Emeka with 18+12 in 3rd Q

[Gurleyman]

He seems to have raised his game since Wall came back.

 

[Gurleyman]

Also looks like Adrien got the start for Charlotte.

 

[joober jones]

18 & 12? Pathetic for a number 2 pick. I expected much better things out of him. Wait, that wasn't me...

 

[aceboon]

He's been having a great month while still playing not even a full 30 minutes

 

[Gurleyman]

18 & 12? Pathetic for a number 2 pick. I expected much better things out of him. Wait, that wasn't me...

Would it help if I said he now has 21 and 14 at the end of the third? And 3 assists!

 

[aceboon]

Rudy also having a nice night, 22, 5, and 5 midway thru the 4Th

 

[Gurleyman]

Double-double watch for Jeff too in his first start (at least with the bobcats, not sure if he got one with GS). He has 7 and 6 late in first half - just blocked Boozer and grabbed the board for good measure.

 

[aceboon]

go ahead basket for rudy, nice bounce back game for him on a night when the grizz needed him to step up with no Conley

 

[Wise2]

Emeka finished with 23, 16. Not bad after all the bashing that took place last week. Also as noted Jeff Adrien had a double-double, 14,10, but it wasn't enough as the Kemba's lost to the Bulls.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

He seems to have raised his game since Wall came back.

Perhaps he was inspired by South Tampa Bill's post?

 

[Palatine]

Since the Bullets started pairing him with Nene both have flourished.

 

[Gurleyman]

Perhaps he was inspired by South Tampa Bill's post?

Haha. He was actually playing well long before that. Really since right before Christmas, he's been very productive, averaging a shade over 11 points and 11 rebounds, with 10 double-doubles in 20 games (all while only averaging about 28 minutes). In the last 22 games, he's been in double figures in rebounding 15 times, with two nines, three eights and two sevens.

Not Springfield-worthy numbers, but certainly the type of production that would consider him a very valuable piece of a contender's puzzle, if he was on one. His contract at $12m per will prevent him from being traded, though. Someone like the Heat would fall over backwards to get him, but they have so much salary soaked up in their stars that they couldn't make a deal that works without either giving up Wade, or a package of six guys and draft picks, and neither is happening.

And the Wiz are actually playing well enough now that they can ponder being a playoff team next season, so they might want to keep him for the last year of his deal next year to see if they can make that leap. And if they don't, the old "expiring contract" trade bait makes him a valuable commodity.