Damian Necronamous

Ah yes, Marko. Yeah, he'd probably get the nod over Dixon.

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futuristxen

I would just like to get to see this kid play for longer than 2 minutes. I really have no real idea of what kind of player he is.

Priest

and i see why you have that nas phrase in your signature... anyway I only said that because I know u r a suns fan and you would get upset...but if darko becomes what he is supposed to be then yeah he "could" be better then Amare...he is soft? Tim Duncan is labled as soft and look at him....someone said he lacks confidence....so did Dirk, Yao Ming and other nba players....the kid is 18 living by himself no type of family a wholeeeee new enviorment and he isnt playing as much as the other rookies...I'll be nervous myself..not nervous because of the competition but nervous from trying not to mess up or do to much...give him some time...remember all the LeBron bashers in the preseason and high school..........

Like A Breath

What I meant was dominating against someone relative to his size. LeBron has played extremely well against players like Ron Artest(arguably the best man-to-man defender in the league) while Darko hasn't done anything against anybody. The only thing I've heard from Darko is that he's starting to push the big men back when they push him in practice. That's a good start, but it's obvious to me that he isn't a LeBron-level caliber player yet.

bananas

Who in the entire league dominates Ben Wallace? Let alone an 18 year old foreign rookie who is just now learning the center (post/paint) position. Ben has given him props, along with the rest of the team - saying he is a very hard worker on the court and in the gym. That just reassures me that he will eventually become atleast an allstar caliber player. Darko's size (7'1, 260 at 18 with alot of room to grow), skills (unseen perimiter skills for a 7footer outside Dirk, Okur and KG), attitude, work ethic, veterans around him pushing him (Working against two great big men like Wallace and Okur will only help you as well as against one of the strongest players in the league in Rebraca) and having the heralded greatest teacher of the game. I am not worried at all, I am just eager to see the kid play. It frustrating because Brown's excuse is he isn't ready yet and doesnt want to throw him to the big boys yet. But I fail to see how 5-10 min a game would hurt him its not like he'll be getting Lebron minutes - just test the waters instead of playing say... Corliss Williamson at the PF spot (Who has shown he belongs as a SF this year) plug Darko in there for 5 minutes with Okur or Ben and let the kid provide a spark (Which he did in an earlier game this season against the Kings where he got his most minutes in a game to this date).

I'm not sure if the Rookie game is voted on by the fans, but I would think most want to see what the kid has to offer. I really think it would be good for him and the league for him to be in the game and display his skills and show all the doubters that he has what it takes. Because atleast I think he has everything going for him, now only time is needed

Knicksbiggestfan

He sure showed you guys, forget those games where it took Darko 2 whole minutes to start racking up blocks. Darko sucks, and is obviously a bust. Give up on him now.

Listen to me a guy who averages two minutes a game, has no plays drawn for him, and only gets put in during garbage time is a bust. Trade him for some sandwiches, preferrably pastrami but not on rye.


Darko sucks, he should be scoring 10-15 points a game with the amount of minutes he is playing. Remember those games where he got 1-2 blocks in 1-2 minutes, that just shows you right there he is no idea how to play basketball or impact a game.


Forget his impressive workouts, his aggressive nature, his hard working attitude. Don't look at the way he played in the Euro-league as a gauge to how good he will be. Look instead to the two minutes a game and just trade him for Weatherspoon, or charlie ward and some sandwiches.


I think that if he played in the rookie game he would shock the crap out of some of you people calling him a bust. This kid is quick, especially when you consider his size. He had some sick dunks in the Euro leagues, he can get up there.

The fact that he only averages 2 minutes a game yet still finds a way to get the occasional block should clue a lot of you into the fact that Darko will be a player in this league and when he is finally given the oppurtunity will shine .

NYKBaller

I hope he plays in the rookie game to people could atleast see how he plays...

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bl611

The Darko sucks post was meant to be sarcastic (I hope). Forgive him he's a knick fan, its a pain you could never imagine...

MLKG

Redundant and obnoxious maybe, but he did have a point.

jokeaward

Hmm, I didn't know Darko was shy of the paint. Maybe he knows he can school whoever's guarding him on the perimeter, but it's good to do basic post stuff.

Amare's good, but the Pistons passed on all others for Darko Milicic. You know, the Pistons? Who picked up guys like Billups, Hamilton, Okur, etc. and made 'em work? A smart team used their #2 draft pick on Darko. That's pretty good.

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Jmonty580

So I guess Maciej Lampe and Sweetney are out the question huh? J/K

chapi

i would love to see lampe in it to score 50 and then getting the coach fired

mavsman

Josh Howard had another 14 pts and 14 rebs last night. He was
instrumental in another Dallas win.

I don't see how he can be left off the rookie team.

11.8 pts and 9.8 rebs per game over the last 8. And he has
been guarding the other teams best player.