Matt Jackson said that he would name his first kid Boki if boki had a 20pt game this season (might have been ever)!!!! We should hold him to that.
LOL, Boki's big game happens, and the next night Byron Scott decides to play George Lynch in his space for 35 minutes - where he scores all of 3 points. My only theory is that he wanted another rebounder in since Jacobsen was tearing it up from outside. Anyway, this leads us to Boki: 0-1 for 0 pts....but I still need that groin to heal
Really? It's working for me. Here's the source page: http://cheers.tvheaven.com/sam.html The link is the last one on the bottom.
boki's stat line tonight. 13 / 6 / 1 ............ 5 PF in 21 minutes He shot 3-4 and 3-3 from 3. Too bad it seems like he's too foul prone or else he would actually get a lot more minutes and probably score a lot more points. At least he's shooting better of late.
http://www.nola.com/sports/t-p/index.ssf?/base/sports-16/1108107029319560.xml Change looking good for Hornets' Nachbar Ex-Rockets forward playing effectively in new team's offense Friday, February 11, 2005 By John Reid Staff writer Bostjan Nachbar desperately needed a change. In 21/2 seasons with the Houston Rockets, Nachbar, a 6-foot-9 small forward, never averaged more than 12.8 minutes or 3.1 points. He was the 11th man in Coach Jeff Van Gundy's eight-man rotation, despite being a first-round draft pick by the team in the 2002 draft. Down the road, the Hornets desperately needed role players. They were off to a disastrous 2-29 start and were looking for help in turning around their seemingly hopeless season. And so was born a marriage of convenience. As the Hornets head into tonight's game against the Golden State Warriors at New Orleans Arena, Nachbar is averaging a career-high 19.7 minutes and has a 6.3 scoring average after 22 games with the team. "A lot of these guys need a change of scenery sometimes," Hornets general manager Allan Bristow said. "He was on our radar as far as being an international player who can pass, dribble and shoot. We didn't know 100 percent what he could do, but we knew he could give us some energy." Nachbar entered Wednesday's game against the Portland Trail Blazers after nine minutes and scored 13 points in New Orleans' 91-80 road victory. "Not taking anything away from Jeff as a coach, but I don't think his style of play suited me well," said Nachbar, who is from Slovenia. Nachbar thought he could have been a more effective player had Van Gundy used a more up-tempo offense, like the one the Hornets run now, to create easier shot opportunities. Nachbar said he had a lot of success in that kind of system while playing professionally in Italy before entering the NBA draft. Van Gundy's system uses half-court sets that involved working the ball into the post and not rushing to put up shots. The Hornets use more of an equal-opportunity offense. By December, it had become apparent that Nachbar was never going to be major player in that system. The Rockets were willing to trade him to strengthen their backcourt. In a deal reached with the Hornets, veteran guard David Wesley was sent to Houston and the Hornets got Nachbar, and guard Jim Jackson, who never reported. Although he's still learning the offense and needs to work on his defense, Nachbar has shown himself to be a capable outside shooter and decent rebounder. His biggest flaw, though, has been inconsistency. That was evident during the Hornets' four-game road trip that concluded this week. Nachbar scored a career-high 21 points in Saturday's loss to the Utah Jazz. In the next game Tuesday night against the Seattle SuperSonics, he played 13 minutes and went scoreless. "Some games he seems real comfortable and confident, and other games he looks lost," Coach Byron Scott said. "If he doesn't have that confidence every single (game), he is going to struggle." But before the team left on its four-game road trip Feb. 3, Scott said he had hampered Nachbar's initial development by shifting him to shooting guard when the Hornets were shorthanded by injuries. When Jackson was traded to Phoenix Suns on Jan. 21 for Casey Jacobsen, Marciej Lampe and Jackson Vroman, Nachbar moved back to small forward. "I think it shows that he probably regressed a little when I put him at the two spot (shooting guard) because he started to forget about a lot of stuff that he was doing at small forward," Scott said. "So I probably did him a disservice because I was trying to look at him at both positions. I really believe he'll be able to play the shooting guard position, but now is not the time." Nachbar continues to study offensive sets and his responsibilities. "Our offense has about 40 to 50 plays, and learning all of them while learning two positions was tough," Nachbar said. "But I want to be a constant player who can do something every game to help my team win. For two years, it was tough not being on the court because I never expected not to make it in the NBA." He has 33 games left to show he belongs. The Hornets will continue to evaluate to determine if they will offer him a contract when his current deal expires at the end of the season.
Didn't Rob Costa say something like if Boki scored 20 points he would run down Westheimer in a thong?
I wish Boki the best, but he ain't a two and never will be. If he has a position outside of the 3, its a 4 ala Scott Padgett. He's an underrated rebounder and as a defender his biggest liability is lateral quickness. Ask Karla about his toughness.
STFU chum - your FG shooting percentage is still abyssal. You'd be lucky to still be in the NBA next season
