The 2009-2010 NBA Rookie Watch Thread

TY still the clear cut best PG in the draft?

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Flynn - 16 pts (7-12), 4 asts.

Evans - 21 pts (8-16), 6 rebs, 7 asts.

Curry - 13 pts (6-12), 3 rebs, 3 asts.
 
[table][tr][td]1. Tyreke Evans(notes), Sacramento Kings[/td] [/tr][tr][td] [table][tr][td] [/td] [td] [table][tr][td]G[/td] [td]MPG[/td] [td]PPG[/td] [td]RPG[/td] [td]APG[/td] [td]SPG[/td] [td]BPG[/td] [td]FG%[/td] [td]3P%[/td] [td]FT%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]22[/td] [td]35.9[/td] [td]20.0[/td] [td]5.0[/td] [td]5.0[/td] [td]1.6[/td] [td]0.3[/td] [td].471[/td] [td].250[/td] [td].778[/td] [/tr][/table]Last Week: 1 | Drafted: 4
If Evans can keep up his current pace, he'll become just the fourth player in NBA history to average at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists. (Through 22 games, Evans is averaging exactly 20.0, 5.0 and 5.0.) The other three? Oscar Robertson, Michael Jordan and LeBron James(notes). All three took home Rookie of the Year honors. "It feels pretty good to be mentioned with those guys in the rookie category," Evans told Andrew Nicholson of Full Court Press blog. "I have a long season and have to stay focused and just keep trying to play good basketball." [/td] [/tr][/table][/td] [/tr][/table]

[table][tr][td]2. Brandon Jennings(notes), Milwaukee Bucks[/td] [/tr][tr][td] [table][tr][td] [/td] [td] [table][tr][td]G[/td] [td]MPG[/td] [td]PPG[/td] [td]RPG[/td] [td]APG[/td] [td]SPG[/td] [td]BPG[/td] [td]FG%[/td] [td]3P%[/td] [td]FT%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]22[/td] [td]35.8[/td] [td]21.1[/td] [td]3.8[/td] [td]6.0[/td] [td]1.1[/td] [td]0.3[/td] [td].419[/td] [td].446[/td] [td].800[/td] [/tr][/table]Last Week: 2 | Drafted: 10
Jennings only had two games this week, but helped the Bucks get back to .500 with home wins over the Raptors and Blazers. In the Bucks' double-OT win over the Blazers, Jennings hit a jumper to send the game into the second extra period and had a key drive to help the Bucks put away the 108-101 win. In the two games, Jennings averaged 20.0 points and 8.5 assists, but more importantly was 7-for-12 on his 3s. In the Bucks' four previous games (all losses), he was just 5-for-24. [/td] [/tr][/table][/td] [/tr][/table]


[table][tr][td]3. Jonny Flynn, Minnesota Timberwolves[/td] [/tr][tr][td] [table][tr][td] [/td] [td] [table][tr][td]G[/td] [td]MPG[/td] [td]PPG[/td] [td]RPG[/td] [td]APG[/td] [td]SPG[/td] [td]BPG[/td] [td]FG%[/td] [td]3P%[/td] [td]FT%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]25[/td] [td]29.4[/td] [td]14.2[/td] [td]2.4[/td] [td]4.3[/td] [td]1.2[/td] [td]0.1[/td] [td].437[/td] [td].353[/td] [td].795[/td] [/tr][/table]Last Week: 3 | Drafted: 6
Flynn left Utah impressed by his showdown with Deron Williams. "I've played CP, I've played Nash and Baron Davis(notes)," Flynn said, referring to Chris Paul(notes) and Steve Nash(notes). "He's the total package. Strong, great handle, can shoot the ball, comes off screen like a '2' guards and post up like Al Jefferson." And what was Deron Williams' take on Flynn's beating him to the hole for the winner? "He's fast," Williams said. [/td] [/tr][/table][/td] [/tr][/table]


