It had all happened so suddenly. Sure, there were warnings, but no one really paid attention to them. There were always warnings, but it didn't necessarily mean that it would happen. We'd sit around and hear them talk about it on TV, how it's becoming more and more imminent, but no one did anything. Nothing ever happened. Just another false alarm, we were all sure.
Until it hit.
The perfect storm, the perfectly horrible circumstances, the poor little city on the shore that just kept fighting. And we were devastated.
The NBA bought the Hornets, and talk of downsizing started.
We had lost the Hornets once, but then again, we had all lost our homes then. This was different. This time, our Hornets would be torn from us, while we were all stuck in New Orleans.
Dell Demps tried to inject life into the team, tried to bring some talented players into the fold. David Stern shot it down. Wanted the team to be more attractive to potential buyers he said. After a year of trying to make a real basketball team under the stern hand of the Commissioner, he had no choice. He quit.
In came Tom Benson, and with him, a whole new crew of people. A new GM, promising a future of New Orleans Hornets, and not Las Vegas Aces, or Seattle Sonics. No, this would be New Orleans team, and this new GM would be the one to bring a real team, an exciting, electric team that works hard, to match the personality of the city.
I think you all know who that guy is.
Here's the chronicles of Myles Nelson, New Orleans Hornets GM.
Heading to the Big Easy
Heading to the Big Easy
by Myles Nelson » Tue Jul 03, 2012 12:56 am
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by Myles Nelson » Tue Jul 03, 2012 1:10 am
First order of business: evaluating the roster I have.
PG Grevis Vasquez: A good passer with a decent outside shot and okay defensive skills. He could serve as a starter on an okay team, but is best in a backup role. He has potential though, so he'll definitely get PT with us.
SG Jarrett Jack: An excellent combo guard and someone I've always been enamored with. He has good handle and passing ability and is a solid outside shooter. His only weaknesses are that he's a little short and not a great defender, but overall he's great value and a good role player.
SG Xavier Henry: Mostly a shooter with good defensive skills, he isn't an adept handler nor is he particularly good at creating his own shot. A backup player at best.
SF Al-Farouq Aminu: A unique talent. Highly athletic and has a good balance to his game. Sort of a jack of all trades, except he can't really handle the ball well. He's decent at everything else though, so he'll have a role with us.
PF Gustavo Ayon: A solid big man who has the potential to be a double double machine. He's just gotta learn to put his jump shot away and go to work in the post, where his real strength lies.
C Jason Smith: A decent big man who can get minutes off the bench, pretty good mid range shooter who is an okay rebounder and defender. Not a starter by any stretch of the imagination, though.
All these guys are signed to short term deals, which means I have a lot of cap flexibility.
One of the first things I did was hire an all new coaching staff. After the season we just had, the fans need a new coaching staff to get behind, and coaches who are better at developing youngsters.
We hired Mike D'Antoni, who's offensive prowess and fast pace offense would be perfect for our future cornerstone, Anthony Davis. The rest of the coaching staff includes Del Harris, Clifford Ray, and Tim Grgurich, three excellent assistant coaches.
PG Grevis Vasquez: A good passer with a decent outside shot and okay defensive skills. He could serve as a starter on an okay team, but is best in a backup role. He has potential though, so he'll definitely get PT with us.
SG Jarrett Jack: An excellent combo guard and someone I've always been enamored with. He has good handle and passing ability and is a solid outside shooter. His only weaknesses are that he's a little short and not a great defender, but overall he's great value and a good role player.
SG Xavier Henry: Mostly a shooter with good defensive skills, he isn't an adept handler nor is he particularly good at creating his own shot. A backup player at best.
SF Al-Farouq Aminu: A unique talent. Highly athletic and has a good balance to his game. Sort of a jack of all trades, except he can't really handle the ball well. He's decent at everything else though, so he'll have a role with us.
PF Gustavo Ayon: A solid big man who has the potential to be a double double machine. He's just gotta learn to put his jump shot away and go to work in the post, where his real strength lies.
C Jason Smith: A decent big man who can get minutes off the bench, pretty good mid range shooter who is an okay rebounder and defender. Not a starter by any stretch of the imagination, though.
