Nate Wolters close to signing 10 day deal with Pelicans

[DroopyDawg]

We were in need of another PG anyway after giving up both Russ and Austin, and now that Jrue has an ankle injury I think Nate will get his opportunities to see the floor in N.O.

You can't teach "scorer"... he knows how to put the ball in the hoop he just needs to remain confident and attack.

[billfromfinance]

Glad that you guys have given Nate a shot. I hope he will be able to stick. For whatever reason, he never impressed Kidd in Milwaukee and could never crack that rotation. His biggest issue there was he was used as a SG almost exclusively except in 3 guard sets where he would play a small forward role. Nates experience is at a PG and hopefully that is where they will use him.

Nate is a gym rat so he will work hard to impress. When he went too pre-draft camp he chose to change his stroke to give it a higher release. He started out very slowly with the three ball as a rookie but did improve to over 40 percent the second half of last year on limited attempts. At the end on last year he broke his hand and that has also set his shooting back some. Right now I think it is a confidence issue.

Not great speed in defense, but very good BBIQ, understands positioning and angles. On offense he is a willing passer, sometimes too much so. Is a pretty good finisher who favors a floater in the lane and understands the PNR. He takes care of the ball and has great handles.

Hope he gets a chance before his 10 days are up, although I think I will scream if he is put in as a 2 behind Jimmer at point!

if we do sign him, can we expect jammer v nate battles on the board?

[RaisingTheBar]

if we do sign him, can we expect jammer v nate battles on the board?

We did sign him.

[Caffeinedisastr]

What's his BBIQ like?

Mmmmmmm BBIQ!

[Caffeinedisastr]

if we do sign him, can we expect jammer v nate battles on the board?

My name is Nate.....

...so I will hold him in the highest regard.

[Caffeinedisastr]

I think he is a legit NBA player. Instantly becomes out best guard finisher at the rim, but I was expecting them to target a different skill set with Tyreke dominating the ball so much.

Anyway, here is the best highlight video of him out there. Enjoy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toxelO86YMs

Kid looks like he has better handles than Rivers.
Also a willing passer.
And since they were starting him, he's probably got the confidence to come in and contribute right away.

And 4:00 of highlights for a ROOKIE season? Nice.

[billfromfinance]

We did sign him.

I wouldn't really call a 10 day contract a signing, its a try out. I was more referring to a season long contract sorry.

[Perth_Hornet]

Mmmmmmm BBIQ!

Haha I always think BBQ when I see BBIQ

[PeliKhan]

Kid looks like he has better handles than Rivers.
Also a willing passer.
And since they were starting him, he's probably got the confidence to come in and contribute right away.

And 4:00 of highlights for a ROOKIE season? Nice.

This kids got a pretty decent running floater, which is big upgrade over what rivers was bringing.

And whats the story with Jrue, any updates? And do you think Nate get more minutes than Jimmer tonight?

[RaisingTheBar]

I wouldn't really call a 10 day contract a signing, its a try out. I was more referring to a season long contract sorry.

OK you meant long term, sorry. Thought you meant didn't know if he would be on team.

[TheKeymaster]

I'm from South Dakota where Nate played his college ball and the kid was an amazing college player and scorer. I have confidence that he can be a good to great backup PG in this league.

[Mythrol]

I already like the Woltettes better than the Jimmettes! Being realistic is refreshing in a fan of a player. I hope he can stick around. We can use the guard depth.

Oh also don't worry I have to assume either Jimmer or QPon will play SG instead of Wolter. His skill is having the ball in his hands. Being able to drive and dish to Jimmer on a corner will work just fine. And if we are worried about defense we can move QPon to the 2 and he can guard the better of the guards on the court.

When I was reading DraftExpress about him his shot was said to be weird but quick and it worked. I was very confused by his lacking numbers from 3. Thanks for explaining that he changed his shot and broke his hand. Makes sense now what is going on. One bit of good news is even with his poor shooting from 3pt his corner 3 was still solid at 44% last year.

I think MM summed it up best on Twitter last night when he said it's time someone from Within Stepped Up. I agree. I think we have to look at the guys on our team now and get one of them to show some growth.

[Caffeinedisastr]

This kids got a pretty decent running floater, which is big upgrade over what rivers was bringing.

And whats the story with Jrue, any updates? And do you think Nate get more minutes than Jimmer tonight?

Just keep hearing Jrue is "questionable".

I think Nate/Jimmer play together off bench with Tyreke getting 40+ minutes for the game.

[UNO Gracias]

I look forward to the Jimmer Wolters combo. Both "can" shoot, so if they just pass it among themselves one of them will have a nice game.

[PelsFan2313]

He can't be that good. He's so cheap on NBA 2k15 MyTeam. Not sold.

[Eman5805]

Signing Nate Wolters is like having our own BBBIQ party.

The extra B stands for BYOBBBIQ

[billfromfinance]

OK you meant long term, sorry. Thought you meant didn't know if he would be on team.

All good, lets hope he steps up during the time and shows us some good stuff.

[Pelifan]

Wolters isn't the shooter y'all think he is, but I'm still weirdly excited for him.

I think he should take all Jimmers minutes unless jimmer starts hitting from the. 3 at a better clip.

[Perth_Hornet]

Signing Nate Wolters is like having our own BBBIQ party.

The extra B stands for BYOBBBIQ

[fullcourtpress]

good god mike james is still playing lol

That is so unreal!!!!

Anyways, Mekel can't hold Nate Wolters' jock. ya heard me


Nate Wolt

[Caffeinedisastr]

It's just a little airborne!

It's still good! It's still good!