LOTTERY PROSPECT WATCH - 03/19/10, 03/20/10, & 03/21/10

 

03/19/10

 

 

Wesley Johnson - Syracuse 79, Vermont 56
33 min, 6-12 fg, 3-5 3pt, 3-4 ft, 6 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 2 blk, 1 to, 2 pf, 18 pts 

 

Derrick Favors - Georgia Tech 64, Oklahoma State 59

35 min, 5-7 fg, 0-0 3pt, 2-2 ft, 9 reb, 0 ast, 0 stl, 1 blk, 5 to, 2 pf, 12 pts

 

Evan Turner - Ohio State 68, UC Santa Barbara 51
37 min, 2-13 fg, 0-2 3pt, 5-6 ft, 10 reb, 5 ast, 1 stl, 0 blk, 4 to, 3 pf, 9 pts

 

 

 

 03/20/10

 

 

John Wall - Kentucky 90, Wake Forest 60
29 min, 5-9 fg, 3-6 3pt, 1-2 ft, 0 reb, 7 ast, 0 stl, 0 blk, 5 to, 2 pf, 14 pts

DeMarcus Cousins - Kentucky 90, Wake Forest 60
26 min, 9-10 fg, 0-0 3pt, 1-7 ft, 8 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk, 2 to, 2 pf, 19 pts

Al-Farouq Aminu - Kentucky 90, Wake Forest 60
21 min, 6-14 fg, 0-2 3pt, 4-9 ft, 8 reb, 1 ast, 0 stl, 0 blk, 1 to, 3 pf, 16 pts

 

 

 

03/21/10

 

 

Wesley Johnson - Syracuse 87, Gonzaga 65
40 min, 11-16 fg, 4-6 3pt, 5-7 ft, 14 reb, 0 ast, 0 stl, 1 blk, 0 to, 2 pf, 31 pts 

 

Derrick Favors - Georgia Tech 66, Ohio State 75

24 min, 4-8 fg, 0-0 3pt, 2-3 ft, 4 reb, 0 ast, 1 stl, 0 blk, 2 to, 5 pf, 10 pts

 

Evan Turner - Georgia Tech 66, Ohio State 75
40 min, 8-19 fg, 1-3 3pt, 7-9 ft, 9 reb, 9 ast, 3 stl, 0 blk, 9 to, 1 pf, 24 pts

LOTTERY PROSPECT WATCH - 03/18/10

Al-Farouq Aminu - Wake Forest 81, Texas 80
41 min, 6-18 fg, 2-5 3pt, 6-7 ft, 15 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 0 blk, 3 to, 3 pf, 20 pts

Cole Aldrich - Kansas 81, Kansas State 62
25 min, 4-9 fg, 0-0 3pt, 1-1 ft, 7 reb, 0 ast, 0 stl, 5 blk, 3 to, 2 pf, 9 pt

John Wall - Kentucky 100, East Tennessee State 71
29 min, 5-7 fg, 3-4 3pt, 4-6 ft, 4 reb, 11 ast, 0 stl, 0 blk, 3 to, 3 pf, 17 pts

DeMarcus Cousins - Kentucky 100, East Tennessee State 71
24 min, 1-2 fg, 0-0 3pt, 3-4 ft, 8 reb, 4 ast, 0 stl, 4 blk, 2 to, 4 pf, 5 pts

Greg Monroe - Georgetown 83, Ohio 97
37 min, 7-11 fg, 0-0 3pt, 5-7 ft, 13 reb, 6 ast, 1 stl, 2 blk, 7 to, 5 pf, 19 pts

LOTTERY PROSPECT WATCH - 03/14/10

Evan Turner - Ohio State 90, Minnesota 61

39 min, 12-18 fg, 3-5 3pt, 4-5 ft, 11 reb, 6 ast, 0 stl, 2 blk, 4 to, 3 pf, 31 pts

John Wall - Kentucky 75, Mississippi State 74

40 min, 5-15 fg, 1-4 3pt, 6-9 ft, 6 reb, 9 ast, 5 stl, 0 blk, 4 to, 0 pf, 17 pts

DeMarcus Cousins - Kentucky 75, Mississippi State 74

26 min, 3-6 fg, 0-0 3pt, 4-6 ft, 10 reb, 1 ast, 0 stl, 2 blk, 3 to, 4 pf, 10 pts

Derrick Favors - Georgia Tech 61, Duke 65

36 min, 8-14 fg, 0-0 3pt, 6-7 ft, 11 reb, 2 ast, 0 stl, 2 blk, 3 to, 3 pf, 22 pts