All these guys are signed to short term deals, which means I have a lot of cap flexibility.
One of the first things I did was hire an all new coaching staff. After the season we just had, the fans need a new coaching staff to get behind, and coaches who are better at developing youngsters.
We hired Mike D'Antoni, who's offensive prowess and fast pace offense would be perfect for our future cornerstone, Anthony Davis. The rest of the coaching staff includes Del Harris, Clifford Ray, and Tim Grgurich, three excellent assistant coaches.
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by Myles Nelson » Tue Jul 03, 2012 1:42 am
We hold the #1 and #10 pick, and know exactly who we're picking at #1. It's #10 that will be a complete question mark. I'm almost certain guys like Bradley Beal, Thomas Robinson and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist will be gone. But after those three, who knows? Dion Waiters? Austin Rivers? Andre Drummond? Anyone could be available really. Makes these workouts really important.
We invite the following players to workout with us.
Harrison Barnes
Anthony Davis
Andre Drummond
John Henson
Perry Jones III
Meyers Leonard
Damian Lillard
Kendall Marshall
Fab Melo
Arnett Moultrie
Austin Rivers
Jared Sullinger
Dion Waiters
Royce White
Tyler Zeller
We're really just going to pick the BPA at #10, regardless of position. We need help everywhere, and if we have a logjam somewhere we can always trade young talent away. Teams love young talent.
Right as the draft starts, we are offered a deal that we can't refuse. As much as I love Jarrett Jack, he's old. And we're trying to get younger. So of course, I accept a deal.
New Orleans Hornets receive
PF Markieff Morris
Phoenix Suns receive
Jarrett Jack
Why
Even though this will give us three young talented PFs, I'd rather have the young talent than older players. Morris is a swing big man, so he could move to SF, and this gives us some more scoring.
1. Anthony Davis
Duh.
2. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
3. Brad Beal
4. Thomas Robinson
5. Jared Sullinger
Kings really wanted Robinson, and made a huge risk by taking Sullinger. If he stays healthy, he's the second best big man in the draft and the best offensive one. That back though...
6. Andre Drummond
7. Harrison Barnes
8. Damian Lillard
9. John Henson
We have a dilemma here. Waiters is the better defender, and has a slightly better personality, but Rivers is the better scorer and passer. With Eric Gordon hopefully already slated at the SG spot, Waiters would just be redundant, as neither Gordon nor Waiters can play any other positions. Rivers could move to PG, but with him at PG there's no telling if he'll actually pass the ball to other teammates. My scouts suggest Waiters, but I just can't bring myself to pass on Rivers.
10. Austin Rivers
11. Dion Waiters
12. Perry Jones III
13. Terrence Ross
14. Kendall Marshall
15. Arnett Moultrie
16. Fab Melo
17. Tyler Zeller
18. Meyers Leonard
19. Marquis Teague
20. Terrence Jones
21. Moe Harkless
22. Tony Wroten
23. Royce White
24. Jeremy Lamb
25. Andrew Nicholson
26. Quincy Miller
27. Maalik Wayns
28. Draymond Green
29. Furkan Aldemir
30. JaMychal Green
With the 47th pick, we go with Jared Cunningham out of Oregon State. He may be yet another SG, but in the 2nd round you just have to pick talent, and he was really the most talented player left. Couldn't pass that up.
So we leave the draft with Anthony Davis, Austin Rivers, and Jared Cunningham in hand. I'm very pleased.
We invite the following players to workout with us.
Harrison Barnes
Anthony Davis
Andre Drummond
John Henson
Perry Jones III
Meyers Leonard
Damian Lillard
Kendall Marshall
Fab Melo
Arnett Moultrie
Austin Rivers
Jared Sullinger
Dion Waiters
Royce White
Tyler Zeller
We're really just going to pick the BPA at #10, regardless of position. We need help everywhere, and if we have a logjam somewhere we can always trade young talent away. Teams love young talent.
Right as the draft starts, we are offered a deal that we can't refuse. As much as I love Jarrett Jack, he's old. And we're trying to get younger. So of course, I accept a deal.
