Probably means he doesn't follow the NBA and doesn't know who the Lakers are, so he doesn't give a **** about the "bright lights".
well he's been in the league 2 full years going on a third. pretty sure he follows the nba and knows who the lakers are..I get it its a "good natured " jab but still kind of a strange comment...he's basically saying asik is aloof or something but doesn't know if he's on foot or horseback.... maybe its a Turkish ottoman thing
I didn't mean literally not know there's a team called the Lakers. I meant he doesn't know that it's supposed to be a big deal to play in Staples. As for the analogy Sampson used, yeah that was definitely a weird one.:grin:
Whatever it is, it will take years and years for him to realize it. He's a hard worker and has good coaching, so I'm sure he'll get there. :rollseyes:
Omer Asik all the way - he is improving every game. Code: Rk G Date Age Tm Opp GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS GmSc 1 1 2012-10-31 26-119 HOU @ DET W 1 33:02 5 6 .833 0 0 2 6 .333 2 7 9 0 1 2 3 2 12 10.3 2 2 2012-11-02 26-121 HOU @ ATL W 1 35:13 0 7 .000 0 0 0 0 9 10 19 1 1 1 3 2 0 3.0 3 3 2012-11-03 26-122 HOU POR L 1 35:15 2 7 .286 0 0 0 0 4 11 15 1 0 2 4 4 4 2.5 4 4 2012-11-07 26-126 HOU DEN L 1 22:27 4 11 .364 0 0 2 3 .667 7 6 13 0 0 0 3 2 10 6.4 5 5 2012-11-09 26-128 HOU @ MEM L 1 40:24 4 6 .667 0 0 2 2 1.000 3 10 13 2 0 2 5 2 10 9.5 6 6 2012-11-10 26-129 HOU DET W 1 27:25 5 12 .417 0 0 4 4 1.000 3 5 8 0 4 0 4 3 14 10.0 7 7 2012-11-12 26-131 HOU MIA L 1 32:21 4 8 .500 0 0 11 14 .786 5 9 14 3 0 1 3 1 19 19.4 8 8 2012-11-14 26-133 HOU NOH W 1 29:58 6 10 .600 0 0 3 4 .750 2 10 12 1 0 2 3 4 15 11.9 What do I see. Career high: 19 rebounds earlier in the season. Career high: 19 points against Miami Career high: 4 steals Career high: Free throws and Attempts old max one time only (6/10) New record: 11/14 Career high: 6 field goals Right now he has to keep working on his game - and its a learning process and it will take 30+ games for him to get used to playing as many minutes as he has been playing - and i'm sure they will increase those minutes or decrease them based on how his body responds. Won't really start seeing how good he can be until january ~ Right now its just kinda like raw tracking - capturing the noticeable improvements and realizing that ~ he is now a starter, now needs to contribute offensively, needs to establish presence on the floor, needs to be THE big man. He has 2 amazing guards that can feed him OOPS - ALL DAY, but we haven't seen one. I'm sure Asik wants to get involved in that type of stuff in the future. Good times a coming!
I'm surprised that Omer is averaging 10 points a game given the fact he has a game with 0 points and another with just 4 points.
It's a testament to all the work he is Puttin in. Guys bought in and he's in the perfect place to make mistakes and grow in the fire
Lin tried feeding him Alley Oops in one of the first games they played. It turned out badly. Very, very badly. Not that I expect Lin won't try doing it again at some point... but I think he'll give Asik some time before he does.
Not the man for alley oops -But- obviously the game plan does not include p&r feeds to ömer. there were at least 6 or 7 situations that he was wide open and open lane but they went for the 3 pter instead. easy dunks wasted. p&r game can get much better.
