich, ob er als Rookie All-Star werden könnte, falls er tatsächlich 20-10 auflegt und die Kings ihre Bilanz entsprechend verbessern. Wahrscheinlich würde die Nominierung fürs All-Star Game eher an Yao, Duncan & Co. als an seinen eigenen Leistungen scheitern.
Gleich Wall vs Douglas. Freu mich drauf.
By Zach Harper
TrueHoop Network
Cousins
LAS VEGAS -- The basketball gods giveth and the basketball gods taketh away.
When the Kings started their summer league session with a 3-0 record, DeMarcus Cousins was all the rage. He was passing with fervor, grabbing impressive rebounding numbers and scoring powerful baskets against physically inferior defenders.
Over the last two games, Cousins has found some manifestation of a summer league rookie wall. Call it fatigue, call it wear-and-tear, call it defensive adjustments but DeMarcus has found himself both physically and mentally frustrated. One bad game in summer league is just one of those things -- especially for a rookie. But Cousins struggles Saturday seemed to reflect a continuation of emotional frustrations from Friday's loss to the Raptors.
Maybe this will serve as a good learning experience for Cousins in learning to deal with adversity at the pro level. But for those in the Kings� organization with reservations about Cousins' maturity Saturday set off the fire alarms. DeMarcus appeared exhausted on the basketball court as he lumbered up the floor and struggled to fight for position. Against the Bulls big summer league frontline of Samardo Samuels and Chris Richard, this new sensation grew irritable with each call that didn't go his way.
And this is where the worry about his conditioning and ability to deal with things outside of his control get put on display. He shot just 3-for-15 from the field while settling for many long jumpers that didn't connect. He had the worst plus/minus on the team with a minus-16. And he wasn't able to swing the ball enough to get his teammates quality scoring opportunities on a consistent basis. He complained to officials, failed to get good shots off inside and allowed Richard and Samuels to attack the rim without much resistance.
Now the Kings will have one more game on Sunday to see how he responds to the drama he's faced in the summer league --if they decide to play him.
Falls du aufmerksam gelesen hast, kannst du in meinem Beitrag eigentlich keine 20/10-Prognose für Cousins entdeckt haben.20/10 erwarte ich in keinem Fall von ihm, das ist doch deutlich zu hoch gegriffen wie ich finde.
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Etwas Kurioses am Rande: Es ist immer wieder zu beobachten, dass Spieler, über die es Positives zu berichten gibt, größer gemacht werden, als sie wirklich sind:
Andy Katz schrieb:It's amazing how there can be players that slip through the cracks but that's what happened with Ryan Richards, a 7-1 center from Kent, England. He was a solid skill player Thursday and as a result his candidacy as a sleeper player began.
Laut den offiziellen Messergebnissen, wie sie u.a. von Chad Ford und draftexpress berichtet worden sind, misst Richards selbst in Schuhen nur 6-11.75.
http://espn.go.com/nba/dailydime/_/page/dime-100719/daily-dimeMatt Moore schrieb:the seven-foot Thabeet actually missed a layup by hitting the underside of the rim.
Falls du aufmerksam gelesen hast, kannst du in meinem Beitrag eigentlich keine 20/10-Prognose für Cousins entdeckt haben.