Gerald Wallace - 11/26 (merged)

[4cwebb]

26 points and 14 boards in a Bobcats beatdown of the Wizards. He's been injured some this season, but it seems in games that he has played that he has been much more consistent. I'm glad that he's found a place to develop his game. And the Bobcats aren't nearly as bad as most thought they might be.

 

[Bricklayer]

26 points and 14 boards in a Bobcats beatdown of the Wizards. He's been injured some this season, but it seems in games that he has played that he has been much more consistent. I'm glad that he's found a place to develop his game. And the Bobcats aren't nearly as bad as most thought they might be.

Its early yet (especially for him since he missed some time), but by my estimate that should bring him up to about 18.5pts 8.5rebs 2.3ast 2.6stl and 1.3blk on 57% shooting. All of which is to say that he could be rapidly evolving into that colossal oops/one that got away. Certainly would be a lovely player to have on the roster right now. Assuming of course that we'd play him.

 

[swisshh]

If he keeps it up he might get some nods for Most Improved Player. He actually hit like four or five threes in a game the other day. The bobcats certainly have been much better with him in the lineup than without.

 

[G_M]

All of which is to say that he could be rapidly evolving into that colossal oops/one that got away.

I was thinking back to when Wallace left. Wasn't he the logical choice at the time to leave exposed in the expansion draft? The team had to make a contract player available at the time. I recall there was talk of making Christie available and thinking that he would never be picked because of his salary.

 

[Bricklayer]

I was thinking back to when Wallace left. Wasn't he the logical choice at the time to leave exposed in the expansion draft? The team had to make a contract player available at the time. I recall there was talk of making Christie available and thinking that he would never be picked because of his salary.

Yes he was, but he was only the logical choice to expose because of poor front office planning. And I do mean that -- front office messed up. We signed Anthony Peeler, but gave him an opt out provision which let him escape his contract, and hence eligibility for the expansion draft, just days before the draft happened. We don't give him that option, and we could have exposed Peeler instead.

Thing is, think we were ok on losing Wallace. We had a misread on him, and Rick jsut wasn't going to give him the time. We'll have to see how this goes. If he keeps this up though...ouch.

 

[Bibby_Is_Clutch]

He also had 5 blocks and 3 steals!!!

 

[Kings113]

26 points and 14 boards in a Bobcats beatdown of the Wizards. He's been injured some this season, but it seems in games that he has played that he has been much more consistent. I'm glad that he's found a place to develop his game. And the Bobcats aren't nearly as bad as most thought they might be.

Agreed and indeed.

G-Wall had a hell of a game tonight, got to see most of it too. His 5 blocks and 3 steals should be mentioned too.

 

[AriesMar27]

damn you peeler.....

its sad seeing as how we could have had both wallace and rush if we really wanted them...... well, could have kept wallace and gone after rush..... would be much better than martin and garcia.... we'd have freakishly athletic back court subs..... hart, rush and wallace? boy that would be sick but then again the bobcats had that last season...... and sampson...... lol....

 

[moppeh]

Gerald Wallace

All I'm going to say is that this kid is tearin' it up. That's it.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Wrong forum; and there's already a Gerald Wallace thread, anyway.

 

[AriesMar27]

damn you peeler......

 

[Mad D]

He also had 5 blocks and 3 steals!!!

On one of those blocks he plucked an Ethan Thomas hook shot from out of the air.

Maybe it wasn't a hook shot since it would have been goaltending

 

[Kings113]

On one of those blocks he plucked an Ethan Thomas hook shot from out of the air.

Yeah, that one made me jump out of my seat

 

[6th]

On one of those blocks he plucked an Ethan Thomas hook shot from out of the air.

Maybe it wasn't a hook shot since it would have been goaltending

They just showed that on Sports Center and I was like, "what the heck did he just do?" I wasn't sure that I saw what I saw.

 

[4cwebb]

Thing about Wallace was that he has freaky athleticism, which is something the Kings of the past seven years or so haven't had out of a player at his position (DC had it once, but had probably lost a bit of it by the time he donned the Kings' uniform). I saw GWallace pick Marbury in the back court a week or so ago, take one dribble, and just glide and tomahawk the ball through the rim as easy as I'd jump over a very narrow line in the sand.

