OT: Kemba in All-Star Rising Star Challenge 9pm

[Marat]

You can check out Kemba on Team Shaq tonight on TNT. Although it may be hard getting a good amount of playing with these other guards on his team - Lin, Rubio, Knight.

 

[champs99and04]

I was hoping for him to be on the other team so he could take Rubio and Lin to school

 

[GavinEdreamy]

I really don't pay attention to the NBA except to check on UConn alum stats. Has Knight really been playing well to the point that he would see more time tonight than Kemba?

 

[caw]

I really don't pay attention to the NBA except to check on UConn alum stats. Has Knight really been playing well to the point that he would see more time tonight than Kemba?

Pretty similar, though Knight shoots better (slightly) and turns it over more. Basically he's a shooting guard playing PG.

Kemba' s A/TO ratio the past 10 games (or Feb games) is 4.3 to 1 which is quite impressive. The problem is he is only averaging 4.3 assists in Feb. It would probably be higher if he had someone to pass to who could make a shot or not fumble the ball.

 

[sammydabiz]

Pretty similar, though Knight shoots better (slightly) and turns it over more. Basically he's a shooting guard playing PG.

Kemba' s A/TO ratio the past 10 games (or Feb games) is 4.3 to 1 which is quite impressive. The problem is he is only averaging 4.3 assists in Feb. It would probably be higher if he had someone to pass to who could make a shot or not fumble the ball.

I wasn't aware that AO plays for the Bobcats, lol, j/k.

 

[Rico444]

I doubt it, but I wonder if Kemba flies in tomorrow morning to come to the Cuse game.

 

[champs99and04]

Hollinger posts his advanced metrics on ESPN every now and again, so I clicked on his rookie rankings to see how Kemba stacked up with the other rookies. He was 11th in PER (Player efficiency rating), but that stat is a bit flukey depending on how many minuets you play, as evidenced by Kenneth Faried grabbing the top spot.

While Kemba was only 26th out of 33 in "True shooting percentage", his turnover rate was first or second highest, his rebounding rate was very high, and his "Wins added" and "Value added" were only third overall behind Kyrie Irving and Ricky Rubio, although, it should be said that Irving had a pretty significant lead over the rest of the field. All things considered, Kemba isn't having a bad rookie year. If he can keep getting better as a passer and hit the shots he normally makes, I think we'll view him as one of the better players from this class.

 

[caw]

Kemba has about 9 and 5, but Irving and Rubio are the show.

 

[caw]

Statistically Evan Turner has been very good also, but Irving and Rubio are the exciting parts.

 

[champs99and04]

Kemba was the star of team Shaq. 10 points, 5 assists, and 4 boards. Hopefully he can pull off a triple double and win MVP

 

[caw]

Someone would need to defend Irving for him not to win. dude is 6-6 from 3.

 

[Huskies320]

Kemba missed a huge dunk that would've been a great play. Fancy dribbled at the top of the key and tried to dunk really hard