[table][tr][td]4. Stephen Curry(notes), Golden State Warriors[/td] [/tr][tr][td] [table][tr][td] [/td] [td] [table][tr][td]G[/td] [td]MPG[/td] [td]PPG[/td] [td]RPG[/td] [td]APG[/td] [td]SPG[/td] [td]BPG[/td] [td]FG%[/td] [td]3P%[/td] [td]FT%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]24[/td] [td]32.0[/td] [td]11.3[/td] [td]3.3[/td] [td]4.6[/td] [td]1.8[/td] [td]0.4[/td] [td].444[/td] [td].370[/td] [td].822[/td] [/tr][/table]Last Week: 4 | Drafted: 7
According to Marcus Thompson of the Contra Coast Times, the Warriors have put all their players on the trading block-including Curry. It's surprising since the Warriors turned down an offseason trade that would have landed them Amar'e Stoudemire(notes) in order to get Curry. Still, with Curry getting better with each game it shows how desperate the Warriors have become. In four games this week, Curry padded his stats by averaging 13.2 points and 3.0 steals in 32.7 minutes per game. [/td] [/tr][/table][/td] [/tr][/table]


[table][tr][td]5. Omri Casspi(notes), Sacramento Kings[/td] [/tr][tr][td] [table][tr][td]
[/td] [td] [table][tr][td]G[/td] [td]MPG[/td] [td]PPG[/td] [td]RPG[/td] [td]APG[/td] [td]SPG[/td] [td]BPG[/td] [td]FG%[/td] [td]3P%[/td] [td]FT%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]21[/td] [td]23.5[/td] [td]10.9[/td] [td]4.0[/td] [td]1.1[/td] [td]0.6[/td] [td]0.3[/td] [td].527[/td] [td].491[/td] [td].500[/td] [/tr][/table]Last Week: 6 | Drafted: 23
It's been a busy week for Casspi. On Thursday, the Israeli-born forward signed autographs and joined about 200 people at a Hanukkah party put on by the Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region. Then, on Friday, Casspi was on hand as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger lit the menorah at the state capitol. Oh yeah, Casspi averaged 14.3 points and 5.3 rebounds in three games to increase his season averages. [/td] [/tr][/table][/td] [/tr][/table]


[table][tr][td]6. Jonas Jerebko(notes), Detroit Pistons[/td] [/tr][tr][td] [table][tr][td]
[/td] [td] [table][tr][td]G[/td] [td]MPG[/td] [td]PPG[/td] [td]RPG[/td] [td]APG[/td] [td]SPG[/td] [td]BPG[/td] [td]FG%[/td] [td]3P%[/td] [td]FT%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]22[/td] [td]27.8[/td] [td]8.2[/td] [td]5.5[/td] [td]0.7[/td] [td]0.6[/td] [td]0.5[/td] [td].479[/td] [td].286[/td] [td].681[/td] [/tr][/table]Last Week: 7 | Drafted: 39
The Pistons are winning and the Swedish rookie is right in the middle of it. In four games this week, the scrappy forward averaged 12.5 points and 7.2 rebounds, and the Pistons had won five straight before losing to the Rockets on Tuesday. "We told Jonas he had to be aggressive; he just can't be out there," coach John Kuester told MLive.com. "He has to show some of those skills. … He's capable of doing a lot for us. He changes the tempo right now, and he has done a great job. I'm very proud of the way he has played. Jonas is starting to understand what this league is all about." [/td] [/tr][/table][/td] [/tr][/table]


[table][tr][td]7. Wesley Matthews(notes), Utah Jazz[/td] [/tr][tr][td] [table][tr][td]
[/td] [td] [table][tr][td]G[/td] [td]MPG[/td] [td]PPG[/td] [td]RPG[/td] [td]APG[/td] [td]SPG[/td] [td]BPG[/td] [td]FG%[/td] [td]3P%[/td] [td]FT%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]24[/td] [td]26.2[/td] [td]8.6[/td] [td]1.9[/td] [td]1.2[/td] [td]0.5[/td] [td]0.0[/td] [td].467[/td] [td].316[/td] [td].761[/td] [/tr][/table]Last Week: 10 | Drafted: FA
In case you missed it, my NBA.com colleague Steve Aschburner had a nice piece on Matthews earlier this week. In it we learned just how important Matthews' mother-and not his father, Wes, who played in the NBA-was to his development. "What can I say, he's my guy," Wesley's mother, Pam Moore said. "We always say, we're the 'Dynamic Duo." Mom must have been proud this week as her boy was key to the Jazz ending the Lakers' 11-game winning streak. Matthews had 19 points (13 in the first quarter with Ron Artest(notes) slacking off him) and six assists. "You got to [take shots when you're open]," Matthews said. "If I start passing them up then I just start putting more pressure on my team. They were finding me when I was open. I was just shooting it and playing ball." [/td] [/tr][/table][/td] [/tr][/table]


