Jeremy Lamb ranked #1, Terence Jones #9 on NBA.com's Rookie Ladder

CheukLau · Jul 18, 2012

jopatmc said: ↑

Yes, he needs to improve those things along with getting his FT stroke down in rhythm. But I'm not interested in seeing him lose more than about 10 lbs at the most though. Don't really care about him playing the 3 either. He's a rotation guy. If we trade for Dwight, our big rotation is set with Dwight, DMo, and Royce. If we get Asik, Asik just turns into a trade asset at the deadline.

Royce has great size at the 4 and does a sensational job of jumping the pick defensively and forcing the guard out before getting back in the post. Very good pick and roll defender. Very good position defender like Chuck but has even more size to board better and rumble. And when you combine his D with a guy like Dwight who is the eraser, along with Parsons, our D is going to be very, very good.

I really don't care if he ever shoots the 3. He has the ability to catch, face up, stare down the defender and simply dribble into the circle. The defender has to back off and respect his drive. That is a huge key. And Royce is very, very intelligent. He just walks the ball into the circle on the dribble and then it is game on with the short jumper or some sort of pass out to a wide open shooter.

Can't say enough good things about this guy.

I suspect Orlando is trying to squeeze both White and Lamb or all 3 of White, Lamb, and Parsons from us and Morey is holding steady by offering them Lamb, Jones, and PPat or Morris, along with the two possible lottery picks.
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He is no where close to a good pick and roll defender not to mention Chuck... He gets over the screen away too slow...
Chuck not only has great D positioning but also quick feet... Chuck defensive footwork is one of the best in the league...

White is doing well on the low post d as a rookie, but not on his perimeter and pick and roll d...

warmshizzle · Jul 18, 2012

Found this little gem of Lamb at the FIBA U19s

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jtr · Jul 18, 2012

jopatmc said: ↑

There is one reason for this. There is one leader that is making this happen. The total unselfish team play of one player. If White wasn't doing his thing for these guys, they wouldn't be here. Just goes to show you why you have to watch the games. White is Chuck Hayes all over again in a much bigger body with more offensive play making skills. His D has been great. He's boarding like a man. He's bringing the ball up, constantly passing the ball and setting everybody up. He's the real numero uno.

Not taking anything away from the rest of the guys. They have been impressive. But White has single-handedly taken these guys and got them running some sort of system in a couple games where guys are actually setting picks, moving, and looking to receive the pass and passing the ball themselves to Royce because they know they're gonna get it back for the easy layup/dunk. Instead of silly one-on-one scrum basketball, which most of summer league is, like you see down at the YMCA or at my church gymnasium, we are actually seeing some nice flowing basketball movement. That's Royce.
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I am not sure that White is the total reason they are playing so well, but I do agree completely with your observation that they are playing great team basketball. I think we may be seeing some of McHale's coaching philosophy in their play. It bodes well for the future.

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