Pritchards first mistake = Nicolas Batum

This sort of thing is very persona; it’s his gut feeling that is premature, I hear lots of guys have that situation of premature gut feeling that really disappoint a lot of people.

but I’m thinking, now and forever, CD-R.

the value of Arthur and Joey Dorsey. I really like Joey Dorsey, I think he has Bill Laimbeer potential (without the threes).

Yeah, I haven’t liked what I’ve seen from Batum. He’s long in body and long and upside, but his game has looked non-existant so far. I think the odds of him breaking out are much lower than either of Arthur or Dorsey.

brilliant. Sorry to interrupt your post with that holo call. I thought about you and the telepathy recogonition device went off…Well that’s what you get with these darn Translucent Berry’s. I have the hardest time finding them in my Zero G bachelor pad. It’s great for parties but a nightmare to clean!

Did Batum grow a beard? I thought that was Hill with 4 blocks. Batum did play a good game and I look for him to improve each game. The back-to-back might be a first for him as the 2nd game was his worst.

+1

It’d be like having Archie and Jughead turn up on South Park. But, I always thought that the WB missed an opportunity of epic proportions when Dawson’s Creek went off the air. They should’ve had everybody go on a little trip to Sunnydale to be done in by the local vamps on Buffy.

pshh…

(and I’m neither pro nor con re: Elvis’ point here) I see Batum being one of the mid-20s who don’t pan out. Summer league, foreign-ness, skinniness, etc. aside, from having seen him play I’m just not thinking “ooh, here’s a guy to keep our eyes on” or even “hm, here’s an interesting prospect.”

Granted, someone chosen at his level requires a generous amount of salt to go along with the taking, but I’ve been a big proponent of people like CD-R or Chalmers as players who could, potentially, be NBA players. According to all the scouting reports (and a generous amount of salt for them, as well), Batum was pegged as a player that more fills out the “this is why you don’t expect much from a mid-20s pick” field rather than being the exception.

Judging by what I’ve seen, he needs a LOT of work. To be average. Perhaps we’re spoiled, but I can’t begin to tell you the butterflies in my stomach (not knowing we’d traded our first 2nd-round pick), each time we passed on CD-R (I thought we’d grab him with our other first-round pick). I was so happy to still see him on the board when we chose Arthur (who I was for, actually, him being a steal as the lonesome, bad-kidney-wielding green-room-prisoner), and thought we’d lost all opportunity for his selection until, tentatively, I saw him slide closer and closer to our 33rd slot. “Dorsey?” I thought, “How can we possibly pass on CD-R, the man of my dreams, with him still on the table now?” Well, it didn’t work out that way, but here’s my point:

To call Batum a bust is premature, especially considering his draft spot, but to have passed on others who, in my humble opinion, will go on to bigger and better things (positional need aside) is a bit of a shame, don’t you think?

All the cool kids are doing it.

or um doesn’t that make your – like 1 lesss.? oh crud im confused

when he was 16 years old when he first showed up on the scouting radar. When I first saw him, he had no BBIQ, lacked maturity, didn’t have an NBA ready body, was unsure of himself and still looked like he had a TON of growing to do. I wish I could have seen him earlier like when he was 14 or 12, so I could of really really predicted him being a bust. My next project in blog fan scouting is viewing ultrasounds and basing NBA success based on what I can see looking at an unborn baby in the womb. (ie how does he expect to dunk with such tiny hands?)

You could start a whole new generation!

Travis’ future competition – right?

That goes for any one who served honorably in the armed services.

This is an excellent post. Batum looked nervous and rushed in the first couple games and even for portions of last nights game. However he has shown that he can pass and the defense looks fine so far. He looked like he settled down a lot last night and the game started to come to him. He is a project for sure but to call him a mistake after 3 summer league games is wrong. It will be a couple of years before we can even start to evaluate him properly.

Well that just means Batum was mistake #2 then. #1 being Von Wafer getting the axe.

you will poke a hole right through it.

He looks awkward on offense, but his defense is good and he can pass the ball and has pro experience. He’s much further than Travis “Only 8 games as a rookie what a bust” Outlaw as a 19 year old, and as Monty Williams said he’s ahead of Outlaw RIGHT THIS MINUTE in a feel for the game and understanding defense and offense.

I know you’re not REALLY asking the question and just makin’ the point, but I thought I’d throw out an answer anyways.

Mortimer

Batum’s D (by all accounts- hard for me to make judgments after a few Vegas game) >>> Travis D at the same age.

That was naughty.

Only lessons learned.

Is that a real saying? I just made it up then.

I’m really just trying out my new avatar. Feels nice!

Mortimer