LOTTERY PROSPECT WATCH - 03/13/10

Evan Turner - Ohio State 88, Illinois 81
49 min, 10-18 fg, 1-3 3pt, 10-12 ft, 10 reb, 6 ast, 2 stl, 0 blk, 10 to, 5 pf, 31 pts

Cole Aldrich - Kansas 72, Kansas State 64
24 min, 4-9 fg, 0-0 3pt, 2-3 ft, 8 reb, 0 ast, 1 stl, 2 blk, 2 to, 5 pf, 10 pt

John Wall - Kentucky 74, Tennessee 45
36 min, 5-10 fg, 0-2 3pt, 4-6 ft, 6 reb, 9 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk, 5 to, 0 pf, 14 pts

DeMarcus Cousins - Kentucky 74, Tennessee 45
26 min, 6-8 fg, 0-0 3pt, 7-17 ft, 15 reb, 1 ast, 3 stl, 2 blk, 2 to, 3 pf, 19 pts

Greg Monroe - Georgetown 58, West Virginia 60
38 min, 3-7 fg, 0-1 3pt, 5-6 ft, 6 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk, 1 to, 2 pf, 11 pts

Derrick Favors - Georgia Tech 57, North Carolina State 54
34 min, 7-10 fg, 0-0 3pt, 3-5 ft, 8 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 2 blk, 2 to, 2 pf, 17 pts

LOTTERY PROSPECT WATCH - 03/11/10 & 03/12/10

03/11/2010

Derrick Favors - Georgia Tech 62, North Carolina 58
29 min, 7-8 fg, 0-0 3pt, 4-5 ft, 9 reb, 0 ast, 0 stl, 5 blk, 3 to, 3 pf, 18 pts

Greg Monroe - Georgetown 91, Syracuse 84
38 min, 5-8 fg, 0-0 3pt, 5-8 ft, 10 reb, 7 ast, 3 stl, 1 blk, 2 to, 3 pf, 15 pts

Wesley Johnson - Georgetown 91, Syracuse 84
40 min, 10-17 fg, 3-5 3pt, 1-2 ft, 7 reb, 0 ast, 3 stl, 2 blk, 3 to, 5 pf, 24 pts

Cole Aldrich - Kansas 80, Texas Tech 68
29 min, 4-6 fg, 0-0 3pt, 4-5 ft, 18 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 3 blk, 2 to, 3 pf, 12 pts

Al-Farouq Aminu - Wake Forest 62, Miami 83
25 min, 3-10 fg, 0-1 3pt, 5-7 ft, 7 reb, 0 ast, 0 stl, 2 blk, 4 to, 2 pf, 11 pts

03/12/2010

John Wall - Kentucky 73, Alabama 67
38 min, 7-12 fg, 0-2 3pt, 9-13 ft, 7 reb, 5 ast, 0 stl, 0 blk, 4 to, 3 pf, 23 pts
 
Cole Aldrich - Kansas 79, Texas A&M 66
31 min, 4-4 fg, 0-0 3pt, 1-3 ft, 9 reb, 1 ast, 0 stl, 3 blk, 4 to, 3 pf, 9 pts

DeMarcus Cousins - Kentucky 73, Alabama 67
26 min, 2-4 fg, 0-0 3pt, 3-4 ft, 8 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 2 blk, 3 to, 3 pf, 7 pts

Evan Turner - Ohio State 69, Michigan 68
40 min, 6-15 fg, 3-3 3pt, 3-4 ft, 3 reb, 8 ast, 1 stl, 2 blk, 4 to, 2 pf, 18 pts 

Derrick Favors - Georgia Tech 69, Maryland 64
31 min, 3-6 fg, 0-0 3pt, 5-10 ft, 11 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 3 blk, 8 to, 3 pf, 11 pts

Greg Monroe - Georgetown 80, Marquette 57
34 min, 9-15 fg, 1-1 3pt, 4-8 ft, 13 reb, 7 ast, 0 stl, 2 blk, 2 to, 1 pf, 23 pts

LOTTERY PROSPECT WATCH - 03/10/10

Greg Monroe - Georgetown 69, South Florida 49
25 min, 7-14 fg, 0-0 3pt, 2-2 ft, 8 reb, 2 ast, 0 stl, 2 blk, 4 to, 4 pf, 16 pts

MORROW AND CURRY - FUTURE BEST SHOOTERS EVER?

Hollinger just put out a piece on the greatest shooters ever with Steve Nash being the best of all time by a significant margin based on his formula, Combined Shooting Rating (CSR). There is a set of minimum thresholds that need to be met to qualify and 44 ended up being part of the study. CSR is simply adding the player's 2-pt, 3-pt, and free throw shooting percentages together. Chris Mullin made the list at No. 6.

