Dukies in the NBA 2013-14 Edition

[loran16]

Very Amusing Top Performers from ESPN:

Top Performers

Utah: G. Hayward 18 Pts, 10 Reb, 8 Ast, 1 Stl

Phoenix: M. Plumlee 13 Pts, 13 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Blk

Gee this is familiar.

[gep]

Spending my Friday night watching Miles play vs Enes Kanter. He is absolutely ballin'
He had a massive block on a Kanter dunk attempt and has been a disruptive force on the defensive end in general.
The announcers are raving and trying to come up with a nickname for him. So proud for the guy. It's obvious that he learned a thing or two in Indiana.

Don't forget DUKE... that's where it started

[duke4ever19]

Don't forget DUKE... that's where it started

True that!
It's so funny to hear the announcers ooh and ahh over his vertical leaping ability and physicality around the rim.
He really is a difference maker out there.

[ikiru36]

True that!
It's so funny to hear the announcers ooh and ahh over his vertical leaping ability and physicality around the rim.
He really is a difference maker out there.

So confused. Didn't he play on one of the most alarmingly unathletic teams of our time?

[DukieInBrasil]

So confused. Didn't he play on one of the most alarmingly unathletic teams of our time?

Could be why Gottleib is a commentator and not a coach.

Cue the haters: "Well if he's playing so well now, why didn't he play like this at Duke. This shows that Duke can't develop big men", which of course ignores that Miles was on nobody's NBA radar coming out of HS, he in fact did improve (develop) quite a lot at Duke, and that he learned how to do a lot of the things he is having success with now while at Duke. I'm also guessing that he may have learned how to be coachable while at Duke.
Don't listen to the haters Miles! Just keep playing your game and racking up those double-doubles!!!

[sagegrouse]

Could be why Gottleib is a commentator and not a coach.

Cue the haters: "Well if he's playing so well now, why didn't he play like this at Duke. This shows that Duke can't develop big men", which of course ignores that Miles was on nobody's NBA radar coming out of HS, he in fact did improve (develop) quite a lot at Duke, and that he learned how to do a lot of the things he is having success with now while at Duke. I'm also guessing that he may have learned how to be coachable while at Duke.
Don't listen to the haters Miles! Just keep playing your game and racking up those double-doubles!!!

Miles was a late bloomer, and it looks like age 25 might be the year of maturation. The story behind the Plumlee brothers' transfer from Warsaw, Indiana was the need for Miles to get an extra year of high school. Thus, the Christ School option arose, and Mason went as well. The HS coach was livid at the transfer of the brothers. But as Dad Perky said recently, he heard more from the IU coach about Miles than from the HS coach -- Miles was rooted to the bench his sophomore year. Mason was much more coordinated at the same age and probably didn't need another year in HS.

sagegrouse

[flyingdutchdevil]

Surprised that no one posted this yet: Redick led an insanely high octane offense last night with 26 points off 8-15 shooting (8-8 from the strip).

The Clippers scored 137 POINTS! In a game. My god - they are incredible on offense (defense is another question. They need to trade DeAndre Jordan for a defensive specialist).

http://espn.go.com/nba/dailydime/_/p...104/daily-dime

[elvis14]

Surprised that no one posted this yet: Redick led an insanely high octane offense last night with 26 points off 8-15 shooting (8-8 from the strip).

The Clippers scored 137 POINTS! In a game. My god - they are incredible on offense (defense is another question. They need to trade DeAndre Jordan for a defensive specialist).

http://espn.go.com/nba/dailydime/_/p...104/daily-dime

I watched much of the first half of this game. I think JJ had 15 in the first quarter scoring in a variety of ways. I still love watching him play and I swear it's just different when he's shoots FT's they are just so pure. He was 8 for 8 from the stripe last night. The Clippers need JJ to help spread the floor but they have much more than a 3pt shooter in JJ. I'm always impressed with his decision making. Good things happen when he has the ball in his hands. Wish I could have stayed awake to watch the rest of the game. It was a fun game to watch with both teams nailing lots of 3's and playing at a quick pace.

[Billy Dat]

I watched much of the first half of this game. I think JJ had 15 in the first quarter scoring in a variety of ways. I still love watching him play and I swear it's just different when he's shoots FT's they are just so pure. He was 8 for 8 from the stripe last night. The Clippers need JJ to help spread the floor but they have much more than a 3pt shooter in JJ. I'm always impressed with his decision making. Good things happen when he has the ball in his hands. Wish I could have stayed awake to watch the rest of the game. It was a fun game to watch with both teams nailing lots of 3's and playing at a quick pace.

Those 10:30PM EST start times are killers, but since JJ seems to have started the season as more of a first half scoring threat, maybe I am better off just watching the first half.

