Originally Posted by themicrowave

I don't think that Darko has the "rep" that you think he does. Not yet.

Sheed is a great rebounder. On a team that rebounded well last year, he had 8+ game and 2+ offensive boards.

Look, I know what Darko is supposed to be able to do. It's just that at some point he's going to have to come into a game and actually change it to be considered very good. Blocks, boards, steals etc. Remember, the standard is high this year.

My point about Delfino wasn't more "general" stuff. I was speaking specifically about last night's game. He didn't have the excuse of being tired from the back to back. 5 shots, 2 makes, zero other stats. Not even a turnover or foul.

In 63 minutes so far, he has 2 dimes, 1 block, 1 steal and he has been to the line in one game only (8 appearances).

Delfino's not some high school player. He was in the Euroleague playoffs as a starter 2 years ago. He was on the 2004 Argentine Olympic team.

At some point these young guys have to have a Devin Harris like impact. They need to come in and light someone up like Maxiell did. I wonder if the score would have been closer if J-Max could have done his thing earlier in the game...