[table][tr][td]8. Ty Lawson(notes), Denver Nuggets[/td] [/tr][tr][td] [table][tr][td] [/td] [td] [table][tr][td]G[/td] [td]MPG[/td] [td]PPG[/td] [td]RPG[/td] [td]APG[/td] [td]SPG[/td] [td]BPG[/td] [td]FG%[/td] [td]3P%[/td] [td]FT%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]25[/td] [td]20.4[/td] [td]8.0[/td] [td]2.0[/td] [td]3.3[/td] [td]0.8[/td] [td]0.1[/td] [td].503[/td] [td].484[/td] [td].788[/td] [/tr][/table]Last Week: 5 | Drafted: 18
Lawson has seen a dip in playing time and, not surprisingly, his statistics have dropped. In three games this week, Lawson averaged just 1.6 points and 3.0 assists in just 14.0 minutes per game. Coach George Karl told the Denver Post it may be that the league is adjusting to Lawson's game. "I think Ty surprised the league early," Karl said. "First time you play him, he'll surprise you with his speed. I don't think they were talking about him before, and now there's a mention. And we have to get Ty the ball a little bit better. Sometimes we play small, and all of a sudden the ball is in J.R. Smith(notes) and Melo's hands. That's on me. I need to make sure we rotate more where his speed and talent can come forward." [/td] [/tr][/table][/td] [/tr][/table]


[table][tr][td]9. Taj Gibson(notes), Chicago Bulls[/td] [/tr][tr][td] [table][tr][td]
[/td] [td] [table][tr][td]G[/td] [td]MPG[/td] [td]PPG[/td] [td]RPG[/td] [td]APG[/td] [td]SPG[/td] [td]BPG[/td] [td]FG%[/td] [td]3P%[/td] [td]FT%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]23[/td] [td]24.7[/td] [td]8.3[/td] [td]6.1[/td] [td]0.6[/td] [td]0.7[/td] [td]1.1[/td] [td].494[/td] [td]--[/td] [td].518[/td] [/tr][/table]Last Week: NR | Drafted: 26
Gibson has established himself as the best rebounder of this rookie class. In his last three games, he's averaged just under 10 to raise his rookie-leading tally to 6.1 per game. Gibson is holding off Jerebko (5.4), DeJuan Blair(notes) (5.3) and Evans (5.0). Despite the Bulls' struggles (they've lost 10 of their last 12), Gibson has been one of the team's more reliable players. [/td] [/tr][/table][/td] [/tr][/table]


[table][tr][td]10. James Harden(notes), Oklahoma City Thunder[/td] [/tr][tr][td] [table][tr][td] [/td] [td] [table][tr][td]G[/td] [td]MPG[/td] [td]PPG[/td] [td]RPG[/td] [td]APG[/td] [td]SPG[/td] [td]BPG[/td] [td]FG%[/td] [td]3P%[/td] [td]FT%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]23[/td] [td]21.3[/td] [td]9.2[/td] [td]3.3[/td] [td]2.7[/td] [td]1.0[/td] [td]0.3[/td] [td].391[/td] [td].373[/td] [td].833[/td] [/tr][/table]Last Week: 8 | Drafted: 3
Since scoring a career-high 26 on Dec. 7, Harden has come back to earth. In three games this week he averaged just 6.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists as the Thunder went 1-2. Still, Harden is eighth among rookies in both scoring and assists, while playing just over 20 minutes per game. Put Harden on a team where he's getting serious minutes and no doubt his numbers would be more impressive at this point. [/td] [/tr][/table][/td] [/tr][/table]


Honorable Mention: Chase Budinger(notes), Rockets: Made the most of his first career start (in place of suspended Trevor Ariza(notes)), scoring 16 points and grabging a career-high 12 rebounds in the Rockets' 107-96 win over the Pistons; Jrue Holiday(notes), Sixers: Helped the Sixers end a 12-game losing streak with 15 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals (all career bests). For more on Holiday and the Sixers, check out ; Tyler Hansbrough(notes), Pacers: Averaged 15.2 points and 6.7 rebounds in four games this week. DeJuan Blair, Spurs: In past two games, Blair tallied 26 points and 15 rebounds.