Still not sure whether he has a SG skillset, which makes it a bit puzzling why the Kings drafted him in the first place, seeing as Peja was already entrenched at SF. But, a guy with those talents that late in the draft probably needs to be taken just because. Shame he never fit in. I do enjoy watching him play, and watching him have some success with the Bobcats.

 

[bibbyweb]

The Bobcats have become a really exciting team with the recent wins. I hope they win a lot more games. It should be a really good team in the coming years.

 

[Kings113]

The Bobcats have become a really exciting team with the recent wins. I hope they win a lot more games. It should be a really good team in the coming years.

Yup. I bet they'll win in the 30 game area.

 

[Mad D]

Still not sure whether he has a SG skillset, which makes it a bit puzzling why the Kings drafted him in the first place, seeing as Peja was already entrenched at SF. But, a guy with those talents that late in the draft probably needs to be taken just because. Shame he never fit in. I do enjoy watching him play, and watching him have some success with the Bobcats.

The kid is turning into a focused Darius Miles. I wouldn't mind having that around. Bonzi doesn't exactly have the SG skill set either.

 

[kingsofnba]

collasal mistake on Petrie and Adelmans part... ademan never used Wallace... Petrie mismanged the salary cap that year by not just signing one of the base salary players (i.e. jabari smith or rodney bufford) to a 2 year min. contract instead of 1 year... especially since he KNEW that the expansion draft was coming...

i find comfort in the fact that if GW was on the kings last year he would have been firmly stuck on the bench and probably would have opted out of his contract... and with the cost cutting mode the kings are in, they probably would not have resigned him, since he would have shown very little on the court, while glued to the end of the bench... GW is showing what he can do with the bobcats, but i truly believe that if he were still a king, he would still be the 10th or 11th man in RA rotation, because RA wouldn't have given him the PT he needed...

 

[VF21]

I think we also have to consider that Wallace might simply be maturing into the player a number of people around here, including Mr. S£im, were convinced he could be.

I think the Kings made the only decision they could make all things considered. It's really easy in hindsight to second guess Petrie.

You also have to consider that Wallace's role in Charlotte is MUCH different. He's a lot higher up the food chain there than he ever would have been here.

 

[4cwebb]

I think we also have to consider that Wallace might simply be maturing into the player a number of people around here, including Mr. S£im, were convinced he could be.

I think the Kings made the only decision they could make all things considered. It's really easy in hindsight to second guess Petrie.

You also have to consider that Wallace's role in Charlotte is MUCH different. He's a lot higher up the food chain there than he ever would have been here.

That's one of the reasons why I wonder why the Kings drafted him at all. Even if his game would've become more refined in the chances he was given with the Kings, it would've been difficult for him to crack the starting rotation since he's more naturally a SF than a SG. Of course, I can see the reasoning behind not passing a guy like that up at that position in the draft.

Going to Charlotte in the expansion draft is probably the best thing to this point to happen to Gerald's career, and in all reality, at what point was he going to overtake Peja as the starting SF. Sure, if the Kings had him right now they may not be as worried about Peja's looming expiring contract, but I doubt he'd be getting many opportunities to play the minutes that would allow him to turn in 26 pts, 14 rebound games.

 

[G_M]

That's one of the reasons why I wonder why the Kings drafted him at all.

IMO opinion the organization soured on Wallace after the Christmas day Dallas game where he took himself out of the game with "impending leg cramps." I also recall inferences that he simply was not working on this game the way the team wanted him to.

Whatever the reason he seems to be headed in the right direction now. I do agree at this point he may be the one guy that blows up and leaves that sick "what if" feeling.

SIDE NOTE-Damn, I was looking back at that draft and realize that Gilbert Arenas was not drafted until the second round! Of course, the Warriors let him get away. Also, Okur was drafted with the 38th pick. Dalembert and Tony Parker were drafted after Wallace.

 

[AriesMar27]

That's one of the reasons why I wonder why the Kings drafted him at all. Even if his game would've become more refined in the chances he was given with the Kings, it would've been difficult for him to crack the starting rotation since he's more naturally a SF than a SG. Of course, I can see the reasoning behind not passing a guy like that up at that position in the draft.

