Hasheem Thabeet to RGV Vipers (UPDATE: Makes his debut)

Most importantly, 4 blocks.

 

Dude, at least read the titles of the threads... - you could have added your info to thread #202498 .

 

This was already posted several hours ago.

http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=202498

 

and 4 fouls

 

Gimme a sec and let me try to find it. Maybe I am not remembering right, but I recall a quote I heard from him after the trade that really made it sound like he has less than zero expectations from Thabeet.

 

Wow, just read he also had 6 asst.. He actually had a pretty good game. Too bad many of you don't see the potential. It's obvious he just needs more time and minutes in an actual game to develop some type of ryhthm. Practice alone won't do it.

 

I want the kid to succeed, but I don't expect anything.

 

the guy in the other thread is misinformed. He had 0. 4 blocks though. http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20110321/IDARGV/gameinfo.html

 

http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=201616

 

RGV is not the Rockets toy and the Rockets should never treat them like one either. Thabeet knows he is there to work hard, respect all things RGV, and show his game.

99% of the time my cat can cling to the curtains till he decides to let go, or after sharp blows with a broom, and when you turn your back it's game on again.

No cats were hurt in this post.:grin:


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wait am i missing something? looks like it was 6 rbs 0 assists. the 4 blocks is nice, but he needs to cut down the fouls a bit. but def a good start for thabeet.

 

Fixed!

 

hoopsworld bill ingram bull****.

 

Thabeet won't be ready for the NBA until he averages. 15/10/5 down there.

 

From reading the comments I gathered he had a decent first game. He didnt suck but didnt exactly make an impact either. I gathered he was a bit out of shape.

Only 3 more games to go for him. Lets hope he improves each and every game.

 

Jon Sheyer is on the RGV Vipers? Nice, it's good to hear we have a great call-up point guard if we ever need it and it's also good to hear that he got over that terrible eye injury.

 

*Scheyer

 

The article below is from this past weekend and talks about how the workouts between CD and Thabeet have been going. Overall it sounds like he has taken well to the tutelage being provided and the honest assesments given of him. It also sounds like Memphis really didn"t do much to help his game.

http://www.foxsportshouston.com/03/...nding_rockets.html?blockID=443847&feedID=3544

March 18, 2011, 3:35 pm

By David Dalati
FOXSportsHouston.com

The lineage of Rockets big men is impressive: Moses Malone, Ralph Sampson, Hakeem Olajuwon and Yao Ming. That's a pair of Hall of Famers and two players that put up very solid numbers before injuries wrecked their careers. Longtime Rockets assistant coach and general manager Carroll Dawson tutored all of them at some point.

"We've been very blessed as far as the big people that have come through here over the years," Dawson said. Although Dawson is technically retired, his latest project is Hasheem Thabeet, the 7-foot-3 center whom the Rockets acquired from the Grizzlies in the Shane Battier trade. Since becoming a Rocket, Thabeet has undergone six one-on-one sessions with Dawson on how to be an effective big man in the NBA. And Thabeet can use the extra work.

After being drafted second overall out of UConn by the Grizzlies in 2009, Thabeet has been a virtual non-factor as an NBA player. In fact, the Grizzlies sent Thabeet to the league's developmental league for a stint in an effort to improve his game. Nearly two full seasons into his NBA career, Thabeet has averaged just 2.3 points and 2.7 rebounds per game. With the Rockets, Thabeet gets a new start with a team which considers him a project. Dawson's charge is to transform Thabeet into a productive NBA player.

"(Dawson) told me a lot of fundamental things," Thabeet said of his tutorials with Dawson. "The way to shoot the jump hook and a lot of those type things."

"He has a pretty good touch," said Dawson. "There are a few tests that I've run the big men through that can tell what kind of touch they have and his is not bad, especially for 7-foot-3. His movement is good, his footwork is awful. He's got a lot to learn."

But Dawson's biggest current point of emphasis is the defensive end of the court.

Thabeet said he was certainly aware of the differences between college and the NBA, but he continues to adjust.

"In college, in the zone they let you just sit in there and block shots," Thabeet said. "Here you gotta go in and out every three seconds."

Dawson is helping Thabeet learn to play NBA defense.

"At UConn Coach Calhoun just put him in front of the bucket and told him to block everything that came in and he did," said Dawson. "He got drafted on that. That's what got him into the league and that's what we're trying to strengthen and enhance. What you do is try to enhance what he's doing and this summer we may change some things or add. Post moves is one of the things he needs. He doesn't have that at all."

While he is currently far from the comparison at this point, Thabeet has an upside that may one day be comparable to Dikembe Mutombo's body of work. While Mutumbo was limited as an offensive player, he became a force in the NBA as a shot blocker and rebounder.

Thabeet said Dawson has preached patience.

"He told me just because you start working with something today you're not going to get it the next day or three days later," Thabeet said. "It's going to take time and a lot of work. So I have to just work."

Thabeet has displayed a willingness to do the non-glamorous grind required.

"I don't think he's ever been shown this much attention," Dawson said. "He loves it. We get there early. We always work out before practice, and he has to get there early. He comes with a smile on his face and goes to work."

Thabeet may not go down among the best Rockets big men, but he's getting the advantage of tutoring from the guy that's worked with almost all of them.

 

Two things to note from the article breaking down the loss. Sounds like even though he put up a decent stat line, Thabeet still has a long way to go. Fortunately, since he is so out of shape and rhythm right now, going forward, his production should increase exponentially.

http://www.themonitor.com/sports/thabeet-48271-vipers-hidalgo.html

Thabeet was clearly out of shape and both he and Finch know that it’s going to take time to utilize the seven-footer effectively.

"From a systematic point a view trying to get him where we need him is going to be a challenge right away," Finch said. "Effort wise and everything else, he’s just so rusty and really out of shape that it’s hard to gauge any kind of performance at this point and time."

In total, Thabeet played 26 minutes and was a perfect 5-of-5 from the field with 11 points. He knows that once his defensive skills improve, his offense will fall in place.

"Offense comes off the defense I believe," he said. "I need to be a presence as a defensive (player) by rebounding the ball and blocking shots."

 

Antoine Walker? Really?