New Orleans Hornets receive
PF Markieff Morris
Phoenix Suns receive
Jarrett Jack
Why
Even though this will give us three young talented PFs, I'd rather have the young talent than older players. Morris is a swing big man, so he could move to SF, and this gives us some more scoring.
1. Anthony Davis
Duh.
2. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
3. Brad Beal
4. Thomas Robinson
5. Jared Sullinger
Kings really wanted Robinson, and made a huge risk by taking Sullinger. If he stays healthy, he's the second best big man in the draft and the best offensive one. That back though...
6. Andre Drummond
7. Harrison Barnes
8. Damian Lillard
9. John Henson
We have a dilemma here. Waiters is the better defender, and has a slightly better personality, but Rivers is the better scorer and passer. With Eric Gordon hopefully already slated at the SG spot, Waiters would just be redundant, as neither Gordon nor Waiters can play any other positions. Rivers could move to PG, but with him at PG there's no telling if he'll actually pass the ball to other teammates. My scouts suggest Waiters, but I just can't bring myself to pass on Rivers.
10. Austin Rivers
11. Dion Waiters
12. Perry Jones III
13. Terrence Ross
14. Kendall Marshall
15. Arnett Moultrie
16. Fab Melo
17. Tyler Zeller
18. Meyers Leonard
19. Marquis Teague
20. Terrence Jones
21. Moe Harkless
22. Tony Wroten
23. Royce White
24. Jeremy Lamb
25. Andrew Nicholson
26. Quincy Miller
27. Maalik Wayns
28. Draymond Green
29. Furkan Aldemir
30. JaMychal Green
With the 47th pick, we go with Jared Cunningham out of Oregon State. He may be yet another SG, but in the 2nd round you just have to pick talent, and he was really the most talented player left. Couldn't pass that up.
So we leave the draft with Anthony Davis, Austin Rivers, and Jared Cunningham in hand. I'm very pleased.
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by Myles Nelson » Tue Jul 03, 2012 1:55 am
We renounce everyone's contracts, except Eric Gordon, who we offer a qualifying offer to. At the very least, he'll be a Hornet through next year.
This leaves us with 42M to play with. That's right, 42M. We won't be spending it all though, as I want my youngsters to be the backbone of this team. We'll get some leaders and good character guys, role players and vets though.
But for now, summer league!
My team is so young that we invite everyone to summer except Jason Smith. Holy cow.
As expected, we dominate summer league, winning all 5 games.
Grevis Vasquez: 17.2 ppg, 5.6 apg
Xavier Henry: 5.7 ppg
Austin Rivers: 9.2 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 4.2 apg
Jared Cunningham: 17.4 ppg
Gustavo Ayon: 7.8 ppg, 6.4 rpg
Anthony Davis: 17.0 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 2.0 spg, 2.8 bpg
Markieff Morris: 9.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg
Most stunning was Cunningham, and Rivers slightly disappointed. He shot at a high clip though, indicating that perhaps he's a little more unselfish than I gave him credit for.
This leaves us with 42M to play with. That's right, 42M. We won't be spending it all though, as I want my youngsters to be the backbone of this team. We'll get some leaders and good character guys, role players and vets though.
But for now, summer league!
My team is so young that we invite everyone to summer except Jason Smith. Holy cow.
As expected, we dominate summer league, winning all 5 games.
Grevis Vasquez: 17.2 ppg, 5.6 apg
Xavier Henry: 5.7 ppg
Austin Rivers: 9.2 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 4.2 apg
Jared Cunningham: 17.4 ppg
Gustavo Ayon: 7.8 ppg, 6.4 rpg
Anthony Davis: 17.0 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 2.0 spg, 2.8 bpg
Markieff Morris: 9.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg
Most stunning was Cunningham, and Rivers slightly disappointed. He shot at a high clip though, indicating that perhaps he's a little more unselfish than I gave him credit for.
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by Myles Nelson » Tue Jul 03, 2012 2:40 am
I've gone through and really identified what we need. The main things are a bruising big man to put alongside Davis and Morris, as they are both more of a soft big man type. We need Eric Gordon back, since that's who we gave up CP3 for. Also, a small forward to play with Aminu, since I don't have any backups there.
