Noah Vonleh... and discuss

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Thought he deserved his own thread. Really impressed by him and evidently he's added 20 pounds this offseason. He's built just like jamal mashburn and his game is very similar to bosh, but his ball handling is a welcomed surprise. It's still early but we might've stolen him from Charlotte.
 
I haven't had the luxury of watching the last 2 games, but have seen the box scores followed the games via Twitter and watched the video clips. I am thinking Vonleh is looking pretty damn good. Looks more fluid than I expected and is a big big kid. Seems to have decent handles for a big guy too. What have the rest of you noticed?
 
Dude seriously hire did we both post free same dang thread st the same time essentially?
 
I knew Vonleh had a ton of natural talent that needed to be developed. I loved the trade. But, what I didn't realize was how much fire he plays with. Its a pleasure to watch him dive on the floor and crash the glass. I think we got a good one.
 
MickZagger said:
I knew Vonleh had a ton of natural talent that needed to be developed. I loved the trade. But, what I didn't realize was how much fire he plays with. Its a pleasure to watch him dive on the floor and crash the glass. I think we got a good one.
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I thought one of the knocks was that he didn't have a good motor. So far that's completely inaccurate.


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Funny I was just looking for his thread. I think we got a real nice lottery pick for Nic. (Plus whatever Henderson gives us)

But like most lottery picks he is still a work in progress. But damn he has a lot of potential. He reminds me a little of Shawn Kemp when he first came to the league. (with slightly less hops but better range) Next year he will still be very inconsistent and frustrating to watch at times, but the year after........look out.

As long as he has a good attitude and keeps working on his game we will have our PF of the future.
I envision him having a lot of turnovers this year until he learns when and when not to dribble. But it's a learning experience and we just have to live with his mistakes for a while.

Right now it looks like a great trade.
 
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BLAZINGGIANTS said:
For the billionth time, I really think missing training camp as a rookie really slowed him down last year, just like CJ is his rookie year. It's almost creates a wasted season.
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We all saw how much that affected CJ and he was a four year college pick. Vonleh was a fucking teenager. So much worse.


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I absolutely love what i've seen from him so far, looks like has the tools to be a Paul Millsap 2.0.
 
In a year or two he could become something really special and should be a lot of fun to watch this year even with expected growing pains.
 
Scalma said:
Thought he deserved his own thread. Really impressed by him and evidently he's added 20 pounds this offseason. He's built just like jamal mashburn and his game is very similar to bosh, but his ball handling is a welcomed surprise. It's still early but we might've stolen him from Charlotte.
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Oh shit. Not the ubiquitous "added 10-20 lbs. of pure muscle in a couple of months" bollocks.

Anyway, I like him and think that with a couple of more seasons he might be a really nice player.
 
Will have to watch him more closely. Only seen a couple of summer league games.
 
Nikolokolus said:
Oh shit. Not the ubiquitous "added 10-20 lbs. of pure muscle in a couple of months" bollocks.

Anyway, I like him and think that with a couple of more seasons he might be a really nice player.
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Aldridge was one guy that did put on that muscle over the years. Although he rarely used it.


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Natebishop3 said:
Aldridge was one guy that did put on that muscle over the years. Although he rarely used it.


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I'm not saying a guy isn't going to bulk up as he goes from 19 to about 25; that's completely normal. It's the "added 20 lbs. since April" stuff that gets a giggle out of me. A) because I hear it all the time and B) it's not humanly possible unless you are augmented chemically.

EDIT: Adding 20 lbs. of fat would be possible however.
 
I love this kid already, and he looks like he will develop into a real two way player. On the offensive side he takes it hard to the rim but still has a nice jumper, two things that don't often exist in the same player anymore. On D he really has a lot of strength to hold ground and a lot of length to extend his frame. He isn't particularly tall but he has length like a 7 footer and beef like a linebacker.
 
Jermaine O'Neal x Chris Bosh. Really pumped about him.
 
I'm getting my hopes up guys.. Really good what we seeing so far. It's just beyond me why Charlotte would give up on him so quick
 
It's possible that he had out on 10-15lbs since the combine last year, combination of age and without program.... 20lbs since April though, nah.
 
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