Way too early to make comments about these kids, good or bad. Reckon i could put up decent numbers in some of these pre-season games.
Glad to see Jameer getting some recognition, I'v gone to a few pre-season games and I really like his potential.
Right now im really like Trevor Ariza and Jr Smith. Trevor Ariza is looking like a Young Spree to me and Smith is lookin like a Mike Finley . I was hoping the knicks good get Smith somehow, him and Marbury could do some damage
My top 10 so far would have to be.... 1) Dwight Howard 2) Luol Deng 3) Andres Nocioni 4) Al Jefferson 5) Trevor Ariza 6) Emeka Okafor 7) Devin Harris 8) JR Smith 9) Tony Allen 10) Anderson Varejao HM: Jameer Nelson and Andre Iguodala Stat Breakdown for the Rooks Top Ten: Dwight Howard: 13.9 ppg//8.00 rpg//1.0 apg//57.4 % shooting//29.4 mpg Luol Deng: 15.0 ppg//5.80 rpg//1.6 apg//45.8 % shooting//26.2 mpg Andres Nocioni: 12.6 ppg//6.60 rpg//1.8 apg//43.8 % shooting//28.8 mpg Al Jefferson: 5.0 ppg//6.30 rpg//.8 apg//38.1 % shooting// 15.5 mpg Trevor Ariza: 9.6 ppg//6.00 rpg//1.8 apg//34.9 % shooting//25.8 mpg Anderson Varejao: 7.3 ppg//5.30 rpg//1.0 apg//56.3 % shooting//16.8 mpg Emeka Okafor: 10.4 ppg//5.40 rpg//.8 apg//51.1 % shooting//27.8 mpg Jr Smith: 13.0 ppg//2.40 rpg//1.4 apg// 44.9 % shooting//22.8 mpg Tony Allen: 8.3 ppg//4.00 rpg//1.7 apg//47.1 % shooting//22.0 mpg Devin Harris: 8.0 ppg//3.00 rpg//4.5 apg//32.0 % shooting//24.8 mpg Honorable Mention: Andre Iguodala: 6.4 ppg//3.40 rpg//2.8 apg//50.0 % shooting//21.8 mpg Jameer Nelson: 7.4 ppg//1.0 rpg//1.8 apg//34.2 % shooting//17.0 mpg Reasons: Dwight Howard: Without a doubt D12 is doing the best so far out of all rookies. He has the highest chance of getting ROY. Hes doing an amazing job in the limited minutes hes played...he may be 6th in rebounds this year with 9.0 rpg or possibly may hit 10 rpg. Luol Deng: Ben Gordon? Whats going on with him? 9-42..thats like under 20 % shooting. Well Luol Deng shows that he will be the leading rookie on this team if not Nocioni. So far hes proven to be a great star like expected and hes so young. This basketball player will be very good in the next 3 years when he becomes more experienced. Andres Nocioni: Again...Him and Deng are showing what theyre made of. I didnt expect much from either of the 2...I was thinking that Gordon would do the job...I was wrong. Nocioni so far has shown me he can be a great leader on the Chicago Bulls along with Deng. Al Jefferson: WOW....this guy is a monster! 6.30 rpg in only 15 mpg! Double this guys minutes and he'll be a version of Big Ben. He wont be much of a scorer with Pierce, Payton, and Davis around but he'll benefit on the rebounding for the team. Trevor Ariza: Hes doing great also in limited minutes. 6 rebounds and 10 ppg in only 25 mpg is great. He needs to work on his shot but other than that...hes a great ball player with the fact that he was picked in the second round. Anderson Varejao: Are u serious? A second round pick beginning to already stand out on the Cavs. In less than 17 minutes hes scoring 7 ppg and grabbing about 6 rpg. Double his minutes and he'll have somewhere around 12 ppg and 9 rpg. Hes capable of doing that im sure but he might not get the chance with Lebron, Gooden, Big Z, and others around. Emeka Okafor: Not that impressing...hes not scoring as much as he should be really. He should be up there like D12 but maybe Okafor will save that for the reg season who knows? But as of now...hes not really impressing me much. Im not giving up on him yet though...this ball player will be very good on the rebounding side and in scoring. Jr Smith: He can score very well. He should actually start IMO. He cant do really anything else but score though it looks like. Will he be the next David Wesley? Who knows...but Im sure thats not true. If Jr gets a chance to start about 20 games this season his averages will look way different. Tony Allen: I like what I see from this young gun so far. Hes doing pretty good but some of it is because Pierce hasnt been playing all his games. Still....If Pierce gets injured...this would be a great backup to have on any team without a doubt when you see good numbers in limited minutes. And hes a very high draft pick! Alot of high picks are showing what theyre made of. Devin Harris: Lighten up on the shooting and everything else is just fine. He rebounds, scores, and assists VERY WELL in limited minutes also. I wish he could get a chance to start. But Im sure he'll get some good minutes. In the future he'll be a good PG to have. Andre Iguodala: A key role player off the bench along with Corliss....He has no chance starting over Willie Green nor Glenn Robinson. If Big Dog gets injured again then we may see alot of good things from Iggy in the starting 5. Jameer Nelson: Nice role player for the Orlando Magic. If Francis gets hurt (which may be near impossible this year)...we may see something good from Jameer but im afraid that he wont average over 8 ppg, 3 rpg, and 5 apg sitting on the bench. Thats my outlook on all the rookies coming into the NBA. This is just preseason though....anything can happen with any of these rooks. Ben Gordon will surely get better I hope. He better lol...hes one of my fav rooks coming into this league. Im not worried tho
