Orangeyes
R.I.P Dan
- Joined
- Aug 15, 2011
- Messages
- 16,265
- Like
- 21,713
Former Players
Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash, right, drives to the basket against Sacramento Kings forward Donte Greene during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, April 3, 2012 Earning a rare start, Kings forward Donte Greene went scoreless and had three personal fouls in the first half
Devo has a season high 26 points along with 3 steals
Devo in this highlight reel
Devo finishing the D league strongly
"Coach (Jim) Boeheim and the rest of the Syracuse staff have helped me develop as a player and as a man, and I will always be appreciative for what they've done for me."
USAT
Fab Melo included in the 14 defining moments in the 2012 NCAA Championship's
Yes, this Kentucky team was a statistical force, a dominating outfit in league, which entered the NCAA Tournament with just two blemishes. But it wasn't the best team nationally for the majority of the season -- that honor went to Syracuse with Fab Melo (29-1).
Chicago Tribune
Dion 24, Melo 31, Joseph 62 at Draft Express
JB's original statement on the loss of Fab Melo
Syracuse center Fab Melo issues statement declaring he will enter 2012 NBA Draft
The 7’0” center averaged 7.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, but NBA scouts are not blown away. He has an NBA body and is pretty mobile, but he is not a guy with many post moves (he got his points in college because he is really tall and stands near the basket) and there are questions about his feel for the game.
NBC
PORTLAND, OREGON -April 4, 2012 - Portland Trail Blazers point guard Jonny Flynn (3) gets past New Jersey Nets guard Sundiata Gaines (1) as the Portland Trail Blazers face the New Jersey Nets at the Rose Garden. Bruce Ely / The Oregonian
On Sunday night, newcomers Jonny Flynn and J.J. Hickson joined second-year forward Luke Babbitt to play key roles in the win over Minnesota. Facing off against a Timberwolves second unit that has been devastated by injuries, the Blazers' own makeshift reserve corps proved a difference-maker.
The irony was obvious in former Minnesota lottery pick Jonny Flynn helping deal a crushing blow to his former team's playoff chances. Acquired at the deadline largely because his expiring contract fit in the trade that sent Marcus Camby to Houston, Flynn has gotten an opportunity to play the last four games with first Raymond Felton (personal) and now rookie Nolan Smith (ear infection) out of action. Flynn had 10 points and five assists on Tuesday against Oklahoma City, five points and three assists in L.A. and four points and a season-high seven assists Sunday against the team that drafted him.
Like Hickson, Flynn is now being put in more favorable situations. He was terribly mismatched in Kurt Rambis' triangle offense and was stuck behind two terrific point guards this season in Houston, so this is Flynn's first chance to run a typical NBA attack. Portland is in little danger of being overtaken by "Flynnsanity" any time soon, but Flynn has looked like a competent backup point guard, which is a step up from his disappointing, injury-plagued 2010-11 campaign.
Flynn will be an unrestricted free agent this summer, making any action he gets over the season's final month essentially an open audition to the rest of the league. For players like him and Hickson, who will be restricted, these games may as well be the playoffs.
BP
Wes watches the action in Portland on Sunday
To make matters worse, the Wolves got beat partly by two guys who have a history with them:
Jonny Flynn had a season-high seven assists working the pick and rolls all night -- remember when he did that in Kurt Rambis' triangle offense? NOT! -- in a backup role and Luke Babbitt made a couple threes and scored eight points.
You probably well remember the Wolves drafted Flynn sixth overall in 2009 and traded him just two years later, giving the Rockets an extra second-round pick just so they'd accept him after an iffy physical.
ST
Several more Jonny Flynn Photos
Now with third team, Flynn excited for his opportunity to play
The Rocket's had a glut of guards with both Flynn & Jeremy Lin this year
Jonny talks about his first meaningful minutes this season
Jonny Flynn's butt
Box Scores, write ups, photos & video
Melo had 19, 8 & 3 in win over Magic last night
Melo had 39, 10 & 2 in a blown lead loss Tuesday to the Pacers
Jonny had 5 in 15 in big win over Jersey Nets on Tuesday
Jonny had 5 in 14 in loss on Monday
Flynn had 4 & 7 Sunday in win against old mates, Wes had 9
Wes had 12 & 3 in loss on Wednesday
Johnson hd 8 & 4 in loss Monday
Hakim had 6 & 5 in loss on Wednesday
Hak DNP on Tuesday
Hak DNP on Sunday
Donte had 1 point in last nights loss
Donte did not score in Tuesday's loss
Greene has 5 & 3 in win on Monday
Blogs
PORTLAND, OREGON -April 1, 2012 - Portland Trail Blazers point guard Jonny Flynn (3) looks to pass as the Portland Trail Blazers face the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Rose Garden. Bruce Ely / The Oregonian
As if that weren’t bad enough, Lee and Ellington both had the misfortune of being shredded by Jonny Flynn in the pick-and-roll game. (This puts two somewhat opposing thoughts into my mind. The first is something like wonderment at how they managed to achieve this, considering that, in our experience, the best way to defend Jonny Flynn has seemed to be: stay in front of him; watch him dribble for 20 seconds; wait for him to take a bad shot. The second is that the long-distance Rambis-haters were perhaps onto something when they suggested that the Triangle was constraining Flynn’s creativity and that all he really needed was a steady diet of pick-and-rolls.
