Stauskas debut
Not a bad stat linr for Nik. Sounds like he is shaking up the roster. Two steals and two blocks? Hard work, talent, and confidence is going to add up to a long NBA career.
"Stauskas posted 14 points on 4-of-9 shooting, tying forward Quincy Acy for the team lead in scoring, and added three assists, two steals, two blocks and three turnovers."
http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2014/07/nik_stauskas_impresse…
I didn't get to see Stauskas' debut, but I did get to see some of the GRIII and Jordan Morgan's debut on replay last night. I didn't get to see enough of the game to really get a good feel how GRIII or Morgan did, but here's an Mlive link with some stats:
http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2014/07/glenn_robinson_iii_jordan_morg_2.html#incart_river
His nickname should be Purple Rain because the Kings color is purple and it'll be raining 3's.
Can't wait for the Kings to visit The Palace next winter. I was there last year when Trey came to Detroit with the Jazz, and the primary colors of the crowd were Maize and Blue. If I remember correctly, the Maize Rage even came out and supported? It was a weird yet awesome experience, and of course Trey dropped 21 and 10 on the Pistons. Hope Nik does the same.
Well it's not like the Pistons passed on Nik like they did with Trey. Pistons didn't even have a 1st round pick. I'll hope Nik does well but not enough to help the Kings win. Cheering for Trey and the Jazz was justified, as it was a little F you to Dumars which we all wanted to tell Dumars, but it wouldn't be justified cheering for the Kings this season.
I hear what you're saying. Last year certainly was a little F you to the Pistons, but when Nik (Glenn, Mitch, and Timmy) play at The Palace I just like going to cheer for them, not necsesarily the Pistons. Plus it's not like the Pistons are any good anyways.
He and the Kings are scheduled to be on NBA.TV when they next play Monday night. Check local listings for time and channel. Just saw notice of the game broadcast in a note column on the Charlotte Hornets who are also scheduled for a contest on the same bill.
Because he's white.
Stauskas reminds me more of Reggie Miller than anyone. He's cocky and can perform magic to get his deadly jumper off even when the defense is expecting it. But although he can hold his own, he probably won't be a significant contributor in areas other than scoring.
Bird isn't a good comparison because he was also a great rebounder and distributor, which Stauskas isn't at this point.
He's never going to be Larry Bird. Bird was 6-9 220. Stauskas is a shooting guard.
I've said before that if you want to make crazy HOF comparisons for Nik, Reggie Miller is the place to go.
The former U-M guard rolled around the arc, off a screen and his flashed his hands for a pass. Ray McCallum, his new Sacramento Kings teammate, obliged, whipping the ball to Stauskas.
...and with the made jumper, that is not a bad introduction to NBA play at all, I would say. It will be exciting to see where and how far Nik goes in the legue. Hopefully, this is just the start of a rather nice career for him.
Here are the highlights from Friday nights game. I know very little about basketball, only really started watching it the last few seasons, but Stauskas looks to be getting beaten pretty bad on a few of the Spurs plays.
Darius Morris also added 12 for the Spurs in the same game