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Impressive rookie class
« on: November 08, 2008, 12:36:41 PM »

Offline nickagneta

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I just did some scanning through the box scores and league leader stats and was surprised by just how many rookie are making an early impact in the NBA. I know it is real early but reports from around the league have been extremely positive for a number of rookies and not just the big names that came out at the top of last year's draft class. Like:

Marc Gasol, Rudy Fernandez, Darrell Arthur, Luc Mbah a Moute, Mario Chalmers, Brandon Rush and others.

Here's the rookie PER from ESPN.com:

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/statistics?sort=per&qual=true&pos=rookies&seasonType=2&action=upsell&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fnba%2fhollinger%2fstatistics%3fsort%3dper%26qual%3dtrue%26pos%3drookies%26seasonType%3d2

Now above 15 usually means you are a pretty good player and 20+ means you extraordinary usually top 25 player in the league. I know most if not all of these numbers are going to decline but they are impressive nonetheless.


Re: Impressive rookie class
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2008, 12:42:13 PM »

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We're on the same brain wave...Thanks again Nick...I was thinking of this last night when I saw Hibbert had had a decent game.

There are a lot of guys getting chances to play.
Yup

Re: Impressive rookie class
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2008, 01:10:51 PM »

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A TP for throwing the Euros
in there without the soft label  ;)
See, this is why Nick has 589 TP's:
HE'S NICE!

Re: Impressive rookie class
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2008, 01:15:01 PM »

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See, this is why Nick has 589 TP's:


590*

OJ Mayo is my ROY so far.

Re: Impressive rookie class
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2008, 01:31:23 PM »

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Bill Walker for ROY.  He has 2pts so far!  Seriously, Love looks pretty good too.  Very deep class.