Rookie TC & preseason

[themouth]

The season is about to begin but something way more important than this start happened a few days ago : the training camps ! They can make any contender a loser and any loser a contender... And there's even more important about rookies. So how did they change ? Let's check that and also look at what they did in preseason.

EVOLUTION = +5

Ty Lawson (#3, Clippers)
Before TC : C B C+ B- C-
After TC : C B+ B- A- C-

Lawson had a SICK TC. He improved offense, handling and his defense went from B- to A- ! He showed in preseason he's already a nice scorer (17.7ppg but .410 FG% and in a horrible team) and of course he's one of the best defensive PG in the league. Just have to get better in passing (6.8apg, 3.3topg)...

EVOLUTION = +4

Derrick Rose (#1, Wolves)
Before TC : B- C B- C+ C
After TC : B- C B+ B C

Anthony Randolph (#14, Bulls)
Before TC : C+ C C B- C+
After TC : C+ C C+ B B

Derrick Rose is no disappointment. His handling and defense both went up twice ! His assists/turnovers ratio in preseason (3.1) was HUGE and he's gonna be the perfect point guard for a big team as the Wolves. His offensive ratings are weak but he managed to score 13.1ppg in 26.3mpg so... Daedalus is FUCKING lucky. Randolph has a big big TC. His preseason (8.2ppg, 6.8rpg, 1.5bpg in 26.6mpg) is hard to read because he played as the third big after Howard and Stoudemire ! If he continues to improve he could become a really impressive defender.

EVOLUTION = +3

Nicolas Batum (#8, Knicks)
Before TC : B- B- C- C+ C
After TC : B- B- C B C

Very nice TC for Batum. He improved handling and his defense went from C+ to B. Preseason (19.1ppg, .390 FG%) showed he's gonna be the Knicks first option this year, if he has a better percentage he should be around 20-25 points a game. Stud in the making.

EVOLUTION = +2

George Hill (#6, Pistons)
Before TC : C B- C+ B- D+
After TC : C+ B B- C+ D+

Roy Hibbert (#7, Hawks)
Before TC : B C C- B- C+
After TC : B+ C C- B C+

Eric Gordon (#10, Nets)
Before TC : C B C+ C C
After TC : C B+ C+ C+ C

Danilo Gallinari (#11, Suns)
Before TC : C+ B C C C
After TC : C+ B+ C C+ C

Donte Greene (#15, Suns)
Before TC : C+ B- C- B- C
After TC : C+ B C- B C

George Hill had a strange TC. He improved both offensive ratings and handling but lost some defense ! Almost perfect as his preseason : 19.0ppg, .450 FG%, 7.9apg, only 2.3topg... and the RoM award. Hibbert went up in both offense and defense. He's now a HUGE scorer and showed it in preseason (17.5ppg, .470 FG%). Rebounding is weak (8.5rpg) but defense (1.7bpg) is OK. Gordon, Gallinari and Greene also improved both (outside) offense and defense. But Gordon (6.7ppg, .400 FG%, .286 3P% in 31.4mpg) had a horrible preseason while Gallinari, way more efficient (4.8ppg, .488 FG%, .462 3P% in 15.9mpg), didn't show any scoring talent. And Greene did not even play...

EVOLUTION = +1

Brook Lopez (#4, 76ers)
Before TC : B C- C C C+
After TC : B C- C C+ C+

Lopez only improved his defense, that's a bad TC for a pick #4. But his preseason was IMPRESSIVE : 15.5ppg, 10.0rpg, 1.5spg, 1.4bpg ! He only shot .405 from the field and his team is lame but there some potential here.

EVOLUTION = 0

Kevin Love (#2, Knicks)
Before TC : B- C+ C C B
After TC : B- C+ C C B

Michael Beasley (#5, Wolves)
Before TC : B- B- C- C C
After TC : B- B- C- C C

Serge Ibaka (#9, Bucks)
Before TC : C+ C- D B B-
After TC : B- C- D B- B-

Javale McGee (#12, Kings)
Before TC : C C- D B C+
After TC : C C- D B C+

OJ Mayo (#13, Lakers)
Before TC : C B C+ C C-
After TC : C B C+ C C-

Am I cursed with NBADSL training camps ? None of these players improved in TC, the only change was Ibaka with a better offense... and a worse defense. In preseason, Love was interesting (14.5ppg, 7.7rpg in 27.1mpg) even if he's not the rebounder we thought he would be. Ibaka was not bad (8.6ppg, 8.5rpg, 1.3bpg in 25.1mpg). Beasley (2.0ppg in 9.7mpg) and Mayo (4.3ppg in 10.4mpg) played very little time. McGee played zero minute in Sacramento.

[tyfreak]

Should've done full draft. Good read though

[tyfreak]

Should've done full draft. Good read though

[malice]

themouth - is this an article?  If so, I need you to edit a poll into the piece.

[basenoc]

Good read. You should've made this a article. You did good research. All my guys decline the minute they come to Sacramento smh

[rookieoftheyear]

This is an article I believe just missing the poll. I vote +3, good info but really short.

[itnas123]

+3 1/2 i guess....

[BoshtrichBurger]

+4.

[shorty]

I rate 4. Presentation and length could use some work, but the analysis is good, and you took the time to highlight all the changes.

[malice]

+3... as rookieoftheyear said: too short. The info's ok, and well-written - but there's barely 500 words once you take out the player ratings. Additionally, if you're going to write on guys, then write on guys. You'd probably be better off picking your "Top Ten Rookies" and doing a more extensive review on them.

Also, it would not surprise me to see Robin Lopez ending up better than his brother!
Robin: C C- D+ B+ C+ A
Brook: B C- C C+ C+ A

[themouth]

Poll added.

This article is not about writing it's about compiling infos about the top15 rookies. This takes a lot more time than writing 1000 words about anything

[malice]

Mar 27, 2014 7:49:45 GMT themouth said:

Poll added.

This article is not about writing it's about compiling infos about the top15 rookies. This takes a lot more time than writing 1000 words about anything

An article is indeed "writing" ("...a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic..."**).
I think you'll find that the majority of articles have an element of research to them - a lot of guys do "info related pieces".  You have to be clearer about what it is you're setting out to do.  Until you mentioned it there, it hadn't even dawned on me that it was "top 15" drafted.  The style of piece that you've set out to do absolutely requires a degree of reflection upon each of the guys on your list.  Without that, it's just a collection of numbers/attributes that whilst are interesting, don't present much.

I think it's a good idea, but I do think it requires more work to get more than a +3.

[malice]

themouth - you may now claim your +3 (as per vote).