Here are my targets in FA
Eric Gordon
Frontcourt mate for Davis/Morris
Roy Hibbert
Brook Lopez
Jason Thompson
Small forward
Grant Hill
Mickael Pietrus
Maurice Evans
High character veterans
Desmond Mason
Derek Fisher
Antonio McDyess
I decided to offer contracts to Thompson, Pietrus and Fisher. I was afraid Hibbert and Lopez would take too many minutes away from my youngsters, and both Pietrus and Fisher are great high character guys. Also, Mickael won't take minutes away from Aminu.
Clippers open free agency by resigning Nick Young to a 3 year deal worth nearly 27M. Way too much for a guy like him who's really just a shooter.
Spurs then resign Duncan to a one year, 15M deal.
On the fourth day we get Derek Fisher to sign with us to a one year, 2.25M deal.
The Clippers get Kidd to a 5M deal, an odd deal for both the Clips and Kidd. Clips don't need any more guards and Kidd shouldn't want to be a backup.
We sign Jason Thompson to a 4 year, 40M deal. That makes us 2/2 so far in our signings.
The next day we nail Mickael Pietrus to a 2 year, 7M deal. Pretty solid for a role player.
Indiana resigned Roy Hibbert, and Kevin Garnett signed a 15M deal to join the Utah Jazz.
Perhaps most importantly though, the Brooklyn Nets were able to retain Deron Williams.
Eric Gordon decided to sign with the Mavericks for 4 years, 52M. We match immediately. We have nothing else to do in FA, so we sit tight and watch the rest of the players find their respective teams.
The Heat got Camby, giving them a big defensive presence in the middle finally. Cavaliers signed OJ Mayo to a 4 year deal, and the Pacers got Steve Nash to man the point for another playoff run.
Somehow, Javale McGee got a 4 year, 43M deal... what?! And the next day Jamal Crawford got a 4 year, 21M deal... something is off here! Wow.
The Celtics landed Brook Lopez on a 4 year, 50M deal. Nets are pretty much screwed now.
Chris Kaman relocated to Houston for 4 years, 30M. The Rockets now have a monster of a frontcourt.
Celtics also landed Ryan Anderson, giving them a potent front court.
Lakers got Andrei Kirilenko on the mid level exception. That will be nasty.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the gist of FA.
Here are my targets in FA
Eric Gordon
Frontcourt mate for Davis/Morris
Roy Hibbert
Brook Lopez
Jason Thompson
Small forward
Grant Hill
Mickael Pietrus
Maurice Evans
High character veterans
Desmond Mason
Derek Fisher
Antonio McDyess
I decided to offer contracts to Thompson, Pietrus and Fisher. I was afraid Hibbert and Lopez would take too many minutes away from my youngsters, and both Pietrus and Fisher are great high character guys. Also, Mickael won't take minutes away from Aminu.
Clippers open free agency by resigning Nick Young to a 3 year deal worth nearly 27M. Way too much for a guy like him who's really just a shooter.
Spurs then resign Duncan to a one year, 15M deal.
On the fourth day we get Derek Fisher to sign with us to a one year, 2.25M deal.
The Clippers get Kidd to a 5M deal, an odd deal for both the Clips and Kidd. Clips don't need any more guards and Kidd shouldn't want to be a backup.
We sign Jason Thompson to a 4 year, 40M deal. That makes us 2/2 so far in our signings.
The next day we nail Mickael Pietrus to a 2 year, 7M deal. Pretty solid for a role player.
Indiana resigned Roy Hibbert, and Kevin Garnett signed a 15M deal to join the Utah Jazz.
Perhaps most importantly though, the Brooklyn Nets were able to retain Deron Williams.
Eric Gordon decided to sign with the Mavericks for 4 years, 52M. We match immediately. We have nothing else to do in FA, so we sit tight and watch the rest of the players find their respective teams.
The Heat got Camby, giving them a big defensive presence in the middle finally. Cavaliers signed OJ Mayo to a 4 year deal, and the Pacers got Steve Nash to man the point for another playoff run.
Somehow, Javale McGee got a 4 year, 43M deal... what?! And the next day Jamal Crawford got a 4 year, 21M deal... something is off here! Wow.
