AD got the most votes.
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/82...st-rookie-year
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AD got the most votes.
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/82...st-rookie-year
I don't think it will be that big of a gap in year one because there are some good players, but ultimately I believe he wins. My other favorites are Lillard, Barnes and MKG.
I was thinking T.Rob
I keep forgetting about Beal.
I think its between AD and Lilliard
Lillard looks pretty amazing. I'll admit. After just watching him one half in the nba, he looks like the real deal.
Lillard will be overrated throughout the season. He will score at times, but won't be that great at distributing or playing defense. Davis should runaway with the ROY. No one else in this class is in his league and I don't think there are any other guaranteed All-Stars from this class.
Lillard has been pretty good with distributing though. I'm not really sure how his defense is.
I was taking a look around at box scores to see what a few other rookies did in their debuts and I haven't found any worth mentioning yet. Lillard will likely have a double double tonight.
Youre clearly not watching this game. Distrubuting isnt his problem. Defense and turnovers, but he seems to have a ton of penertration ability (TWSS), pulls the D and kicks.
He's also playing against a Lakers team that doesn't have guys who defend PGs well. Steve Blake is a joke on defense. Lillard will put up nice numbers this season, but no way will he come close to having a good rookie season as Davis.
If you say so.. this kid is good man.
Have you actually watched Lillard play?
Yeah. I'm pressed with his offense, especially his scoring and shooting. He will put up numbers, but at times will take a ton of shots and turn the ball over. He's a good one on one player and can play off the ball as well. I'd be surprised still if he makes an All-Star team.
Oh wow he had a double double. Think Portland would take our starting 5 for him?
The problem with Lillard is that, while he may put up a lot of points, he'll only shoot around 40% from the field because he is such a volume guy. That isn't efficient, and that isn't what I want from my PG.
Lillard reminds me of a young Chauncey perhaps? Very good 3 And midrange shooter. Exceptional finisher with defenders hanging on him
Lillard Oct 31
23 points / 1 stl / 11 ast / 3 reb / 1 3pm / 7 of 17 from the field / 8/8 from the line.
looks pretty good to me (he is on my fantasy team :D)
Lillard just has that unquantifiable ability. He's going to be a terror for years to come.
He also had like 3 shots blocked by Howard.
And to reiterate what Balls had mentioned, his FG% leaves room for improvement... but hell yes I want a guy who can score AND dish.
People need to stop beating themselves up over Lillard. He didn't fall to the right spot and the Hornets probably weren't going to trade up.
I didn't see the game but when I checked the boxscore I figured Dallas must've been displaying some kind of stern defense.
http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/in...l#incart_riverQuote:
Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle is one of the sharpest defensive coaches in the league, a mastermind who is meticulous in devising and executing a game plan. The prey for the championship coach on Monday was Lillard, and he spun a web earlier in the day, telling the media that he was “an early candidate for the Rookie of the Year” while raving about his shooting ability. Once the game rolled around, he sent an aggressive defense at the point guard, blitzing him with a double-team to force the ball out of his hands.
It was the first time in four games a team so aggressively tried to get the ball out of Lillard’s hands before he could turn the corner and get to the basket, or have enough space to unleash his silky jumper.
The result was Lillard’s first stinker of the season: 2-for-13 shooting, including 1-for-8 on three pointers. He finished with 13 points, five assists, one steal, and one turnover. The boxscore left off one important statistic: One lesson learned.
Yea at this point id be happy if Rivers could end up right at 40% shooting and oh say 35+% from 3....not great #s by any means but something to build on based on what I've seen thus far...subject to change and probably will over an 82 game season & I hope he can get closer to 45% and 38% respectively to go along with 3-5 assists a night and ability to run the offense and get the hockey assists as well
If you ever see Lillar play, even a bad game, you know he belongs.