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CNNSI - Players who will exceed expectations (David Andersen)

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  1. mau

    mau Member

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    Here are four other players who, like Chandler, have a good chance to exceed expectations this season:
    • David Andersen, Houston: The Rockets' ability to overachieve when Tracy McGrady and/or Yao Ming have been sidelined the past couple of years is no coincidence. This is a roster brimming with smart, hard-working players capable of multiple offensive sets and styles under Rick Adelman. Anderson, a 6-11, 29-year-old Australian rookie who has been playing in Spain, fits right in. Offensively, he boasts good range and a quick release on his jumper, but can also score with either hand with his back to the basket. Defensively, while not quite in the bruise-brother fraternity of Luis Scola, Shane Battier and Carl Landry, he's not afraid to bang. Immediate plans are to make him the starting center in Yao's absence. At the very least he'll be in the rotation and fulfill the blue-collar demands of Rockets culture without a hitch.


    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/britt_robson/09/23/chandler.bobcats/index.html?eref=T1
     
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  2. aussie rocket

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    Whose expectations?
     
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    Exactly, we are just hoping he can fill the center position without messing up too bad.
     
    #3 Someguy1229, Sep 23, 2009
  4. Francis 4 ever

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    I hate to be cynical, but I doubt he will be starting 15 games in. He will be too big of a defensive liability, and without any playmakers (Scola's inability to pass out of a double team and brooks inability to pass), he will not get the open looks he needs to justify him starting.
     
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    yours of course
     
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    Well if can go further than your expectations of him, he will have beat them.
     
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    i expect him to grow wings and breathe fire and eat lebron james children.
     
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    :cool:
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    He did that to V-Span once.
     
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    Won't take much to exceed my expectations.
    :p
     
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    He is no banger on offense or defense. His strength is his mid-range jumper. He is not as refined as Luis on the low block offensively and neither is he a good rebounder.
     
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    Assuming he gets in the range of 20-25 mins a game I would say averages of about 7 and 4 are the ceiling for him.
     
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    Sounds about right.
     
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    Based on the replies on this thread, I think he will exceed expectations.

    Mainly because we're so lacking in stars, that Adelman's offense really will spread the wealth. If anything, I'd expect people to think that Anderson's stats next season to be inflated because of the system.
     
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    With great journalism like this, it's a wonder why they don't still have CNNSI the TV station :)

    My favorite part:

    "Defensively, while not quite in the bruise-brother fraternity of Luis Scola, Shane Battier and Carl Landry, he's not afraid to bang."

    Talking about Defense and not mentioning Chuck Hayes = Fail. More laughable that he mentions Scola and Landry in the same sentence as defense...

    And Anderson better not be afraid to bang. At least then he won't be too surprised the first time he gets banged right out of the paint :)
     
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    The writer seems to have confused Chuck Hayes with Carl Landry.
     
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    I think the writer means to the average NBA fan.

    I know his game from Barcelona and he would be a very good compliment for Scola inside, i do think that if he manages to be out of foul trouble he could be a very consistent 8pts 6reb player and add good post and help defense.

    I won´t be surprised if Andersen net us a couple of 20 point games as Scola did when he came into the league.
     
    #17 Seth, Sep 24, 2009
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    There is really no evidence of that outside of oft-repeated misconceptions. Low rebounding numbers in international play don't mean someone is a poor rebounder. Scola's rebounding rate in his final year of Euroleague play was .22 rebounds per minute. Andersen's was .20 per minute.

    In Scola's first NBA season, his rate went from .22 up to .26. In his second season, it went up again to .29.

    Again, low rebounding overseas doesn't necessarily mean a whole lot.
     
    #18 ClutchCityReturns, Sep 24, 2009
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    This is what I get from the 20 games I watched. I wonder who will have the better season, andersen or channing frye. I'm thinking frye and for the same money, we couldve had a youngerr player to boot.
     
    #19 leebigez, Sep 24, 2009
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    Wish we landed Pachulia instead. I think Morey does too.
     
    #20 Ziggy, Sep 24, 2009
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