The Celtics landed Brook Lopez on a 4 year, 50M deal. Nets are pretty much screwed now.
Chris Kaman relocated to Houston for 4 years, 30M. The Rockets now have a monster of a frontcourt.
Celtics also landed Ryan Anderson, giving them a potent front court.
Lakers got Andrei Kirilenko on the mid level exception. That will be nasty.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the gist of FA.
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by Myles Nelson » Tue Jul 03, 2012 3:03 am
2012-2013 NBA Preview
East
1. Miami Heat (LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Mario Chalmers, Marcus Camby)
2. Chicago Bulls (Derrick Rose, Luol Deng, Joakim Noah, Carlos Boozer, Courtney Lee)
3. Boston Celtics (Rajon Rondo, Brook Lopez, Paul Pierce, JaVale McGee, Vince Carter)
4. Philadelphia 76ers (Jrue Holiday, Andre Iguodala, Louis Williams, Spencer Hawes, Elton Brand)
5. Indiana Pacers (Danny Granger, Roy Hibbert, Steve Nash, David West, Darren Collison)
6. Atlanta Hawks (Joe Johnson, Josh Smith, Al Horford, Jeff Teague, Marvin Williams)
7. Washington Wizards (John Wall, Nene Hilario, Trevor Ariza, Jordan Crawford, Emeka Okafor)
8. Milwaukee Bucks (Monta Ellis, Brandon Jennings, Drew Gooden, Samuel Dalembert, Dorell Wright)
9. Cleveland Cavaliers (Kyrie Irviing, OJ Mayo, Thomas Robinson, Andersen Varejao, Omri Casspi)
10. New York Knicks (Carmelo Anthony, Amare Stoudemire, Tyson Chandler, Iman Shumpert, Landry Fields)
11. Toronto Raptors (Andrea Bargnani, DeMar DeRozan, Jonas Valanciunas, Damian Lillard, James Johnson)
12. Detroit Pistons (Greg Monroe, Tayshaun Prince, Brandon Knight, Rodney Stuckey, Jonas Jerebko)
13. Brooklyn Nets (Deron Williams, Gerald Wallace, Ersan Ilyasova, Anthony Morrow, Omer Asik)
14. Orlando Magic (Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson, Jason Richardson, Hedo Turkoglu, Glen Davis)
15. Charlotte Bobcats (Kemba Walker, Gerald Henderson, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, BJ Mullens, Brandon Bass)
West
1. Utah Jazz (Al Jefferson, Kevin Garnett, Gordon Hayward, Jeremy Lin, Raja Bell)
2. Los Angeles Lakers (Kobe Bryant, Andrew Bynum, Pau Gasol, Andrei Kirilenko, Ramon Sessions)
3. Oklahoma City Thunder (Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Serge Ibaka, Jamal Crawford, Enes Kanter, James Harden)
4. San Antonio Spurs (Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Ray Allen, Tiago Splitter, Stephen Jackson, Manu Ginobili)
5. Minnesota Timberwolves (Kevin Love, Nikola Pekovic, Ricky Rubio, Michael Beasley, Bill Walker)
6. Los Angeles Clippers (Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Caron Butler, DeAndre Jordan, Michael Redd)
7. Memphis Grizzlies (Rudy Gay, Mike Conley, Zach Randolph, Marc Gasol, Corey Brewer)
8. Houston Rockets (Kevin Martin, Kyle Lowry, Luis Scola, Chris Kaman, Chandler Parsons)
9. Golden State Warriors (David Lee, Andrew Bogut, Stephen Curry, Harrison Barnes, Klay Thompson)
10. Sacramento Kings (DeMarcus Cousins, Tyreke Evans, Jared Sullinger, Gerald Green, Isaiah Thomas)
11. Dallas Mavericks (Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry, Kris Humphries, Shawn Marion, Rodrigue Beaubois)
12. Portland Trail Blazers (LaMarcus Aldridge, Nic Batum, Andre Drummond, Dion Waiters, Raymond Felton)
13. Denver Nuggets (Kenneth Faried, Arron Afflalo, Danilo Gallinari, Ty Lawson, Al Harrington)
14. Phoenix Suns (Marcin Gortat, Jared Dudley, Jarrett Jack, Jerryd Bayless, Channing Frye)
15. New Orleans Hornets
Okay seriously, who wrote these? Magic and Knicks not in the playoffs in the East? Jazz the top seed in the West? Seriously?
