how about boki?

I don't think Boki will get any significant playing time this year. I think he will crack the rotation next year. I believe this summer will be the last for Rice. He will be packaged in a deal and we will probably keep Posey. Posey will be the starter and Boki will be used for his offense.

 

Until last season, Rice had been quite durable during his career. I wouldn't be surprised to see him stay injury-free.

 

Next year the minutes at SF should be splitt between Nachbar and Posey. Terrance Morris should be a 12th man or let go next year. The big complication will be how to get rid of Rice. He will no doubt have a hissy fit if he gets no PT next year.

 

I was so happy when I saw him come in!!! I was clapping!!! He played for 7 minutes and 11 seconds!!! Yes!!! His defense wasn't that bad, except he didn't contest an alleyoop right above him. But his offense was great. He can really move quickly. And he's smooth. He's kinda small but he's a small forward. I thought he was awesome. But then he missed 2 three's in a row. That didn't look good. But he seemed like a good player. Then again, the opposing players probably weren't playing real defense. Man...he made a nice pass to Terence Morris...and Terence missed the dunk. HAHAHA. I can't believe Terence Morris. He is a good shooter. And he made a nice little turnaround move posting up. I guess Terence Morris is a good player if you let him play. Bostjan did good! I still don't think he'll get playing time.

 

it is disgusting that rice plays and boki doesn't. it baffles me. there is no telling what this guy can do, and coming into the game for 5-minutes when we are up 20 points isn't going to tell us anything.

this guy should be contributing NOW, and rudy needs to recognize that already. rice brings nothing to the table. can't shoot consistantly anymore, can't rebound, and the other team's offense is playing 5 on 4 when rice is in the game.

if boki's lack of action is because of his injured groin (which i don't think is possible), why the hell would we be wasting a roster spot with him and not putting him on the injured list???

 

I've been hoping for Boki to get playing time and was happy to see him get some last night. I was a bit disappointed with his 3pt shooting, but I think he may have just been nervous, too wide-open, or maybe just off. I've seen him drain 3's in warmups. What I like was that shot coming off a screen. SWISH! I also saw a little bit of that guard mentality on him a couple of times when he would push the ball up the floor and find open players. His defense seemed ok, but then again you can't really say much since the Bucks had some other players in as well.

 

It is about time! Boki needs to get some minutes or atleast give him Terence Morris's minutes. I don't think Rice will get traded, but I am all for it because it will free up cap space. I'm not so sure the Rockets are going to re-sign Posey, he might have been just a one year thing. We where going to lose Kenny after this year anyway and this will alow more time to see if Griffin has what it takes to make it in this league.

 

The same people who complain about Stevie's leadership skills and Cuttino's inconsistency are the same people who want Boki to start or be our 6th man off the bench. No knock on Boki, because his court awarness and driving ability had me cheering last night, but he's a rookie, he's going to be inconsistent and he's going make mistakes out there, costly ones, that this team can't afford. I think Boki is going to be a wonderful player, I see him as a spark plug off the bencg, kinda like Sam Cassell in '94 and '95, but like so many rookies who join good teams there's just not enough minutes to go around.

Adrian

 

Yeah, as much as I would like to see more of Boki, I have to respect Rudy's decision to bring him along slowly. After (at least in my opinion) Rudy's flawless plan to introduce Yao into our team, I feel like Rudy knows better than anyone else on this board how many minutes Nachbar needs to be playing. The guy will get his time, eventually. Right now, there are more deserving players.

 

that's the dumbest thing i've ever heard, adrian. if a rookie is good enough to contribute to the team, he should be playing....i.e. Yao Ming. Is Yao making costly mistakes that the team can't afford? Give me a break. NOTHING justifies Boki not even getting a chance yet. Nothing.

 

What about if Terrence Morris, James Posey and Glen Rice are all outperforming Nachbar in practice? I wouldn't call that "nothing." Yet you seem to dismiss that as a possibility, when there is no way for you to know if this is happening or not.

The Yao example is ridiculous. Ming is quite obviously much more skilled and polished right now than Nachbar.

 

I don't want him to start, and he probably won't be the 6th man, but I think he should play more. (BTW, I've never complained about SF and CM.) IMO, Posey should start with Boki backing him up. Rice has seemed to lost his shot and is not what you call a defensive specialist. Boki, from what I have seen, seems to have a real good stroke and can definitly hit an open shot, shots I've seen Rice miss. I guess Rice could be outplaying Boki in practice, and if he is, I am fine with Rice, but from what I have seen, I don't think Rice outplays Boki. As for TMo getting PT instead of Boki, I can be ok with that as well. He seems to be more of a defensive person and has improved his shooting while still having somewhat of a post up game and athletic ability to make shots around the basket.

However, last night Rice seemed to shoot a little better than usual, making 2 out of his 4 3PA's. (though he missed 2 other FGs and his only FT.) If he can keep this up and make those open shots, I have no problem with him even starting, though I'd rather Posey start. I'm just tired of him bricking shots AND being a defensive liability. JMO.

Oh yeah, if Rudy is trying to pad Rice's stats for a possible trade....hmm....ok, I'm fine with that.

 

who the hell cares, when rice and morris SUCKS in the game??? as long as you play well in practice, you get 30 minutes/game? that would make a ton of sense.

and i said nothing about nachbar playing over posey anyway. don't put words in my mouth.

if Nachbar is injured, he should be on the injured list, and if he's healthy, he should be getting a CHANCE to contribute. that's the bottom line. we won't know how good he is until he gets a chance, and, now, this mistake that rudy is making has reached over 30 games.

 

........if Nachbar is good, and I've seen him play and he's good, then what is your explanation for Rudy not playing him? I don't get it. He is a good player, but he just can't play. Terence Morris is terrible, but still Boki barely plays...neither does Terence but still...why doesn't he play then?

 

I think Rudy knows how good he is, and we don't know how good he is. That's a pretty safe bet.

 

Maybe Rudy just wants to start him at midseason, so other teams don't have much of a scouting report on him. Kind of like a secret weapon. Or maybe I'm wrong and Boki has just been horrible in practices.

 

how is that a safe bet? and what does that mean anyway? does that mean Rudy knows that he is good? or Rudy knows that he is bad?

please provide us with more insight into the mind of Rudy.

and, Rudy obviously doesn't know how the guy plays in real game situations, because he hasn't played in any. even if he's playing crappy in practice (not that you would have any way of knowing if that's the case anyway), that is a ton different than being placed in a real game situation anyway. some players just respond different to different situations.

 

He will not be released that easy.

Remember what we gave up for him. A first round pick that is due to Atlanta. If you remember Les did not want to make that deal, but CD & Rudy convinced him. I think he will hang around for awhile, perhaps just for insurance reasons. He still is a good defensive player, that can play the 4 if somebody gets hurt.