The step-in three-pointer in the fourth quarter was huge.
It was nice to see that he actually is capable of hitting jump shots. That was a positive. Too many turnovers, though. I feel that he tried to do too much at times, but that's just the nature of the beast when you have the Big Three out.
Great thread. Brings a lot to the forum.
I hope Pop chews him out something awful. Outside of Neal he played a huge role in losing the game in the final few minutes.
Nando had his fair share of bonehead moments, but it could have been worse. Statistically speaking he had a solid game. Much like young TP, Nando doesn't have the ability to finish at the rim. Young Tony would still put up wild layups and miss them, Nando just elects to pass the shots up. I do like his ball handling though. Was getting solid penetration, and he played a pretty darn good defensive game.
His three pointers were pure flukes.
How does Nando's speed and lateral quickness compare to other PGs? is it good enough to be great?
because I have a lot of confidence in his BBIQ and ball handling, and I think his shot will come in time, just curious on the measurables...
Cory Joseph was a couple of notches below DeColo.
Really? Really? Guess you never watched this guy play overseas.
When you look at the roster, I don't believe there was any plan to play DeColo outside of garbage time this season. The injuries have opened up playing time and his development has advanced. Good for him and the Spurs.
Yes. I saw him play for France, and he barely shot from the perimeter. He also had a three point percentage in the 20s, while playing for Valencia.
I think Nando can be a pretty good player for the spurs if he can improve his shot his passing and ballhandling are there already.
Since you're so smart I thought I'd leave it as an exercise to you to fill in the blanks. Or maybe you can pay attention to the several discussions that have been going on here recently...
NDC has seized the opportunity that's been given to him, against the best team in the league, on national TV. And flukes or not, it looks like he can shoot after all. Expecting him and the rest of the bench to hold a lead against the MVP/champs, on the road, seems a bit unrealistic to me.
Ok, you're KBP. Only one person on this forum claims to have watched all Euro games and likes to spin lies. NDC had several seasons shooting 40+ from three at Valencia, as I showed in the other thread. Now just STFU.
Missed the sarcasm. Gotcha. Hard to tell on here sometimes.
^ If you don't own a modern sarcasm machine
IMO, Nando's great play today (and hopefully he builds upon it) makes it easy for the Spurs to clear the PG logjam and trade one of Patty Mills/ Cory Joseph to snag a defensive minded big from somewhere during the trading window (after the Dec 15th restrictions).
Against Euro scrub talent. On the international stage (the Olympics), he played like crap. Only De Colo fans could defend him from his poor Olympics performances.
this was pretty much de colos first full nba game
he did a good job to considering he had to guard a finals mvp and top SG in the league
and did a good job also setting up the offense
if he played with more aggressive players he would look better
diaw/de colo shouldnt be on the court together
Poster from Australia preferring to focus on the Olympics as a way to rate players.
I am a Mills fan and I thought De Colo played great! What I'm arguing is that he isn't a three point shooter, as will_Spurs seems to think he is.
But he didn't have access to Chip back then.
Why do you think guys like Rubio were drafted so highly even though they hadn't played a single minute in the states before being drafted? Rubio gained the attention of NBA scouts due to his great performances at the Olympics....
Poster from Australia preferring to focus on the Olympics as a way to rate players.
Last edited by Boomersgold; 11-30-2012 at 12:58 AM.
I still have faith De Colo can come into his own. This season is mainly going to be him feeling out the atmosphere. If he does good, hurray, if not, it was expected.
Rubio was on the radar of NBA scouts for years before the Olympics. His draftexpress page goes back to 2005:
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Ricky-Rubio-1155/
We get it. You like Mills, but the NBA futures of DeColo and Mills will not be affected at all by their performances in London.
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