senorglory
04-23-2010, 12:39 PM
Henry Abbott over at ESPN's TrueHoop blog has given low grades for playoff performanceto several players familiar to the Spurs, assigning these players to his "Naughty List:" (http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop)
Here's a fun fact: Roger Mason, Luke Walton, Erick Dampier, Keith Bogans and Joel Anthony have all contributed to their teams in the past. Who can forget Roger Mason in the playoffs a year ago? And Luke Walton, who's coming off an injury, has played a key role in the NBA Finals. But so far this postseason, they have all played at least 10 minutes -- Dampier has played 52 -- but they don't yet have a single made bucket among them.
They are among those for whom, for whatever reason, these playoffs have been more nightmare than dream.
Here's a fairly mean-spirited and unscientific look at 10 who have fizzled in the early days of these playoffs:
Shawn Marion
Quick, tell me your favorite Shawn Marion highlight from this year's playoffs.
It's not the end of the world that he's been nearly unnoticeable, but it's bad considering he's played 53 minutes, and especially bad considering he was recently the guy the Celtics considered getting instead of Kevin Garnett. His stat line is about as blah as can be: 35 percent shooting on 17 shots. Three turnovers, six fouls, no steals. He also has seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks nobody can remember.
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John Salmons
The player predicted to be Milwaukee's primary option against the Hawks has missed all 10 of his 3-pointers. He's 16-of-41 from the floor overall, and it's not like he has been doing a ton of other stuff in his 83 playoff minutes. Rebounds, assists, blocks ... all languishing in the single digits. A lone bright spot on the stat sheet is his seven steals, but the five turnovers are kind of a buzz kill.
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Theo Ratliff
The Bobcats weren't exactly expecting him to set the world on fire. But for what it's worth, the big man has played 31 playoff minutes, and has grabbed one lonely rebound.
Oh well. Glad for what we got.
Here's a fun fact: Roger Mason, Luke Walton, Erick Dampier, Keith Bogans and Joel Anthony have all contributed to their teams in the past. Who can forget Roger Mason in the playoffs a year ago? And Luke Walton, who's coming off an injury, has played a key role in the NBA Finals. But so far this postseason, they have all played at least 10 minutes -- Dampier has played 52 -- but they don't yet have a single made bucket among them.
They are among those for whom, for whatever reason, these playoffs have been more nightmare than dream.
Here's a fairly mean-spirited and unscientific look at 10 who have fizzled in the early days of these playoffs:
Shawn Marion
Quick, tell me your favorite Shawn Marion highlight from this year's playoffs.
It's not the end of the world that he's been nearly unnoticeable, but it's bad considering he's played 53 minutes, and especially bad considering he was recently the guy the Celtics considered getting instead of Kevin Garnett. His stat line is about as blah as can be: 35 percent shooting on 17 shots. Three turnovers, six fouls, no steals. He also has seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks nobody can remember.
***
John Salmons
The player predicted to be Milwaukee's primary option against the Hawks has missed all 10 of his 3-pointers. He's 16-of-41 from the floor overall, and it's not like he has been doing a ton of other stuff in his 83 playoff minutes. Rebounds, assists, blocks ... all languishing in the single digits. A lone bright spot on the stat sheet is his seven steals, but the five turnovers are kind of a buzz kill.
***
Theo Ratliff
The Bobcats weren't exactly expecting him to set the world on fire. But for what it's worth, the big man has played 31 playoff minutes, and has grabbed one lonely rebound.
Oh well. Glad for what we got.