Dropped out: DeMar DeRozan(notes)
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[/h1]DeJuan Blair:

28 points 21 rebounds 2 blocks 2 steals in 31 minutes VS OKC.....
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at the refs for making some of the worst calls on him to foul out of thegame...
 
http://www.nba.com/2010/allstar/2010/01/27/rookie.challenge.release/index.html

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Reigning Rookie of the Year Derrick Rose will lead the Sophomore Team.

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[h1]Rose, Evans lead Rookie Challenge roster[/h1]
By Official Release
Posted Jan 27 2010 10:52AM

NEW YORK -- ChicagoBulls guard Derrick Rose, the reigning T-Mobile Rookie of the Year, andSacramento Kings guard Tyreke Evans, the leading scorer amongfirst-year players, lead a list of 18 players selected for the 2010T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam to be held on Friday, Feb. 12in Dallas during NBA All-Star 2010.

The participants in theT-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam were selected by the NBA'sassistant coaches, with each team submitting one ballot.

JoiningRose on the Sophomore team are Miami Heat forward Michael Beasley, LosAngeles Clippers guard Eric Gordon, Minnesota Timberwolvesforward/center Kevin Love, New Jersey Nets center Brook Lopez, New YorkKnicks forward Danilo Gallinari, Oklahoma City Thunder guard RussellWestbrook, and a pair of teammates from the Memphis Grizzlies -- centerMarc Gasol and guard O.J. Mayo.

Forward Omri Casspi, Evans'teammate in Sacramento, joins him on the Rookie team, which alsoincludes Chicago Bulls forward Taj Gibson, Detroit Pistons forwardJonas Jerebko, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, MilwaukeeBucks guard Brandon Jennings, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jonny Flynn,Oklahoma City Thunder guard James Harden, and San Antonioforward/center DeJuan Blair.

The head coaches for the Rookie andSophomore teams will be the lead assistants from the 2010 NBA All-StarGame coaching staffs, which will be determined by the best record ineach conference through games played Jan. 31.

[table][tr][td] Previous T-Mobile Rookie Challenge Results [/td] [/tr][tr][td] [table][tr][td]Year[/td][td]Result[/td][/tr][tr][td]1994[/td][td]Phenoms 74, Sensations 68[/td][/tr][tr][td]1995[/td][td]White 83, Green 79 (OT)[/td][/tr][tr][td]1996[/td][td]East 94, West 92[/td][/tr][tr][td]1997[/td][td]East 96, West 91[/td][/tr][tr][td]1998[/td][td]East 85, West 80[/td][/tr][tr][td]2000[/td][td]Rookies 92, Sophomores 81 (OT)[/td][/tr][tr][td]2001[/td][td]Sophomores 121, Rookies 113[/td][/tr][tr][td]2002[/td][td]Rookies 103, Sophomores 97[/td][/tr][tr][td]2003[/td][td]Sophomores 132, Rookies 112[/td][/tr][tr][td]2004[/td][td]Sophomores 142, Rookies 118[/td][/tr][tr][td]2005[/td][td]Sophomores 133, Rookies 106[/td][/tr][tr][td]2006[/td][td]Sophomores 106, Rookies 96 [/td][/tr][tr][td]2007[/td][td]Sophomores 155, Rookies 114[/td][/tr][tr][td]2008[/td][td]Sophomores 136, Rookies 109[/td][/tr][tr][td]2009[/td][td]Sophomores 122, Rookies 116[/td][/tr][/table][/td][/tr][/table]

The T-MobileRookie Challenge & Youth Jam will be televised live nationally onTNT at 9 p.m. ET and also will be broadcast live on ESPN Radio, whileNBA.com will make live audio available to fans in multiple languages.

Athalftime of the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam, theClippers' Gordon and the Toronto Raptors' DeMar DeRozan will compete inthe first NBA All-Star Slam Dunk-In, a single-round slam dunkcompetition. Fans will be able to vote via SMS text message and atNBA.com to determine who will advance to the Sprite Slam Dunk thefollowing night.

