Wenyen Gabriel?

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  1. HailBlazers

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    And the modern NBA is CHARMIN SOFT.
     
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    Dang, this forum kinda obsesses over fringe players. Gabriel is an end of the bench or in street clothes on this team
     
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    Was waiting to bump this thread when Gabriel scored his first point this season.

    Still waiting.
     
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    Well done. I saw this bumped and thought to myself oh, I bet Wenyen put up like 8 and 4 last night and someone is going to bitch about us letting him go.
     
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  5. Rastapopoulos

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    Presumably we ditched Wenyen because we were signing Harry Giles.
    On the season:
    Giles III: -67
    Gabriel: +7
     
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    To be fair... I don't think Wenyen could play center.
     
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    I see harry getting better & better. He's still getting his confidence back and he's finally getting consistent minutes. The light will eventually go on for him.
     
  8. julius

    julius Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Also on the season:

    Points
    Giles III: 57
    Gabriel: 0

    Rebounds
    Giles III: 92
    Gabriel: 4

    PER
    Giles III: 10.9
    Gabriel: -1.4

    Blocks
    Giles III: 8
    Gabriel: 0

    FG%
    G3: 40%
    WG: 0%

    Minutes
    G3: 227
    WG: 10
     
  9. kjironman1

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    I hope so as well.
     
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    Well,,,,,,,Right now, so far, Melo is a vital contributor.
     
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    Your comparison clearly shows Giles as a favored player for Stotts If no minutes, then no block of stats.
     
  12. Rastapopoulos

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    I guess we have different understandings of "vital"
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    Don't you wish we had a frontcourt like New Orleans and didn't have to give minutes to players like Giles?
     
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    I liked Gabriel, only because he was fearless under the hoop. It's like a kitten or a puppy. Aw, isn't that cute. He was a new toy to examine and then get tired of, a novelty.

    Gabriel appeared 2 years away from being 1 year away, while Meyers Leonard always appeared 2 years away from being 5 years away.

    Just stop it about Gabriel. The best G-Leaguers are far more polished. Why don't you start threads about our other 15th men of recent years?
     
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    I still haven't forgotten him, nor have I forgotten that little French girlfriend I had in 1997! However it seems New Orleans has forgotten him. He only gets an average of three minutes a game; behind Steven Adams, Jaxson Hayes, Zion and Hernangomez. Looks as if he made a bad choice going there.
     
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    He had a choice? It must have been the G-League, since Europe doesn't waste money on American long-term projects.

    Also, he was injured for part of this season.
     
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    you can't have it both ways here.
     
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    Hell, this season *alone* G3 has almost scored as many points, blocks, as WG has in his career, has more rebounds, twice the # of blocks, more FG's this year than Wenyen has for his *career*...

    The team didn't miss out on Wenyen. Especially considering you compared his usability to that of Melos.
     
  19. Rastapopoulos

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    Sorry - I'll make up some extra minutes for Gabriel to make you happy.
     
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    I love your dogged insistence that the only things of value that a player does on the court are measurable in points, blocks and rebounds.
     

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