Greg Smith was fantastic, last night. He dropped a double-double and 4 blocked shots for the Vipers. Morey made a mistake by picking Adrien over Smith. McHale has already sent him to the doghouse, after a lousy performance. http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20111229/RGVTEX/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore
http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/jeff_adrien/ Jeff Adrien averaged 19 and 12 in the DLeague. So there.
He did that as a starter playing 22% more minutes. Greg is doing it off the bench in only 28 minutes along with 4 blocks. Adrien won't be the defensive force that Smith can be.
I think Greg Smith can play in the NBA. Rockets better be careful because any team in the NBA can sign him whenever they want. Adrian seems like a decent player but he isn't going play ahead of Scola, Patterson, or Morris.
I one game man. Consistency is key, Smith needs time to show that, if he in fact is worth being on an NBA roster.
Of course he did. I said keep him and give him time. So of course they put him in D league and keep Adrian. Who was the same guy. They could have just kept Greg Smith and see what they had in Adriens minutes he got in the Orlando loss.
I really want Greg Smith on the team, it would be a shame if we keep him in the RGV and he gets a call up for another team. I said ti before, 6 foot 20 yr old prospects like him don't grow on trees.
This is all fine and dandy, but its the D-League folks. The same D-league where {insert player you've never heard of} dominates for a year, gets signed to a ten day contract, then goes overseas to have a mediocre career in Israel, Turkey, or China. Just Sayin...
This is the same d-league where Chuck Hayes came from, who was the best defender out of all our power forwards, last season. He is also a better defender than any power forwards on the roster, this season, especially the new guy Adrien.
He is also a better defender than any power forwards in the whole damn league... (Greg Smith is freaking 20) We need to sign him to a super cheap, longterm deal. Nice sig, btw...
Dear Morey, Waive Adrien, sign Smith to nice 3 year partially guaranteed deal, Ship Marcus Morris to the D-league to let him get some floor time.
Wow, I think this is going to be the one that got away. Part ways with Flynn and move forward with this MANCHILD; on a Budinger type contact. Then leave him in the D-league along with Morris for at least the first half on the season and see what happens. Let the coaching staff work with both of them in a one on one setting and in time they will BOTH be at least rotation players