The T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jambegan its current format pitting the Rookies against the Sophomores in2000 and the Sophomores hold an 8-2 advantage over the first-yearplayers. The game will be played in two 20-minute halves. Individualfoul totals will be kept, but a player cannot foul out. A team will bein the penalty situation after 10 team fouls or after the second foulin the final two minutes of each half. In the event of a tie game,there will be a two-minute overtime to determine the winner. The clockwill stop after each successful field goal in the last minute of eachhalf.

As title partner of the Rookie Challenge and overall NBARookie Program, T-Mobile has teamed up with the NBA and NBA Cares tocreate the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam, aonce-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Dallas students to experience NBAAll-Star 2010. By successfully completing academic, reading, schoolattendance, and community service requirements, nearly 4,000 studentsages 11-15, from schools within the Dallas and Arlington IndependentSchool Districts will watch the game from the best seats in the houseat American Airlines Center.

T-Mobile will provide basketballfans with the opportunity to have their vote count toward selecting theMVP of the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam by voting onNBA.com or via SMS on mobile phones during the second half of the game.

Below are the rosters for the 2010 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam:
[table][tr][td] Rookie Team roster [/td] [/tr][tr][td] [table][tr][td]Player (Team)[/td][td]Position[/td][td]Height/Weight[/td][td]School/Country[/td][/tr][tr][td]Omri Casspi (Kings)[/td][td]F[/td][td]6-9/225[/td][td]Israel[/td][/tr][tr][td]DeJuan Blair (Spurs)[/td][td]F-C[/td][td]6-7/265[/td][td]Pittsburgh[/td][/tr][tr][td]Stephen Curry (Warriors)[/td][td]G[/td][td]6-3/185[/td][td]Davidson[/td][/tr][tr][td]Tyreke Evans (Kings)[/td][td]G[/td][td]6-6/220[/td][td]Memphis[/td][/tr][tr][td]Jonny Flynn (Timberwolves)[/td][td]G[/td][td]6-0/186[/td][td]Syracuse[/td][/tr][tr][td]Taj Gibson (Bulls)[/td][td]F[/td][td]6-9/225[/td][td]USC[/td][/tr][tr][td]James Harden (Thunder)[/td][td]G[/td][td]6-5/220[/td][td]Arizona State[/td][/tr][tr][td]Brandon Jennings (Bucks)[/td][td]G[/td][td]6-1/169[/td][td]Lottomatica Virtus Roma (Italy) [/td][/tr][tr][td]Jonas Jerebko (Pistons)[/td][td]F[/td][td]6-10/231[/td][td]Sweden[/td][/tr][/table][/td][/tr][tr][td]Head Coach - TBD
Assistant Coach TBD[/td][/tr][/table][table][tr][td] Sophomore Team roster [/td] [/tr][tr][td] [table][tr][td]Player (Team)[/td][td]Position[/td][td]Height/Weight[/td][td]School/Country[/td][/tr][tr][td]Michael Beasley (Heat)[/td][td]F[/td][td]6-9/245[/td][td]Kansas State[/td][/tr][tr][td]Marc Gasol (Grizzlies)[/td][td]C[/td][td]7-1/265[/td][td]Spain[/td][/tr][tr][td]Danilo Gallinari (Knicks)[/td][td]G-F[/td][td]6-10/225[/td][td]Italy[/td][/tr][tr][td]Eric Gordon (Clippers)[/td][td]G[/td][td]6-3/222[/td][td]Indiana[/td][/tr][tr][td]Brook Lopez (Nets)[/td][td]C[/td][td]7-0/260[/td][td]Stanford[/td][/tr][tr][td]Kevin Love (Timberwolves)[/td][td]F-C[/td][td]6-10/260[/td][td]UCLA[/td][/tr][tr][td]O.J. Mayo (Grizzlies)[/td][td]G[/td][td]6-4/210[/td][td]USC[/td][/tr][tr][td]Derrick Rose (Bulls)[/td][td]G[/td][td]6-3/190[/td][td]Memphis[/td][/tr][tr][td]Russell Westbrook (Thunder)[/td][td]G[/td][td]6-3/187[/td][td]UCLA[/td][/tr][/table][/td][/tr][tr][td]Head Coach TBD
Assistant Coach TBD[/td][/tr][/table]
 
if he makes the AllStar Game roster DRose should back out of this....
Brandon Jennings in a open court game will be
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