The rankings are:

1. Steve Nash
2. Steve Kerr
3. Reggie Miller
4. Mark Price
5. Jeff Hornacek
6. Chris Mullin
7. Peja Stojakovic
8. Larry Bird
9. Ray Allen
10 Dana Barros

Interestingly enough, Hollinger mentions two young Warriors who can eventually crack this list if they continue to play as they are and naturally get better.

Finally, two young players on the Golden State Warriors have established a great chance of finishing their careers near the top of this list. Rookie Stephen Curry is at 1.770 thus far in his brief career, and should that number hold up, he'll finish his career in the top 10. Since players' shooting often improves dramatically in their second through fifth seasons, he could finish as one of the top-ranked players of all time.

Then again, he also might finish second among current Warriors. Curry's teammate, Anthony Morrow, has played two NBA seasons as a part-time starter, and posted career marks of 48.8 percent on 2s, 45.9 percent on 3s and 87.6 percent from the line. That's good for a CSR of 1.822, which is better than every other player in history except Nash.

Obviously we're dealing with smaller sample sizes with those two, and it's possible they'll regress in future seasons. But when we discuss the great all-time shooters, those two are worth tracking in future seasons to see if they warrant a spot in the conversation.

Wouldn't that be something to have two of the best shooters on one team. But based on how the roster turnover goes under the Cohan era, don't bet on seeing the duo stay together for too long.

WHO'S NEXT FROM THE D-LEAGUE?

With the news that Andris Biedrins has a sports hernia and a small tear in his abdomen, it is likely that he will miss the rest of the season following surgery. The Warriors were down to only 8 players tonight vs. the Hornets and it was painfully obvious that they need a big man to help on the boards. Chris Hunter started at Center with Corey Maggette at Power Forward. The only other legitimate big man available was Anthony Tolliver because Ronny Turiaf was once again, experiencing pain in his knee and could be out for an extended period of time.

Here are the healthy Warriors....

PG: Curry
SG: Watson
SF: Morrow / Williams
PF: Maggette / George
C: Hunter / Tolliver

Warriors should consider calling up Alexander Johnson who was just named D-League Player of the Week. Johnson was some one I thought would be serviceable when he was first drafted in 2006 by the Indiana Pacers and then traded to the Grizzlies. He's a mobile, glass eating big with a developing post game. I'd like to see what he can do with Curry feeding him the ball in the post. If the Warriors call up Johnson, then Williams, George, and Tolliver can move to their natural positions and allow Johnson to backup Hunter at Center. At 6'-9", 230 lbs, he is better equip to bang in the paint and fight for rebounds.

With Alexander Johnson....

PG: Curry / Watson

SG: Morrow / Watson / Williams

SF: Maggette / Williams / Morrow / George

PF: Tolliver / Maggette / George / Johnson

C: Hunter / Johnson / Tolliver

Another good call-up candidate would be Dwayne Jones.

Rebound battle for the last 5 games:

Hornets 44, Warriors 23

Bobcats 60, Warriors 36

Hawks 47, Warriors 39

Magic 58, Warriors 29

Heat 50, Warriors 35

Astonishingly bad.

LOTTERY PROSPECT WATCH - 03/06/10

Greg Monroe - Georgetown 74, Cincinnati 47
34 min, 8-12 fg, 0-1 3pt, 3-4 ft, 15 reb, 2 ast, 0 stl, 0 blk, 1 to, 0 pf, 19 pts

Hassan Whiteside - Marshall 73, Southern Methodist 57
30 min, 5-10 fg, 0-0 3pt, 7-9 ft, 10 reb, 0 ast, 1 stl, 3 blk, 0 to, 2 pf, 17 pts

Wesley Johnson - Syracuse 68, Louisville 78
38 min, 6-15 fg, 1-2 3pt, 5-6 ft, 5 reb, 0 ast, 1 stl, 2 blk, 1 to, 4 pf, 18 pts

Derrick Favors - Georgia Tech 82,Virginia Tech 88
32 min, 6-7 fg, 0-0 3pt, 6-7 ft, 9 reb, 3 ast, 0 stl, 4 blk, 1 to, 2 pf, 18 pts

Cole Aldrich - Kansas 77, Missouri 56
25 min, 4-7 fg, 0-0 3pt, 2-3 ft, 7 reb, 0 ast, 0 stl, 1 blk, 1 to, 2 pf, 10 pts

