Rookie Performances After Day 1

The beginning of the season is probably the most exciting time to watch these rookies, so I thought I'd make a discussion thread on the first performances of their hopefully bright NBA careers.

#1 - Andrea Bargnani (vs. New Jersey)

8 minutes, 1-3 FG, 2 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists, 1 turnovers, 0 steals, 2 blocks

#2 - LaMarcus Aldridge (vs. Seattle)

DNP - Injured Shoulder

#3 - Adam Morrison (vs. Indiana)

31 minutes, 5-13 FG, 14 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 turnovers, 2 steals, 0 blocks

#4 - Tyrus Thomas (vs. Miami)

16 minutes, 1-4 FG, 4 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 turnovers, 1 steal, 2 blocks

#5 - Shelden Williams (vs. Philadelphia)

16 minutes, 0-2 FG, 0 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists, 1 turnover, 0 steals, 1 block

#6 - Brandon Roy (vs. Seattle)

35 minutes, 10-16 FG, 20 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 turnovers, 0 steals, 0 blocks

#7 - Randy Foye (vs. Sacramento)

6 minutes, 0-1 FG, 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 turnovers, 0 steals, 0 blocks

#8 - Rudy Gay (vs. New York)

38 minutes, 8-21 FG, 21 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists, 1 turnover, 1 steal, 4 blocks

#9 - Patrick O'Bryant (vs. Los Angeles Lakers --- Game In Progress)

Has Not Played Yet

#10 - Mouhamed Sene (vs. Portland)

12 minutes, 0-1 FG, 0 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 turnovers, 0 steals, 1 block

#11 - J.J. Redick (vs. Chicago)

DNP - Back Spasms

#12 - Hilton Armstrong (vs. Boston)

4 minutes, 0-0 FG, 0 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 turnovers, 0 steals, 0 blocks

#13 - Thabo Sefolosha (vs. Miami)

11 minutes, 4-4 FG, 11 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 0 turnovers, 2 steals, 0 blocks

#14 - Ronnie Brewer (vs. Houston)

16 minutes, 3-5 FG, 9 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 turnovers, 2 steals, 0 blocks

#15 - Cedric Simmons (vs. Boston)

10 points, 1-1 FG, 4 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists, 2 turnovers, 1 steal, 2 blocks

Other Notable Rookies:

#22 Marcus Williams (vs. Toronto)

23 minutes, 2-9 FG, 7 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 turnovers, 0 steals, 0 blocks

#24 Kyle Lowry (vs. New York)

28 minutes, 1-4 FG, 6 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 turnover, 2 steals, 1 block

 

The Memphis rooks did good. And Brandon Roy did good as expected

 

HIGH PPG: Rudy Gay
HIGH RPG: Kyle Lowry

A triple OT game will do that for ya.
Of the rookies I've seen (I admit only about 7 off that list), Marcus Williams has the most "poise" and is the most ready to lead his teammates.....One of his 7 points tonight was an "AND 1" to give his team the lead at the end of a quarter.

 

Marcus Williams was very impressive, but I kind of expected him to make an impact right off the bat.

Bargnani had a decent game, despite the statline, and deserved more minutes than he got. He showed some nice length and quickness on the blocks and didn't need the ball to be effective. I think Sam Mitchell thought he was coaching a house league team and was obligated to play every player to please their parents.

 

Seems like Bargnani is still getting into foul trouble.

 

<div class="quote_poster">phunDamentalz Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">HIGH PPG: Rudy Gay
HIGH RPG: Kyle Lowry

A triple OT game will do that for ya.</div>

They didn't play tons of minutes though, Gay had starter minutes, same as tons of starters, and Lowry didn't play that much, Lowry was just clutch.