<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>ESPN’s David Thorpe is a big fan of Lawrence Frank, thinks he’s one of the top young coaches in the NBA, but in his rookie report suggests it’s timeFrank givesSean Williams more minutes. “With more minutes,” writes Thorpe,”Williams eventually could top this list (of top rookies).” Thorpe cites Williams’ player efficiency rating and his “discipline to stick with it”. As it is, Williams ranks #5 on the rookie list this week.</p> </p> -netsdaily.com</div></p> </p> Source </p> <font color="#ff0000"><font size="1">fixed link - GMJ</font></font></p>
Wow one game shoots JCN to the top? I guess if its a weekling ranking thats ok, but I'm pretty sure it isn't. Regardless, I agree that Sean could find himself the best rookie with more minutes.</p> edit: I think Kevin Durant's FG% could really hurt him, and the fact that he's so one-dimensional. Horford will be a challenge</p>
Aren't JCN and Moon almost 30? I dunno if I'd consider them true "rookies"...They've been around.</p> Oh, and Thorpe is pretty dumb with his rookie rankings, he also put Yi at the top.</p> A couple more things on Sean: More rankngs, and an "Are you for real" (fantasy) article thingy. Rookie Rankings -- Week 4 - Dave McMenamin - NBA.com Are You For Real?: Blatche, S. Williams, L. Williams - Guy Lake & Brian McKitish - ESPN</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Can somebody please explain to me why Frank would give Jason Collins and Malik Allen playing time over Williams? Your guess is as good as mine, but that's exactly what happened last week, and that came after Williams busted out with a few big games. Of course, the Nets went back to Williams on Sunday night, and he responded with a beautiful six-point, seven-rebound, three-steal, three-block performance in 30 minutes. If Frank is going to continue to play musical chairs with his frontcourt (and it looks like he will for a little while), Williams is going to be as inconsistent as they come. It's hard to get into the flow when your playing time fluctuates on a nightly basis. Just take a look at his minute totals over the past 10 games: 3, 11, 19, 29, 18, 36, 29, 13, 11 and 30.</div></p> Testify! And this is from the guy who said he wasn't for real.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GMJigga)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> Wow one game shoots JCN to the top? I guess if its a weekling ranking thats ok, but I'm pretty sure it isn't. Regardless, I agree that Sean could find himself the best rookie with more minutes.</p> edit: I think Kevin Durant's FG% could really hurt him, and the fact that he's so one-dimensional. Horford will be a challenge</p> </div></p> hardly one game. Over the last four, he is averaging about 18, including two 28 point performances. He knows how to play the game...a classic interantional player.</p> </p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (peg182)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> Aren't JCN and Moon almost 30? I dunno if I'd consider them true "rookies"...They've been around.</p> Oh, and Thorpe is pretty dumb with his rookie rankings, he also put Yi at the top.</p> A couple more things on Sean: More rankngs, and an "Are you for real" (fantasy) article thingy. Rookie Rankings -- Week 4 - Dave McMenamin - NBA.com Are You For Real?: Blatche, S. Williams, L. Williams - Guy Lake & Brian McKitish - ESPN</p> </div></p> The NBA considers them rookies...but here's an interesting exercise: Take a look at the 25 youngest NBA players. There are some eye-opening inclusions. The combination of late blooming high school draftees and others taken a draft or two later as collegians gives you a better idea of who has the upcoming stars than just a recitation of top rookies. Andrew Bynum is only three months older than Greg Oden. The Lakers have three of the 20 youngest players, only one less than Portland. Martell Webster is younger than Jeff Green. Yi Jianlian is a year younger than Sean Williams...at least that's what his passport says.</p> 1. Kevin Durant (SEA) 9/29/1988 2. Thaddeus Young (PHI) 6/21/1988 3. Spencer Hawes (SAC) 4/28/1988 4. Greg Oden (POR) 1/22/1988 5. Javaris Crittenton (LAL) 12/31/1987 6. Andrew Bynum (LAL) 10/27/1987 6. Yi Jianlian (MIL) 10/27/1987 8. Mike Conley Jr. (MEM) 10/11/1987 9. Brandan Wright (GSW) 10/5/1987 10. Julian Wright (NOH) 5/17/1987 11. Wilson Chandler (NYK) 5/10/1987 12. Amir Johnson (DET) 05/01/1987 13. Daequan Cook (MIA) 4/28/1987 14. CJ Miles (UTH) 3/18/1987 15. Josh McRoberts (POR) 2/28/1987 16. Kyrylo Fesenko (UTH) 12/24/1986 17. Martell Webster (POR) 12/4/1986 18. Jordan Farmar (LAL) 11/30/1986 19. Taurean Green (POR) 11/28/1986 20. Ian Mahinmi (SAS) 11/06/1986 21. Louis Williams (PHI) 10/27/1986 22. Sean Williams (NJN) 9/13/1986 23. Jeff Green (SEA) 8/28/1986 24. Andray Blatche (WAS) 8/22/1986 25. Tyrus Thomas (CHI) 8/17/1986</p> </p> </p>
Hum.. Yi Jianlian was born in 1984 that's for sure?</p> How do we know that, just check the date that he started to attended the elementary school.</p> it's about 1990-91, when he should be 6 years old.</p>
