He was there for almost 2 months. Two months with a professional team can teach a young player some. Especially if he is getting regular minutes. I bet parsons experience helped him more than Morris' playing the same college level players in one or two summer games. Parsons has not stopped playing yet.
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Nope, he was a mature college player and he played four years, that's why Morey drafted him. He only played 3 games for Cholet in France.
I think his overseas experience gave him the confidence that he could compete against NBA starters. He even mentioned it in a interview I think.
As long it isn't an Asian league (where the dudes are like half the size of NBA players), most leagues are way harder than the NCAA, esp. if you're a big man. In the NCAA, you're up against boys coached by recruiters who pretend to be coaches. In a Pro league, you'll be up against grown men with a ton of experience.
This is a little off the subject, but does anybody know where to find a good roster download of european players for nba 2k12. I'm dying to use motiejunas on next year's squad.
Motiejunas 31min 24 pts 8/16 2 pt 0/2 3pt 8/14 ft 13 rebounds http://live.basket.iskiereczka.pl/mecz.html?game_id=8275 stats here
24 pts ([8/16 2pt] [0/2 3pt] [8/14 ft] [off: 4 def: 9 rebounds: 13] [st:1 as:1 to:1 bl:1 pf:1]) in 30 mins. Kinda poor shooting night for Donatas by European standarts, but still a good performace in a polish league.
Again, strong in rebounds - thirteen. Kind of gets you a hard-on when you think this was arguably the main reason he dropped so much in the draft.
His weak ass is going to get thrown around like a rag doll in the NBA. Needs another year or two to bulk up.
He already bulked up a lot... I don't think he'll get bullied by NBA power forwards. I wouldn't put him at the 5 right now and expect him to be able to defend high level centers, though.
IIRC Gersson Rosas said a few weeks ago that D-Mo was still around 220. He has added some muscle, but certainly will still need to get stronger, especially waist down.
I normally enjoy your posts, but I think your arse is hanging over a cliff here. Are you seriously saying that a player from a top program, who's been in it long enough to mean anything (the huge problem colleges have now), is coached by a "recruiter?" It's a different sport, but I'd describe Mack Brown as a "recruiter." The description might fit there. Back to basketball, there are numerous outstanding college coaches, and their players are learning the game, at least if they're in the program long enough.
I hope he gets to play his natural preferred position. I would like too see him build from what we knows instead of taking a step back to learn something new. IMO this is the prime reason why Jimmer, Vesley and Morris havent been able to adapt.
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