Loud Links: 05|05|10 - Thabo de Mayo
by daddydai on May 5, 2010 5:56 PM CDT
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PrintThe NBA all-defensive teams are announced, look who's included...
The second team consists of San Antonio Spurs center Tim Duncan, guards Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat and Thabo Sefolosha of the Oklahoma City Thunder and forwards Josh Smith of the Atlanta Hawks and Anderson Varejao of the Cavaliers.
Look at all the votes for the all-defensive team. Is Serge Ibaka really tied with Earl Watson?
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Russell Westbrook's too-green-to-peel Oklahoma City Thunder bowed to the Los Angeles Lakers, but they gave the defending champs a damn stiff six-game test. In the process, Westbrook (21) averaged 20.5 points on impressive field-goal/three-point/free-throw percentages (47.3/41.7/84.2), along with six rebounds and six assists in just over 35 minutes per contest. While the brightest lights shined on teammate Kevin Durant, Westbrook turned in a performance that went a long way toward making him a star (or at least a celestial body capable of creating thermonuclear fusion).
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Will Alabi command double teams? Not initially, and probably never. But he's good enough to score as a fourth or fifth option on a post feed, and he'll be one of the few centers who can play late in games as a defensive presence without sacrificing free throw shooting. For teams in the playoff hunt, that is gold.Alabi is such a gifted defensive center that he projects as a rotation player immediately (limited minutes early, but steadily increasing), although he still has lots of room to grow and develop. He reminds me in many ways of Serge Ibaka. He's not as athletic as Ibaka but is taller and longer. Both guys are the rare energy guys who also bring a palpable positive spirit to any room they walk into. FSU finished in the top 10 in defensive field goal percentage the past two seasons, including first in the nation this past season, and Alabi anchored that unit. It's hard not to bring your best when playing alongside someone like Ibaka or Alabi. [Perhaps they should play together?]
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DraftExpress
projects us taking Alabi in the first round. I like his potential a lot more than the tall guy we drafted last year.
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Alabi
I like him but his injury history worries me. stress fracture 2 years ago, and just had knee surgery(non-serious) a month ago.
Sanders, Alabi, and Seraphin are the guys we’ll most likely be able to land.
Pondexter is also on the list from Thorpe. He’ll be available between 21-32 as well.
It's hard to find a 7 footer
without injury problems, which is why I would probably shy away from Alabi in the end. I haven’t seen him as much as I saw Thabeet, but I see injury potential in both.
I like Sanders, but he’s what, 6’9"? Which is fine for a power forward, but it’s a little short for a center.
Don’t know much about Seraphin other than the scouting reports. Also about 6’9".
Maybe we can move up and get one of the more elite prospects.
I’m still pushing for Presti to make a deal for Joakim Noah.
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I’d tweet him relentlessly until he blocked me.
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by ElectricPencils on May 5, 2010 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions
It seems Maynor and Elliot Williams are kinda close.
They are going back and forth on twitter about playing 2k10.
I wouldn’t mind Williams on our team.
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He improved his shooting at Memphis, but he seemed inconsistent at the end of the season.
Of course, he can learn to be consistent. He’s only 20.
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by ElectricPencils on May 5, 2010 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I just think it's funny Draft Express has us picking Alabi and Williams...
then Ibaka and Alabi get mentioned in ESPN, then Maynor and Williams start paling around on twitter.
I don’t think Williams is a strong shooter, but he is nice athletic defender. Could he be an upgrade for Thabo?
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I just found this on Williams.
Elliot Williams had a better-than-expected season offensively, averaging 18 ppg after transferring from Duke to hometown Memphis. But having watched him extensively, I’ve never really felt like I was watching an NBA 2-guard. Is he a combo? Sure. Can he defend? Yes. Can he shoot? From the mid-range, yes. But he is not a good ball handler, is not a great shooter from distance and is in between positions. As long as you know that coming in, you will be better with Williams on your team. But buyer beware.
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Interesting.
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by ElectricPencils on May 5, 2010 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Williams is more combo PG/SG than true SG.
I think Sanders is more like 6-10, the thing with him is his wingspan. The guy has like an 8 foot wingspan and he’s very, very athletic.
I think getting Sanders or Alabi or Seraphin + Pondexter in the 1st round would be a great 1st round.
I think Pondexter might be able to an upgrade over Thabo, eventually. Definitely warming up more and more to Pondexter.
I need to take another look at Pondexter.
I wished I could find more videos.
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Pondexter has shown imporvement numbers-wise
I haven’t really seen him play, so not a lot to go off of there.
It’s kind of weird that these days when a player stays through their senior year, at least for me, you ask yourself, if this guy was any good, why didn’t he come out early?
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by ElectricPencils on May 5, 2010 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions
most of the early entry guys are going to be stars on their team, guys that stay 3-4 years are guys that are usually close to their ceiling. obviously there are exceptions like Roy but seems like thats the case nowadays.
Yeah, there are always exceptions.
So, you’re saying U-Dub seniors are the exceptions?
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by ElectricPencils on May 5, 2010 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I’m saying Roy is the exception. Pondexter seems like a guy thats very close to his ceiling and will be a nice role player, not a star though like Roy.
similarly
Nick Collison and Hansborough….nice players, they’ll get down and do the little things, but both are/were very close to their ceilings when they entered the league. nice players, you like those types of guys on your team but not star players and not lottery picks(although I believe both guys were)
He seems like a decent kid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zIukUAmPO4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63qKWquQ85s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cfbbPfNmC4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkAvqEtGeuE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzkn1gN-Qj0
Obviously he is good in front of a camera.
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In other news
How did the guy who took the most charges in the NBA not get any votes for All-Defensive team?
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by ElectricPencils on May 5, 2010 11:53 PM CDT reply actions
Chad Ford
has us taking Alabi and Ebanks in the first round in his 1st mock draft. Pondexter is taken before we can get him by the Hawks and Seraphin is taken right after we take Alabi by the Wolves. Sanders comes in at 30.
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