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He will not be a first rounder this year unless he really turns it around.
I guess Lamb should have gone into the draft last year
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He wouldnt have been a first rounder last year. His NBA stock will take a hit but he would have to be terrible the rest of the year to fall out of the first round.
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lol, he would still be a first rounder but his stock is definitely going downhill. I'm still very high on Jeremy for the future but he needs to make major changes to approach and continue to work on his game. Usually guys settle on being jumpshooters and hanging around the 3 point line when they turn 30 or their knees start to go, its not usually the case when you're 19 and still in the athletic prime of your life. I don't understand why he's all but abandoned the floater(it was available when he caught that charge call in the 1st) or continues to turn down midrange shots the few times he gets them when getting a good screen set for him and instead settles for challenged 25 footers. No D at all, easily gives up the ball at the slightest bit of physicality, and when things start going tough for him he looks like he wants no business in competing and being out there on the court. If I was a GM watching whats going on with him I would be scared to death to use a high pick on him and putting him in a losing atmosphere.
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That just means he'll be back next year.
Does anyone else think his back is bothering him. I've noticed t the last couple of home games that he is stretching a lot and grabbing his back. I didn't notice it tonight but it was a TV game so you don't see everything.
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I don't understand why Jeremy just stands around without the ball. I've been watching him and he plays like the ball should find him vs him finding the ball. Has he ever demanded the ball this season, like many other good players often do? I will settle for him running to the ball "Give it to me" or running around like crazy to get open. He's to easy to guard and with him being the primary focus of attention is playing into the opponents strategy.
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Meh, countless NBA scouts point out that the Big East is a more physical brand of basketball than the NBA. The NBA has been reffed like it's the WNBA for nearly a decade.
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Dont worry guys Lamb will be a safe bet for the lottery or in top 15 at least. He is not playing well of late because he is being asked to create much more than he is accustomed to. Lamb is a traditional 2 guard who likes the ball in good position to catch and shoot. He can create but it is wearing him down, and his shooting is suffering because of it and because he is forcing things too much trying to make things happen. He will be fine.
Major deal is the D now can focus on JL rather than KW, and the difference clearly shows
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You just start watching UConn basketball magicdude? Ever hear of Rip Hamilton? Getting worn down is not part of your game if you are prepared........he doesn't move half as much off of screeens as Rip and Rip never wore down.....the excuses for "your guys" are laughable but for everyone else they just suck right?
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Well first of all Lamb isnt one of my guys. Secondly, Rip was a fluid mover off the ball and had a compact body. Rip and Ray Allen are ina class of their own when it comes to conditioning and playing off the ball. Lamb has a slouchy body, and is slower and his body movements arent fluid. His arms are moving one directions and his legs another. This is the main problem with Lamb and that is his body and his strength. He was quicker and more agile last year then this year where he looks slow and lethargic. Lamb has the potential to be as good as Rip was in the NBA if he improves his body and conditions himself better.
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I totally agree with this- in the NBA, Lamb would have drawn 5-7 calls last night that were no-calls bc the BEast refs let a lot of stuff go.... he got hit on numerous plays last night without getting a call.... just wait til tourney time and you'll start seeing some of those "kemba fouls" start appearing for lamb as well... you know the ones where you get hit and grimace and you get the whistle.... I also think there might be something wrong with his back as well because he has been settling and tentative for the better part of a month now... he didn't settle at the beginning of the year, and his overall performance showed that... just look at that layup he missed last night- it doesn't look like he wants contact of any kind and I don't think it's because he needs to put on weight and get stronger... i could see him playing through some sort of issue right now and trying to gut it out...
he will still be a lottery pick- he's a prototypical nba 2 who is long as heck and will put muscle on his frame eventually....
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NBA scouts may be souring on him to a degree, but I think that he could still project to being a decent supplemental piece to a dominant lead guard, creating the same dynamic he had alongside Kemba. The same calm, cool demeanor that made him ice water in the postseason last year has maybe hurt him as the alpha male this year. What that means is, he may slide out of the lottery and be a mid first-rounder on a team that has better pieces around him, which might be a better situation for him.
I agree he has next level potential. The nba is a scorers league and system players seldom translate into nba longtimers. I believe he needs to be stronger and get tougher. He is alot like Rip, except Rip never stood still, and JL does. He smoothe and silky, but heeds a rougher edge about him. His D is marginal at best and he needs another year at Uconn.
For all the Blaney bashers; get over it. No one could have changed the performance and outcome of that UofL game. They sucked. There is a huge chemistry problem and unless and until they address it more of the same results are awaiting.
For all the Blaney bashers; get over it. No one could have changed the performance and outcome of that UofL game. They sucked. There is a huge chemistry problem and unless and until they address it more of the same results are awaiting.
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Last 3 games:
10 for 37 (27%)
13 ppg
6.3 rgp
5 for 23 from 3 (22%)
And that includes a blow out against a dying Seton Hall team.
62% of shots taken from outside the arc.
If he continues that trend through the rest of the year, and UConn NITs out, I'd bet a lot against him being a lottery pick, and I'd bet a small amount against him being drafted in the 1st round.
If being a low-percentage gunner was NBA material, then Jerome would be there waiting for Jeremy.
Having no exposure in the NIT would be very bad for his draft stock.
He needs to find the game he left back in March of 2011. Quick.
10 for 37 (27%)
13 ppg
6.3 rgp
5 for 23 from 3 (22%)
And that includes a blow out against a dying Seton Hall team.
62% of shots taken from outside the arc.
If he continues that trend through the rest of the year, and UConn NITs out, I'd bet a lot against him being a lottery pick, and I'd bet a small amount against him being drafted in the 1st round.
If being a low-percentage gunner was NBA material, then Jerome would be there waiting for Jeremy.
Having no exposure in the NIT would be very bad for his draft stock.
He needs to find the game he left back in March of 2011. Quick.
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While you make some good points, he's nothing like Jerome as a player and his length/potential/youth pretty much make him a lottery pick in today's day and age....
I'm also pretty sure he had some decent exposure in last year's NCAA Tournament... NBA scouts have already seen what he can be with a damn good point guard...
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