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Post by John on Feb 16, 2006 11:01:46 GMT -4
What about Darko vs. Jermaine O'Neal?
The formatting will probably be way off but...
O'Neal's 1st four years. YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG 96-97 POR 45 0 10.2 .451 .000 .603 .90 1.90 2.80 .2 .04 .58 .60 1.00 4.1 97-98 POR 60 9 13.5 .485 .000 .506 1.30 2.00 3.40 .3 .25 .97 .92 1.70 4.5 98-99 POR 36 1 8.6 .434 .000 .514 1.20 1.50 2.70 .4 .11 .39 .39 1.10 2.5 99-00 POR 70 8 12.3 .486 .000 .582 1.40 1.90 3.30 .3 .16 .79 .67 1.80 3.9
Darko's 1st two. YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG 03-04 DET 34 0 4.7 .262 .000 .583 .30 .90 1.30 .2 .21 .44 .38 1.00 1.4 04-05 DET 37 2 6.9 .329 .000 .708 .10 1.10 1.20 .2 .05 .46 .43 .80 1.8
Less playing time, and the FG% is pretty iffy, but otherwise, plausible.
There are, of course, other players with similar early stats and less impressive careers, but not many that impressed Joe Dumars.
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Post by Zoltar on Feb 16, 2006 11:02:32 GMT -4
well you can really compare him to JO unless he really does have a breakout season
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Post by John on Feb 16, 2006 11:02:44 GMT -4
Ran across this season from a 20 year old (he was a bench player in college at 19 and still in high school at 18). Year - 2001 Team - Por G - 41 Min - 5.8 FG% - 44.9 3% - 40.7 FT% - 66.7 Off -0.8 Def -0.9 Tot - 1.7 Ast -0.3 TO - 0.4 Stl - 0.2 Blk - 0.1 PF - 0.7 PPG- 2.8
the player? Zack Randolph.
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Post by John on Feb 16, 2006 11:03:40 GMT -4
well you can really compare him to JO unless he really does have a breakout season and like O'Neal, Darko is now with a new team. can he break out? at least contribute...?
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Post by Zoltar on Feb 16, 2006 11:04:29 GMT -4
G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG 71 6 15.5 .417 .375 .819 .7 1.2 1.9 1.3 .69 .32 1.58 1.40 7.6 guess who that was in his first season
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Post by Zoltar on Feb 16, 2006 11:05:03 GMT -4
I think he will be able to, but also JO had a great coach in Larry Bird when he was coaching the Pacers
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Post by John on Feb 16, 2006 11:05:40 GMT -4
G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG 71 6 15.5 .417 .375 .819 .7 1.2 1.9 1.3 .69 .32 1.58 1.40 7.6 guess who that was in his first season talk to me...i'm curious.
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Post by John on Feb 16, 2006 11:06:33 GMT -4
I think he will be able to, but also JO had a great coach in Larry Bird when he was coaching the Pacers very good point. but guess who the magic coach is - brian hill, who coached shaquille o'neal and anfernee hardaway as rookies. i'd say he can do well with young talent. but let's not talk about the penny-led mutiny on hill a couple of years later...
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Post by Zoltar on Feb 16, 2006 11:07:30 GMT -4
We'l'f ind out as soon as the season comes
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Post by Zoltar on Feb 16, 2006 11:07:59 GMT -4
Oh yeah, that player is Kobe in his first season. I remember he airballed those 3's in the playoff game against the Jazz
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Post by John on Feb 16, 2006 11:21:45 GMT -4
Oh yeah, that player is Kobe in his first season. I remember he airballed those 3's in the playoff game against the Jazz ah yes, times were certainly different for young kobe then.
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Post by Zoltar on Feb 16, 2006 11:23:20 GMT -4
so even the stars didnt play good in their first season Paul, Wade, and Bron exceptions
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Post by John on Feb 16, 2006 11:32:22 GMT -4
so even the stars didnt play good in their first season Paul, Wade, and Bron exceptions like so many things, it's all about luck and opportunity...
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Post by Hockeywing81 on Feb 16, 2006 12:44:50 GMT -4
lol comparing Jo and Darko, interesting but i dont see it happening
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Post by John on Feb 16, 2006 13:14:19 GMT -4
lol comparing Jo and Darko, interesting but i dont see it happening no one would have thought that O'Neal would have blossomed when he was riding the Portland bench.
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