Going to Charlotte in the expansion draft is probably the best thing to this point to happen to Gerald's career, and in all reality, at what point was he going to overtake Peja as the starting SF. Sure, if the Kings had him right now they may not be as worried about Peja's looming expiring contract, but I doubt he'd be getting many opportunities to play the minutes that would allow him to turn in 26 pts, 14 rebound games.

yeah and if peja walks and we resign bonzi that would really sucked.... or if they had kept him i doubt that we'd have bonzi at all... but we'd still have bobby jackson.... hell..... doug wouldnt have been traded either if we still had wallace..... the way this team was setup wallace really didnt need to have a sg skill set since he wouldnt have been handling the ball that often....

 

[HndsmCelt]

... and if a meterorite struck the practice facility and took out the team, or if aliens abduct Bibby, or if we went bake in time and got Wilt's DNA or killed Bob Horry's Mother before he was born... geez I think I'll just turn on the Sci Fi chanel and watch something senseble.

 

[grun]

mmmm defence and athleticism.... *drools*

 

[Milles]

NBA Players of Week: Steve Nash, Gerald Wallace

The Charlotte Bobcats’ Gerald Wallace and the Phoenix Suns’ Steve Nash today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Nov. 21 through Sunday, Nov. 27.

Wallace averaged 22.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists while shooting 58.7 percent. He also made six of 14 three-point shots, recorded seven steals and blocked 10 shots as he led the Bobcats to a 2-1 week. In the Bobcats’ 100-82 victory over the Wizards, Wallace scored 26 points, grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds, and made a season-high five blocks.

Nash led the league in assists with 9.7 in a 3-0 week for the Suns. He averaged a team-high 21.7 points, shooting 53.1 percent, and brought down 3.7 rebounds. In a 100-88 win over the Houston Rockets, Nash had a double-double, scoring 15 points and dishing 14 assists.

Other nominees for Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week were Dallas’ Josh Howard, Denver’s Carmelo Anthony, Detroit’s Rasheed Wallace, Los Angeles Clippers’ Elton Brand and Corey Maggette, Minnesota’s Kevin Garnett, Orlando’s Dwight Howard, Portland’s Darius Miles, Sacramento’s Bonzi Wells, and Washington’s Antawn Jamison.
http://www.insidehoops.com/pow-nash-wallace-112805.shtml

 

[Bricklayer]

mmmm defence and athleticism.... *drools*

I just thought you should know that if you EVER use obscene words like those on a Kings board again I will be obliged to ban you.

 

[love_them_kings]

NBA Players of Week: Steve Nash, Gerald Wallace

The Charlotte Bobcats’ Gerald Wallace and the Phoenix Suns’ Steve Nash today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Nov. 21 through Sunday, Nov. 27.

Wallace averaged 22.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists while shooting 58.7 percent. He also made six of 14 three-point shots, recorded seven steals and blocked 10 shots as he led the Bobcats to a 2-1 week. In the Bobcats’ 100-82 victory over the Wizards, Wallace scored 26 points, grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds, and made a season-high five blocks.

Nash led the league in assists with 9.7 in a 3-0 week for the Suns. He averaged a team-high 21.7 points, shooting 53.1 percent, and brought down 3.7 rebounds. In a 100-88 win over the Houston Rockets, Nash had a double-double, scoring 15 points and dishing 14 assists.

Other nominees for Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week were Dallas’ Josh Howard, Denver’s Carmelo Anthony, Detroit’s Rasheed Wallace, Los Angeles Clippers’ Elton Brand and Corey Maggette, Minnesota’s Kevin Garnett, Orlando’s Dwight Howard, Portland’s Darius Miles, Sacramento’s Bonzi Wells, and Washington’s Antawn Jamison.
http://www.insidehoops.com/pow-nash-wallace-112805.shtml

Wow! Congrats to Gerald! Good for him! I hated to see him go, but I'm glad to see he's doing well!

Congrats to Bonzi for his "honorable mention" - I really like how he is playing!

 

[Kings113]

That's great for Wallace, he deserves it.

Really cool to read Bonzi as a nominee there... good to see he's getting some kind of recognition.

 

[grun]

I just thought you should know that if you EVER use obscene words like those on a Kings board again I will be obliged to ban you.

touche`. my sincerest apologies.