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by Myles Nelson » Tue Jul 03, 2012 3:16 am
Right before the season started, the Houston Rockets offered us their 2013 1st round pick for Jason Smith straight up. At the time, D'Antoni had Smith penciled in as the starting C, Thompson getting backup minutes, and Morris not getting any PT. So I took it, since I really didn't want Smith to get any PT for us.
After 10 games we are sitting pretty, 5-5 which isn't bad at all by my standards. We even beat the Miami Heat! Seriously, beat them by 10 on our home court. It was amazing. Simply wonderful.
Eric Gordon: 23 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.2 spg, 48.8% fg
Grevis Vasquez: 13.9 ppg, 5.5 apg, 1.3 spg, 49.5% fg, 40.6% 3pt
Anthony Davis: 12 pgg, 9.5 rpg, 3.2 bpg, 46.7% fg
Jason Thompson: 9.6 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.0 bpg, 40.7% fg
Austin Rivers: 8.4 ppg, 5.5 apg, 1.0 spg, 36.1% fg
Jared Cunningham: 7.0 ppg, 51.6% fg
Gustavo Ayon: 6.9 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 39.3% fg
Al-Farouq Aminu: 5.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.1 spg, 32.8% fg
Xavier Henry: 4.8 ppg, 51.2% fg
Markieff Morris: 4.8 ppg, 32.6% fg
After 10 games we are sitting pretty, 5-5 which isn't bad at all by my standards. We even beat the Miami Heat! Seriously, beat them by 10 on our home court. It was amazing. Simply wonderful.
Eric Gordon: 23 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.2 spg, 48.8% fg
Grevis Vasquez: 13.9 ppg, 5.5 apg, 1.3 spg, 49.5% fg, 40.6% 3pt
Anthony Davis: 12 pgg, 9.5 rpg, 3.2 bpg, 46.7% fg
Jason Thompson: 9.6 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.0 bpg, 40.7% fg
Austin Rivers: 8.4 ppg, 5.5 apg, 1.0 spg, 36.1% fg
Jared Cunningham: 7.0 ppg, 51.6% fg
Gustavo Ayon: 6.9 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 39.3% fg
Al-Farouq Aminu: 5.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.1 spg, 32.8% fg
Xavier Henry: 4.8 ppg, 51.2% fg
Markieff Morris: 4.8 ppg, 32.6% fg
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by Myles Nelson » Tue Jul 03, 2012 12:32 pm
Davis sprained his ankle and Thompson bruised his thigh, putting them both out of action for a while. I signed Louis Amundson to be the injury insurance guy.
Also, Derek Fisher and Mickael Pietrus have started fighting. Pietrus has been unhappy with his PT and has been complaining a lot, and Fisher, although a generally nice guy, doesn't tolerate BS like this. I'll need to find a new home for Pietrus.
We are now 12-13, on a 4 game winning streak and with big wins over San Antonio, the Clippers, and Orlando, the first two being at home and the third game in Orlando! This team is by no means setting the world on fire but anytime we can surprise a team and get a big win is good enough for me.
Gustavo Ayon broke his ankle, putting him out for about two months. That's fine, since he was shooting so piss poor anyway.
Gordon: 26.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.4 spg, 48.5% fg, 64.5% STOP
Great offense, and his percentage could even go up since he is chucking up 6 threes a game and only connecting at about 28% from there.
Davis: 12.6 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 1.0 spg, 3.5 bpg, 48.2% fg, 0.6 PA/SF
Absolutely incredible player, defense is top notch and his offense isn't shabby either. Loving this kid.
Vasquez: 11.1 ppg, 6.1 apg, 1.0 spg, 43.5% fg, 50.6% STOP
Glad I kept him around, since he's playing pretty solid. Defense isn't great, but I've certainly seen worse from a point guard.
