Preseason player efficiency rankings (Gerald Green and Scalabrine)

[Chief]

http://basketball.realgm.com/src_fromtherafters/218/20081022/who_is_playing_well_in_the_preseason/


I'll have to keep a close eye on Gerald this season. As for Scalabrine, I have no words to express his awfulness.

[Cman]

Thanks for posting the link.  Not sure what to make of the preseason ratings though, other than that Gerald Green and bunch of other unheralded people have played well in pre-season....

But I don't mean to dismiss Gerald.  I sincerely hope he becomes a solid NBA player.  Regardless of how well he does, though, I will forever be happy with the trade that brought KG to Boston so we could win #17.  Thank you Danny.

A few other things to notice from the ratings on the link: (1) Austin Croshere is ranked above Ray Allen (anyone who posted negative things about Croshere care to re-think your Croshere's skills?    ).  (2) Marcus Banks and Kendrik Perkins are rated the same -- I find this interesting since they were both drafted by Danny...

[Redz]

Good article.  Thanks Chief.

[zerophase]

maybe gerald really can find a home.

[billysan]

I also wish Gerald Green well, until we play him. Then I want to see him spanked.

Scalabrine is a Celtic. Until he is not, I am loyal to him. Anything else would be uncivilized.

[Edgar]

I also wish Gerald Green well, until we play him. Then I want to see him spanked.

Scalabrine is a Celtic. Until he is not, I am loyal to him. Anything else would be uncivilized.

great chuck add

[Chief]

I also wish Gerald Green well, until we play him. Then I want to see him spanked.

Scalabrine is a Celtic. Until he is not, I am loyal to him. Anything else would be uncivilized.

As long as he stays on the bench, I can stay civilized. But as soon as he bricks four 3 pointers in a row, the gloves are coming off.

[EJPLAYA]

I also wish Gerald Green well, until we play him. Then I want to see him spanked.

Scalabrine is a Celtic. Until he is not, I am loyal to him. Anything else would be uncivilized.

As long as he stays on the bench, I can stay civilized. But as soon as he bricks four 3 pointers in a row, the gloves are coming off.

With so many good things going for this team and so many great things to write about, you sure spend a great deal of time and energy ripping a guy who isn't going to see much playing time this year. What is everyone's obsession with dogging on Scal?! The guy is a very likeable guy with a great team focus. He's at the end of our bench... Does everyone really not have anything worth talking about other than him?!

[Chief]

His preseason efficiency was the worst in the entire NBA (for people who played at least 40 minutes).I think that deserves some criticism.

[guava_wrench]

Thanks for posting the link.  Not sure what to make of the preseason ratings though, other than that Gerald Green and bunch of other unheralded people have played well in pre-season....

But I don't mean to dismiss Gerald.  I sincerely hope he becomes a solid NBA player.  Regardless of how well he does, though, I will forever be happy with the trade that brought KG to Boston so we could win #17.  Thank you Danny.

A few other things to notice from the ratings on the link: (1) Austin Croshere is ranked above Ray Allen (anyone who posted negative things about Croshere care to re-think your Croshere's skills?    ).  (2) Marcus Banks and Kendrik Perkins are rated the same -- I find this interesting since they were both drafted by Danny...

Gee, you might be taking this a little to seriously.

[Finkelskyhook]

The preseason rankings are completely misleading because of the minutes played by people who might not even suit up when the games are real.

The other reality is that bench guys like Scalabrine, who know their spot on the roster is secure,  try to do more in the preseason than they do when the game counts. It skews the statistic completely.  Scal is an effective player once the games count in the limited minutes he gets because he doesn't try to do too much and knows where everybody is supposed to be defensively.

Hopefully Gerald gets an opportunity in Dallas.

[EJPLAYA]

His preseason efficiency was the worst in the entire NBA (for people who played at least 40 minutes).I think that deserves some criticism.

I sure remember 2 big three pointers he hit in a game that was the difference in us winning. That being said, don't you have anything more valuable to add worth us reading than the 100,000 th "Bash Scal" comment? I don't care whether most people on here like Scal or not. He isn't going to make that big of a difference in us repeating or not. Let's at least try to make a comment though about something other than him being "the worst basketball player in the NBA"  because it is really getting old. He is what he is! There are 14 other guys on here that at least 10-12 will have an affect on our record. Got anything worth saying about any of them?!

[Finkelskyhook]

His preseason efficiency was the worst in the entire NBA (for people who played at least 40 minutes).I think that deserves some criticism.

I sure remember 2 big three pointers he hit in a game that was the difference in us winning. That being said, don't you have anything more valuable to add worth us reading than the 100,000 th "Bash Scal" comment? I don't care whether most people on here like Scal or not. He isn't going to make that big of a difference in us repeating or not. Let's at least try to make a comment though about something other than him being "the worst basketball player in the NBA"  because it is really getting old. He is what he is! There are 14 other guys on here that at least 10-12 will have an affect on our record. Got anything worth saying about any of them?!

I have exactly the same opinion on Scalabrine.

Great post, EJ

[Edited.]  No politics.  I'm pretty sure you've been warned before. -R.H.