Xavier Henry - Kansas 77, Missouri 56
26 min, 2-6 fg, 0-1 3pt, 3-3 ft, 4 reb, 0 ast, 1 stl, 2 blk, 2 to, 1 pf, 7 pts

LOTTERY PROSPECT WATCH - 03/03/10

John Wall - Kentucky 80, Georgia 68
37 min, 8-10 fg, 3-5 3pt, 5-5 ft, 1 reb, 6 ast, 3 stl, 1 blk, 3 to, 0 pf, 24 pts

DeMarcus Cousins - Kentucky 80, Georgia 68
21 min, 3-3 fg, 0-0 3pt, 0-2 ft, 4 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 6 blk, 1 to, 2 pf, 6 pts

Patrick Patterson - Kentucky 80, Georgia 68
35 min, 7-11 fg, 1-2 3pt, 2-2 ft, 10 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 4 blk, 2 to, 3 pf, 17 pts

Cole Aldrich - Kansas 82, Kansas State 65
29 min, 3-6 fg, 0-0 3pt, 3-5 ft, 4 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 3 blk, 0 to, 2 pf, 9 pts

Xavier Henry - Kansas 82, Kansas State 65
31 min, 6-9 fg, 3-4 3pt, 4-5 ft, 5 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk, 1 to, 2 pf, 19 pts

Al-Farouq Aminu - Wake Forest 47, Florida 51
28 min, 0-2 fg, 0-1 3pt, 0-2 ft, 4 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 2 blk, 4 to, 5 pf, 0 pts

LOTTERY PROSPECT WATCH - 03/02/10

Hassan Whiteside - Marshall 76, UTEP 80
37 min, 7-19 fg, 0-0 3pt, 6-7 ft, 14 reb, 0 ast, 0 stl, 6 blk, 4 to, 1 pf, 20 pts

Evan Turner - Ohio State 73, Illinois 57
40 min, 7-16 fg, 2-2 3pt, 0-1 ft, 12 reb, 5 ast, 1 stl, 0 blk, 4 to, 4 pf, 16 pts

Wesley Johnson - Syracuse 85, St. John's 66
39 min, 5-10 fg, 0-3 3pt, 3-3 ft, 5 reb, 4 ast, 0 stl, 4 blk, 3 to, 1 pf, 13 pts

Derrick Favors - Georgia Tech 80, Clemson 91
33 min, 7-12 fg, 0-0 3pt, 2-3 ft, 7 reb, 0 ast, 1 stl, 4 blk, 4 to, 1 pf, 16 pts

LOTTERY PROSPECT WATCH - 02/27/10

Hassan Whiteside - Marshall 121, UCF 115
47 min, 3-6 fg, 0-0 3pt, 8-15 ft, 11 reb, 1 ast, 0 stl, 13 blk, 4 to, 3 pf, 14 pts

DeMarcus Cousins - Kentucky 65, Tennessee 74
30 min, 4-10 fg, 0-0 3pt, 7-9 ft, 14 reb, 0 ast, 0 stl, 2 blk, 1 to, 4 pf, 15 pts

Patrick Patterson - Kentucky 65, Tennessee 74
35 min, 4-6 fg, 0-1 3pt, 2-4 ft, 5 reb, 0 ast, 0 stl, 2 blk, 2 to, 2 pf, 10 pts

John Wall - Kentucky 65, Tennessee 74
39 min, 6-16 fg, 0-4 3pt, 7-8 ft, 5 reb, 6 ast, 0 stl, 0 blk, 5 to, 3 pf, 19 pts

Cole Aldrich - Kansas 77, Oklahoma State 85
24 min, 5-9 fg, 0-0 3pt, 1-1 ft, 5 reb, 0 ast, 3 stl, 1 blk, 0 to, 0 pf, 11 pts

Xavier Henry - Kansas 77, Oklahoma State 85
32 min, 6-12 fg, 2-6 3pt, 3-4 ft, 4 reb, 0 ast, 1 stl, 0 blk, 2 to, 2 pf, 17 pts

Wesley Johnson - Syracuse 95, Villanova 77
36 min, 2-11 fg, 2-6 3pt, 8-10 ft, 10 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl, 0 blk, 0 to, 1 pf, 14 pts

Evan Turner - Ohio State 66, Michigan 55
39 min, 8-11 fg, 0-0 3pt, 2-3 ft, 11 reb, 7 ast, 1 stl, 4 blk, 8 to, 3 pf, 18 pts

Greg Monore - Georgetown 64, Notre Dame 78
35 min, 4-7 fg, 0-0 3pt, 7-8 ft, 4 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 0 blk, 4 to, 4 pf, 15 pts