Been a Blazer fan my whole life and I can't remember a Blazer team that had so many rookies contributing this much. They are getting quality minutes on a .650 ball club! Pretty impressive. Come to think of it, when was the last time ANY NBA team had 4 rooks helping them win games?
Hell they should just send them all to the rookie challenge and let them start. I'd bet they'd win. PG Bayless SG Rudy SF Batum PF Throw in a filler. C Oden
Nate and the coaching staff deserve a ton of credit for getting those rookies in sync with what they want to do. Props to you Nate!!
Awww, come on guys - I already suggested this I forget which thread it was but I can track it down as needed: Our 4 vs. 5 (plus their subs) all game long - we don't need no stinking subs! We win!
2004 - 05 Bulls won 47 regular season games with four rookies (Gordon, Deng, Nocioni and Duhon) that played over 1600 minutes. They all averaged between 23.4 and 27.3 MPG. By comparison, our four rookies are averaging 13.2, 17.9, 23.2 and 26.4 MPG and only two of them (Rudy and Oden) will likely play over 1600 minutes this season. I'd still rather have our four than their four. BNM
Nice work! Remember how hi everybody was on The Baby Bulls? Didn't they take out the Heat in the 1st round that year?
I'm not sure. When would the contest be held? Back in the early 60s, when the fab four were young and the fab 5 weren't born yet? When the fab five were in college? Or now, with two of the fab four dead? barfo
Ummm last time I checked they were called the Fab Five in college....Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Chris Webber, Jimmy King & Ray Jackson....and none of them are dead! I'm either hoping you were being sarcastic or have your topic confused with who they were refering to. But I don't think it would be as close as you think. Webber and Juwan were both damn near 20/10 guys from the jump and Jalen Rose was able to play pg/SG/SF effectively. It's all good to support your team and players, but damn...seriously...with Juwan making the all star team in his second season and Webber making it his 3rd and be a Superstar for much of the time frame. I'm just saying....when Rose, Howard and Webber came in...they were pretty damn good...two 20/10 cailiber players coming in is nothing to be taken lightly You would have a great agrument over Roy, Aldrige and Oden though....that would be a killer 3 on 3 game!!!
lol...lord, I hope so...but you know the younger set that aren't too familure with the original Fab Five...might be feeding into the hype and honestly think so....
Man they invented the long shorts................ black socks with black shoes. They were fun to watch!
Granted, I'm in that group...but when they mentioned the Fab Four above...they gave out the names of Webber & Rose...clearly meaning the Fab Five of Michagan. But it just comes down to...feeding into the hype and overvalueing thier team's players. It's great to support your player, but at least when comparisons are made, they should be realistic....lol.
yeah, they were...they had the "swagger" even then...when they strutted onto the court you knew it wasn't just gonna be a game....but a show!
