his rookie year was very impressive earning a starting spot on a 54 win team. Once he finally healed from injury, last year was a marked step up in production over that. Of course you were mocking him both seasons... remember? Dude is just 21 and has been improving all along the way. Being even better this year just continues that. It's pretty doubtful this trend ends this season but feel free to dream... STOMP
...Batum is most like T.Prince, especially when he develops his post-up game. I am so glad that he wasn't traded!
Yes. He was also on the "Webster is better than Batum" bandwagon. Even a broken clock is right every once in a while, but MIXIE is like the blackhole of prediction. All his predictions are just garbage that disappear into the voids of history where he forgets he made them.
The difference between good players and not so good players is the consistency of their game. In order to be a good team, you have to have players who show up every night. Even on their off nights they have to be hard to deal with. So far Batum is starting to get that consistency. I am hoping it might be the consistency to become the #2 scorer on the team.
Batum will be turning 22 in a couple of months. Pippen was 22 before his rookie year started. Prince turned 23 during his rookie year. I don't think it's CRAZY to compare him to Pippen in terms of upside, given Batum's youth and trajectory so far... and I don't think it's unlikely that Batum will be better, this year, than Prince ever was. Ed O.
Batum is so good I've been forced to rethink my hatred of all things French. The play he made last night when he drove from the left wing and then dished to Camby for the dunk showed a BBIQ of a 10-year vet. Fuck it, I just need to man up and admit it: Je t'aime Nico!
We all do. I don't think there is one Blazer fan who doesn't like Batum. Maybe except that guy on here who was clamoring for Dante to be our SF instead of Nic.
You hate all things french? Man that is a lot of hate. I only cut on the french because I am 1/8th french and am allowed to since I am distantly related to them without violating political correctness rules!
No doubt. Matisse, quiche, Paris, hot french chicks, crepes, hot french chicks....hot french chicks....
Nah, I was just joking. After hearing Jean Girard's defense of the French, how can you not love and respect them? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ7JWqFtKHc
In my defense, I used to live in Scandinavia. After hanging with Swedes, Norse, Finns and Danes, French women look pretty ordinary.
Hey, he might turn into Pippen, but right now I don't quite see it. Detlef came to my mind as well, but maybe not. The Camby love is definitely well deserved. I agree that we probably wouldn't have these two wins without Marcus. I thought about starting a separate thread last night about Camby, but decided we had too many player threads going at once
What have any good players on say an overhyped team played two games yet? No, I would have heard about it if they had.
Batum is easily the best choice of KP's career. It's not even close. Batum was one of the best players in that draft. I remember when early rankings had him going top 10. KP definitely worked his evil magic on that one. Good job KP and thank you where ever you are!
