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Many, but my 12th-14th rnd sleeper picks of him in my preferred 20-man fantasy leagues are looking good after 1 game. Now if I can just quickly swap him off for Carlos Boozer before the bubble bursts...![]()
Of course he's likely to be inconsistent. He's a rookie. I'm not going to automatically discount him for that either. I'm not sure what "sold on him" would mean, but I liked what I glimpsed as possible for JT last night.I'm not sold yet this year on JT. I was really happy for him yesterday, but I have a feeling he's going to be very inconsistent.
I'm not sold yet this year on JT. I was really happy for him yesterday, but I have a feeling he's going to be very inconsistent. As far as Spencer goes, I can really see Reggie eventually moving Brad to power forward and starting Spencer at center. He's just too skilled to not play 30+ minutes a game. I think Mikki moves to the bench and plays 15 high energy minutes for us.
Yesterday's game was yet again another reminder of how soft we are of defense, espcially in the middle of the paint. Spencer had 6 blocks and needs to be on the floor for us to have any sort of chance to defend in there.
Soon to be starting lineup:
SF: John Salmons
PF: Brad Miller
C: Spencer Hawes
SG: Kevin Martin
PG: Beno Udrih
Bench: Cisco, JT, Mikki, Bobby (hopefully Brown), Sheldon, Donte
Rot on bench: K9, Q, Bobby (hopefully Jackson),
Of course he's likely to be inconsistent. He's a rookie. I'm not going to automatically discount him for that either. I'm not sure what "sold on him" would mean, but I liked what I glimpsed as possible for JT last night.
absolutely burns me that slam mag rate him the highest chance to slip into obscurity. Hating on spencer last year and now this year JT. Its complete BS, 7-11 and 10 boards not bad for someone whose bound to fade away is it slam ?
Hate on JT and Hawes, there going to be great one day.
Rebound or else – Kings coach Reggie Theus made a declarative statement after the Kings' 98-96 loss that he will play the "guys who rebound." Mikki Moore had already learned that lesson.
After being whistled for two fouls early and going without a rebound in 20 minutes, Moore did not play in the final 16 minutes, 25 seconds of the game. The Kings – who won the overall boards battle 45-40 – gave up 10 of Minnesota's 11 offensive rebounds in the first half en route to 15 second-chance points for the T-wolves.
I'm not sold yet this year on JT. I was really happy for him yesterday, but I have a feeling he's going to be very inconsistent. As far as Spencer goes, I can really see Reggie eventually moving Brad to power forward and starting Spencer at center. He's just too skilled to not play 30+ minutes a game. I think Mikki moves to the bench and plays 15 high energy minutes for us.
Yesterday's game was yet again another reminder of how soft we are of defense, espcially in the middle of the paint. Spencer had 6 blocks and needs to be on the floor for us to have any sort of chance to defend in there.
Soon to be starting lineup:
SF: John Salmons
PF: Brad Miller
C: Spencer Hawes
SG: Kevin Martin
PG: Beno Udrih
Bench: Cisco, JT, Mikki, Bobby (hopefully Brown), Sheldon, Donte
Rot on bench: K9, Q, Bobby (hopefully Jackson),
And what is it with your vendetta against Bobby Jackson. He's not the player he used to be, but, at the moment, he's better than Bobby Brown. Did he park in your parking space, or beat you to a cab? He's beloved by most of the people in this town, and all you'll do is make enemies by picking on him.
He is number 6 on espn top 50 rook's.......i hope he stays top 10!
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/rookies/rankings
Nothing against BJax, but I too would like to have seen Brown and I'll tell you why.
First, Jackson has said from the start that he didn't want to play extended min. (15 min was good he said)
Second, so far, BJax has the worst shooting percentage on the team which isn't promising in a close game.
Third, Jackson isn't our future at PG and neither might Beno
As far as the game, IMHO Theus made a mistake in not playing Brown. Beno sat out too many games and practices and didn't deserve 35 min. BJax's offense wasn't helping, and we needed offense to make up for our poor defense. And, Brown put in the most work during the preseason, so if Thomas deserved 7 min. then Brown deserved at least that many.
As much as I love the little PF, I must hope that Brown wins the backup PG slot, and BJax ends up 4th on the depth chart at SG. Before mid season I hope to see him in his new uniform ( that of a coach ) a business suit sitting next to Thomas in the stands behind the bench.
Not all of the others. Actually Gasol's looks a lot like a mug shot to me, LOL.Everyone on that list is taking a profession photo but Thompson's. His looks kind of scary.
Everyone on that list is taking a profession photo but Thompson's. His looks kind of scary.
I did not see the game, but the stats of Jason Thompson is a big WOW for a rookie playing less than 30 minutes in his first game.
We now have 3 "bigs" ( Miller, Hawes, and now Thompson ) capable of getting double digit rebounds and hopefully can get us over the hump on the rebounding department problem. I hope Donte Greene ( another 6' 11" ) follow suit ASAP.
I hope coach Theus accelerate the development of our future front court starters.
Suggested Rotation:
#5 Miller 7' 0"( 30 min ) SUBS: Hawes ( 18 )
#4 Hawes 7' 0"( 12 min ) SUBS: Thompson ( 12 min ) Moore ( 12 min ) Williams ( 12 min )
#3 Thompson 6' 11"( 12 min ) or Greene 6' 11" ( 24 min ) SUBS: Garcia ( 12 min )
#2 Martin 6' 7"( 36 min ) SUBS: Garcia ( 12 min )
#1 Udrih 6' 3"( 30 min ) SUBS: ( BBrown 9 min ) ( BJax or Douby 9 min )
IMO, this is the ideal future line-up/starters for the Kings - tall and athletic.
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