A whopping 3 games in, the pundits feel the Clips are one player, a rim protector, away from being a real title threat. If Jamal Crawford gets dangled as trade bait, JJ would like get more minutes. It's very early to forecast such a move. I am glad he's gotten off to such a good start.

Today's Zach Lowe column has a bit of snark about Kyle's new hairdo...a sign that he has arrived!

"7. Kyle Singler's hair
I'm no stylist, so this is neither a "like" nor a "dislike" of Singler's follicular fashion choices. It is mostly a call for all of us to appreciate, even just for a moment, whatever the heck is going on in Detroit with Singler and Jonas Jerebko."

[flyingdutchdevil]

"7. Kyle Singler's hair
I'm no stylist, so this is neither a "like" nor a "dislike" of Singler's follicular fashion choices. It is mostly a call for all of us to appreciate, even just for a moment, whatever the heck is going on in Detroit with Singler and Jonas Jerebko."

Kyle has never had a good haircut. Kind of like UNC players have never taken an academic test. It's just one of those things...

[Billy Dat]

His Airness loves him some McBob

“The success of the team is McRoberts and how he can connect the dots,” said Jordan. “Hopefully he doesn’t opt out of his contract. We need to do everything we can to keep him.“"

(link found on www.dukeupdate.com)

[elvis14]

Surprised that no one posted this yet: Redick led an insanely high octane offense last night with 26 points off 8-15 shooting (8-8 from the strip).

The Clippers scored 137 POINTS! In a game. My god - they are incredible on offense (defense is another question. They need to trade DeAndre Jordan for a defensive specialist).

http://espn.go.com/nba/dailydime/_/p...104/daily-dime

A great quote from Blake Griffin re JJ:

"Guy can shoot the basketball. It's unbelievable," Griffin said. "The best part of playing with him is he never stops moving. That's how he gets his shots, he really works for them."

[moonpie23]

i am loving this for JJ….hope it continues for him and the team….i've given Paul a 2 year hater-free pass…

[duke09hms]

Tuned into the Miami-Toronto game just in time to see Tyler Hansbrough called for traveling. Finally!

[vick]

A great quote from Blake Griffin re JJ:

"Guy can shoot the basketball. It's unbelievable," Griffin said. "The best part of playing with him is he never stops moving. That's how he gets his shots, he really works for them."

Yep. The NBA released a bunch of stats from the video-tracking system for the first time this year, and early on in the season, Redick is near the top in distance traveled per 48 minutes (filltering out low-minutes players).

[FerryFor50]

Ryan Kelly sighting! In with 3 min left in 4th with Lakers getting destroyed...

And his first NBA shot? A made 3!

[Dukehky]

I know the Phoenix Suns are terrible, but Miles is a solid contributor to an NBA team!!!! 10 points 5 boards tonight against a not terrible New Orleans team. Take that Anthony Davis!!! Fohawk>Unibrow. Not to toot my own horn, but i called that one. I thought that Miles was always his own worst enemy. The pressures you face as a Duke basketball player I think outweigh that of being on bad NBA team. Granted, he's playing for his livelihood so maybe I'm off base here, but he's just kind of free to do him. K's a scary dude, I think that got to Miles a little bit. I'm just proud of him, and I'm glad that he's playing free and playing well, absolutely great to see.

Also, tonight Kyle is +26 on the court. Granted it was in a loss, but a loss to arguably the best team in the NBA. 13 Points, 0 turnovers. That kid is a ball player. I wouldn't be surprised to see him get traded to a contender this year so Detroit can get a true PG due to his incredibly low salary.

Good to see Mason get some run tonight. He has more field goals than the number 1 overall pick this year. Granted, Anthony Bennett has yet to make FG in the NBA. He's going to be one of the worst overall number 1 picks of all time. Like Olowokandi bad.

NBA League Pass is awesome.

[mr. synellinden]

Kyle has never had a good haircut. Kind of like UNC players have never taken an academic test. It's just one of those things...

Check out the +/- numbers in the Detroit game tonight. Stunning.

[UrinalCake]

I see that Mason got in the game during an easy victory for Brooklyn. A rather pedestrian 2 of 6 for 5 points and four fouls, but at least he's getting some run. I also noticed on looking at the box score that all thirteen players for the Nets clocked in double-digit minutes. I assume this was simply a factor of it being a blowout and them wanting to conserve their starters, especially Pierce and Garnett, but still... it's the kind of distribution of minutes only a DBR reader could love

[UrinalCake]

Also saw that Chris Paul had 17 assists in yesterday's game - wow! He and JJ are like a perfect pairing. So glad for JJ that he finally got out of Orlando, where nobody ever seemed to give him the ball. Also LOL at Reggie Bullock and his total of 1-3 shooting in six minutes of playing time this entire season. He has a great view of JJ from the bench. I bet UNC fans wish he had listened to Roy and come back (and that PJ was the one who didn't).