AWAW
Flynn's market value
Donte won't be with the Kings in 2013
NBA Mock Draft 2012: An Idiot's Guide to the 2012 Draft for Every NBA GM
2012 NBA Draft: Syracuse's Fab Melo Releases Statement, Enters NBA Draft
Syracuse Basketball: 5 Things Fab Melo Must Improve Before Entering NBA
Fab Melo Allegedly Declares for Draft: What This Means for Nerlens Noel
Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash, right, drives to the basket against Sacramento Kings forward Donte Greene during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, April 3, 2012 Earning a rare start, Kings forward Donte Greene went scoreless and had three personal fouls in the first half
Devo has a season high 26 points along with 3 steals
Devo in this highlight reel
Devo finishing the D league strongly
"Coach (Jim) Boeheim and the rest of the Syracuse staff have helped me develop as a player and as a man, and I will always be appreciative for what they've done for me."
USAT
Fab Melo included in the 14 defining moments in the 2012 NCAA Championship's
Yes, this Kentucky team was a statistical force, a dominating outfit in league, which entered the NCAA Tournament with just two blemishes. But it wasn't the best team nationally for the majority of the season -- that honor went to Syracuse with Fab Melo (29-1).
Chicago Tribune
Dion 24, Melo 31, Joseph 62 at Draft Express
JB's original statement on the loss of Fab Melo
Syracuse center Fab Melo issues statement declaring he will enter 2012 NBA Draft
The 7’0” center averaged 7.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, but NBA scouts are not blown away. He has an NBA body and is pretty mobile, but he is not a guy with many post moves (he got his points in college because he is really tall and stands near the basket) and there are questions about his feel for the game.
NBC
PORTLAND, OREGON -April 4, 2012 - Portland Trail Blazers point guard Jonny Flynn (3) gets past New Jersey Nets guard Sundiata Gaines (1) as the Portland Trail Blazers face the New Jersey Nets at the Rose Garden. Bruce Ely / The Oregonian
On Sunday night, newcomers Jonny Flynn and J.J. Hickson joined second-year forward Luke Babbitt to play key roles in the win over Minnesota. Facing off against a Timberwolves second unit that has been devastated by injuries, the Blazers' own makeshift reserve corps proved a difference-maker.
The irony was obvious in former Minnesota lottery pick Jonny Flynn helping deal a crushing blow to his former team's playoff chances. Acquired at the deadline largely because his expiring contract fit in the trade that sent Marcus Camby to Houston, Flynn has gotten an opportunity to play the last four games with first Raymond Felton (personal) and now rookie Nolan Smith (ear infection) out of action. Flynn had 10 points and five assists on Tuesday against Oklahoma City, five points and three assists in L.A. and four points and a season-high seven assists Sunday against the team that drafted him.
Like Hickson, Flynn is now being put in more favorable situations. He was terribly mismatched in Kurt Rambis' triangle offense and was stuck behind two terrific point guards this season in Houston, so this is Flynn's first chance to run a typical NBA attack. Portland is in little danger of being overtaken by "Flynnsanity" any time soon, but Flynn has looked like a competent backup point guard, which is a step up from his disappointing, injury-plagued 2010-11 campaign.
Flynn will be an unrestricted free agent this summer, making any action he gets over the season's final month essentially an open audition to the rest of the league. For players like him and Hickson, who will be restricted, these games may as well be the playoffs.
BP
Wes watches the action in Portland on Sunday
To make matters worse, the Wolves got beat partly by two guys who have a history with them:
Jonny Flynn had a season-high seven assists working the pick and rolls all night -- remember when he did that in Kurt Rambis' triangle offense? NOT! -- in a backup role and Luke Babbitt made a couple threes and scored eight points.
You probably well remember the Wolves drafted Flynn sixth overall in 2009 and traded him just two years later, giving the Rockets an extra second-round pick just so they'd accept him after an iffy physical.
ST
Several more Jonny Flynn Photos
Now with third team, Flynn excited for his opportunity to play
The Rocket's had a glut of guards with both Flynn & Jeremy Lin this year
Jonny talks about his first meaningful minutes this season
Jonny Flynn's butt
Box Scores, write ups, photos & video
Melo had 19, 8 & 3 in win over Magic last night
Melo had 39, 10 & 2 in a blown lead loss Tuesday to the Pacers
Jonny had 5 in 15 in big win over Jersey Nets on Tuesday
Jonny had 5 in 14 in loss on Monday
Flynn had 4 & 7 Sunday in win against old mates, Wes had 9
Wes had 12 & 3 in loss on Wednesday
Johnson hd 8 & 4 in loss Monday
Hakim had 6 & 5 in loss on Wednesday
Hak DNP on Tuesday
Hak DNP on Sunday
Donte had 1 point in last nights loss
Donte did not score in Tuesday's loss
Greene has 5 & 3 in win on Monday
Blogs
PORTLAND, OREGON -April 1, 2012 - Portland Trail Blazers point guard Jonny Flynn (3) looks to pass as the Portland Trail Blazers face the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Rose Garden. Bruce Ely / The Oregonian
As if that weren’t bad enough, Lee and Ellington both had the misfortune of being shredded by Jonny Flynn in the pick-and-roll game. (This puts two somewhat opposing thoughts into my mind. The first is something like wonderment at how they managed to achieve this, considering that, in our experience, the best way to defend Jonny Flynn has seemed to be: stay in front of him; watch him dribble for 20 seconds; wait for him to take a bad shot. The second is that the long-distance Rambis-haters were perhaps onto something when they suggested that the Triangle was constraining Flynn’s creativity and that all he really needed was a steady diet of pick-and-rolls.
AWAW
Flynn's market value
Donte won't be with the Kings in 2013
NBA Mock Draft 2012: An Idiot's Guide to the 2012 Draft for Every NBA GM
2012 NBA Draft: Syracuse's Fab Melo Releases Statement, Enters NBA Draft
Syracuse Basketball: 5 Things Fab Melo Must Improve Before Entering NBA
Fab Melo Allegedly Declares for Draft: What This Means for Nerlens Noel