Thompson: 9.9 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.0 bpg, 40.9% fg, 0.9 PA/SF
Jeeez this guy can't shoot. I need to work on him staying in the post.
Cunningham: 8.0 ppg, 52% fg, 84% STOP
What a great scorer. This kid is so smooth and he plays good defense too. Love him.
Rivers: 7.4 ppg, 4.7 apg, 39.3% fg, 45.2% STOP
His shooting and defense aren't great, but he's a good passer.
Ayon: 7.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.3 spg, 43.8% fg, 0.8 PA/SF
He wasn't doing too poorly until he got injured.
Morris: 6.5 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 35.3% fg, 0.8 PA/SF
I just can't stand that shooting percentage.
Aminu: 6.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 36.3% fg, 92.7% STOP
That shooting percentage is pretty bad too but his defense is fantastic.
Henry: 4.9 ppg, 47.7% fg, 80.8% STOP
This kid might deserve some more minutes at SF, see if he can keep up those percentages. I'll mention it to Mike.
Amundson: 3.7 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 48.3% fg, 0.7 PA/SF
Great high energy backup. Can't ask for more.
Also, Derek Fisher and Mickael Pietrus have started fighting. Pietrus has been unhappy with his PT and has been complaining a lot, and Fisher, although a generally nice guy, doesn't tolerate BS like this. I'll need to find a new home for Pietrus.
We are now 12-13, on a 4 game winning streak and with big wins over San Antonio, the Clippers, and Orlando, the first two being at home and the third game in Orlando! This team is by no means setting the world on fire but anytime we can surprise a team and get a big win is good enough for me.
Gustavo Ayon broke his ankle, putting him out for about two months. That's fine, since he was shooting so piss poor anyway.
Gordon: 26.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.4 spg, 48.5% fg, 64.5% STOP
Great offense, and his percentage could even go up since he is chucking up 6 threes a game and only connecting at about 28% from there.
Davis: 12.6 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 1.0 spg, 3.5 bpg, 48.2% fg, 0.6 PA/SF
Absolutely incredible player, defense is top notch and his offense isn't shabby either. Loving this kid.
Vasquez: 11.1 ppg, 6.1 apg, 1.0 spg, 43.5% fg, 50.6% STOP
Glad I kept him around, since he's playing pretty solid. Defense isn't great, but I've certainly seen worse from a point guard.
Thompson: 9.9 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.0 bpg, 40.9% fg, 0.9 PA/SF
Jeeez this guy can't shoot. I need to work on him staying in the post.
Cunningham: 8.0 ppg, 52% fg, 84% STOP
What a great scorer. This kid is so smooth and he plays good defense too. Love him.
Rivers: 7.4 ppg, 4.7 apg, 39.3% fg, 45.2% STOP
His shooting and defense aren't great, but he's a good passer.
Ayon: 7.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.3 spg, 43.8% fg, 0.8 PA/SF
He wasn't doing too poorly until he got injured.
Morris: 6.5 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 35.3% fg, 0.8 PA/SF
I just can't stand that shooting percentage.
Aminu: 6.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 36.3% fg, 92.7% STOP
That shooting percentage is pretty bad too but his defense is fantastic.
Henry: 4.9 ppg, 47.7% fg, 80.8% STOP
This kid might deserve some more minutes at SF, see if he can keep up those percentages. I'll mention it to Mike.
Amundson: 3.7 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 48.3% fg, 0.7 PA/SF
Great high energy backup. Can't ask for more.
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by zike_42 » Tue Jul 03, 2012 5:43 pm
Great job even though you took the easy way. 
How long will you stomach Aminu's and Thompson's terrible shooting until you ship them off?
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by Myles Nelson » Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:42 pm
zike_42 wrote:Great job even though you took the easy way.
Yeah yeah, had I not had Eric Gordon already I would have picked Waiters, but with both Waiters and Gordon stuck at the 2 spot that wouldn't have worked out well. As for Davis, I mean, come on man. It's Anthony Davis. Couldn't pass up on him.
As for Aminu and Thompson, I'm working on their preferences. Unlike the George/Davis fiasco of my Detroit days, I'm going to stay patient and see if they can improve. We'll see how long my patience lasts though.
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