Friday Morning Links: Brandan Wright is Awesome

by Boweman55 on Feb 17, 2012 9:53 AM CST in News

Dwain Price from the Star-Telegram tells us what most of us already know: Brandan Wright is awesome. He's super duper. Don't be surprised if Wright pulls down a season-high in minutes tonight. With Spencer Hawes out till the All-Star break it seems, the 76ers don't have too many big bodies to clog the paint. Thaddeus Young and Elton Brand will pull a lot of minutes, and Wright could match up very well with.
Jeff Caplan from ESPN Dallas has Dirk Nowitzki's comments on going to Germany for some preseason games next year. As you can imagine, Dirk is pretty happy about it.
Caplan also brings up something I completely forgot about – Domonique Jones and Jeremy Lin played on the same summer team together in 2010. Jones doesn't offer anything insightful about their playing time together, just saying what everyone else has, that the Lin story is nuts and good for him. Sad, I was hoping Jones let Lin sleep on his couch in Las Vegas or something.
THE MAVERICKS ARE NO. 1! (In field-goal percentage defense). Actually, this is pretty good. With a lot of regularly used stats getting debunked by pace-adjusted measures, field goal percentage defense is one that's pretty stable across the board. Team's don't shoot a high percentage against the Mavs. And that's good. I don't care how slow or fast a team plays, how many rebounds they give up or how many free throws they allow.

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BW puts in such valuable minutes...

Defensive presence. Entertaining oops. High flying rebounder. Much improved post moves. I love watching this kid and can’t wait to see him with a bigger role… he deserves it.

by qjam6 on Feb 17, 2012 10:53 AM CST reply actions

I love me some Wright

I’m so happy we have him next year, too. I just wish we could see him pick up a few more minutes at the 4.

by DerUbermensch on Feb 17, 2012 12:28 PM CST reply actions

it is well documented here that I think that Dom should play the PG position with Roddy at the two….I personally think that lineup with Odom, Dirk and Mahinmi would be a great one…but that is just me….

Here’s a theoretical play from 2010: Snap. Tony takes 7 step drop. Tony looks left at Miles, who is doubled, and looks right to where Roy Williams should be…but instead sees Colombo on his back and a Defensive End foaming at the mouth jumping over Marc’s carcass. Tony proceeds to run like hell and look for Witten
-by CotySaxman on Jul 11, 2011 7:50 AM PDT

Now, if somebody doesn’t agree with that, that’s cool. I also don’t agree with the fact that I don’t have $10 million in my bank account. But the fact that I don’t agree with it doesn’t make it any less true.
by One.Cool.Customer on Dec 23, 2010 12:00 AM PST

by I am Ironman!!! on Feb 17, 2012 1:10 PM CST reply actions

I see DoJo a D-League player at best so I hope he positively surprises me

by Raptorel on Feb 17, 2012 2:19 PM CST up reply actions

blech

http://espn.go.com/dallas/nba/story/_/id/7587607/dallas-mavericks-delonte-west-pins-inserted-fractured-right-ring-finger
West will have a subsequent procedure to remove the pins prior to his return to basketball activity. The team did not set a timetable for a return but he is expected to miss a “number of weeks,” Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said.

by dimitrious on Feb 17, 2012 6:00 PM CST reply actions