Kemba Walker - Mad as Hell

[spectre]

Kemba Walker goes from being NCAA champ to locked-out NBA rookie (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/sep/21/kemba-walker-goes-from-being-ncaa-champ-to-locked-/)


As Walker took the court in the summer league Clash of the Superstars with his white-shirted teammates Saturday, Goodman League (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/goodman-league/) commissioner Miles Rawls (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/miles-rawls/) continued his usual comedian-style running commentary as the game’s announcer.

“Kemba Walker,” Rawls (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/miles-rawls/) called out as Walker connected on a jumper. “He has yet to get a paycheck. He’s mad as hell.”

Walker has been in touch with several of his Bobcats teammates, including Gerald Henderson, Tyrus Thomas, D.J. Augustin and Corey Maggette, and worked out with Thomas and Henderson shortly before coming to D.C. Walker’s next stop is Provo, Utah, where he’ll play in the Jimmer All-Star Game on Thursday.Also:

Interview — Charlotte Bobcats' Kemba Walker says that NBA lockout feels weird (http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsjazznotes/52622753-62/trying-walker-kemba-talk.html.csp)

Bonus:

Interview — Charlotte Bobcats' Bismack Biyombo guarantees he'll play in NBA this season (http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsjazznotes/52622565-62/lot-nba-league-season.html.csp)

The game tonite (7 pm MT) will be streamed here:

http://www.ksl.com/

[ohara831]

Very excited to see Walker and Biyombo play tonight! This lockout is really dragging everything down a bit, but getting a chance to watch our Rookies play should brighten the day! :-)

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I'll have to stay up till 3AM... FML!

[spectre]

I think that would be 9 PM Eastern for us folks?

Totally irrelevant, but I just happened to notice that the Bobcats are selling shirts designed (heh!) by Alyssa Milano.

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[Plowright]

Can someone write a report of how are guys look? Both the good and bad. I wont be able to watch the game but desperate to hear how they get on!

[spectre]

WojYahooNBA Adrian Wojnarowski
For those playing in the Jimmer Fredette exhibition game Thursday at BYU: $10,000 per player, sources tell Y!

Not a bad payday.

Maybe Kemba won't be so mad after tonight.

[spectre]

http://byutv.org/watch/livetv

link to the game. you have to register, but only name/address/email. no charge.

[ohara831]

I think that would be 9 PM Eastern for us folks?

Totally irrelevant, but I just happened to notice that the Bobcats are selling shirts designed (heh!) by Alyssa Milano.

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I might be married, but I can still say with confidence: There is nothing irrelevant about Alyssa Milano. :-)

[adam187]

Anybody trying to chatbox this?

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Well I'll be damned... time warner cable has BYUTV on channel 287

[adam187]

yo you fellas get in on this chat, i'm bored and at work. talking to myself. it's just sad.

[GOBOBCATS24]

I had just signed up for it when I saw Ziggys post on the TWC channel 287. So we can get the Jimmer All Star game but not Bobcats games. Wow

[GOBOBCATS24]

Bismack with 8 points 13 rebounds through 3 quarters. 4-6 from FT line. Looks good. I just got home from work so I only saw the last 5 minutes of the 3rd but I like what I see from Bitchsmack. He looks more polished now than he did even a few months ago. I like his work ethic. Kemba is probably the best player out there. Kawhi Leonard looks like a young GW

[GOBOBCATS24]

Also Bismack looks really good defensively. Referees are choking on Jimmers nuts

[GOBOBCATS24]

Nolan Smith with 20 pts 10 assists

[GOBOBCATS24]

Also Biyombo is really getting great position on his defenders on offense

[ohara831]

http://byucougars.com/files/box-score-all-star.pdf

Box score from he game.

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http://byucougars.com/files/box-score-all-star.pdf

Box score from he game.

Even though it's really just a glorified pickup game, 10 points / 13 rebounds / 5 blocks gets me real excited for Biyombo.

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He's gonna be dispensing fouls like candy.

[Plowright]

Did he play more 4 than 5?

[Toocool]

Sounds like both of them were very promising.
Not so happy with Kemba's 4 assists, was hoping he would be looking to pass more.
But then I didn't watch the game, only looking at the box score, so feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

[Chef]

Sounds like both of them were very promising.
Not so happy with Kemba's 4 assists, was hoping he would be looking to pass more.
But then I didn't watch the game, only looking at the box score, so feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

i wouldn't take anything for anyone's performance. it is the equivalent of a pre-draft scrimmage. both players should do well because they were high picks. also, nobody is really trying, so how hard is it to get a bunch of rebounds and score some points. yes, it is nice to see them play, but their pro potentials are just as unknown now as they were 3 days ago.

[Toocool]

i wouldn't take anything for anyone's performance. it is the equivalent of a pre-draft scrimmage. both players should do well because they were high picks. also, nobody is really trying, so how hard is it to get a bunch of rebounds and score some points. yes, it is nice to see them play, but their pro potentials are just as unknown now as they were 3 days ago.

Yeah no kidding Chef, but at least it's good to see that they have an impact, better than if they didn't impact at all. Heard Biyombo did the dream shake too.

[Chef]

Heard Biyombo did the dream shake too.

it's an african thing.

[spectre]

Lil' late to the party, but I really liked what I saw out of Smack. The kid's only 18 right?

Wow.

He's already got the knowledge of how to get deep into the paint. On D I saw him using his long arms on the perimeter, giving him an extra amount of space with which he (presumably) can gain slightly more reaction time if his guy decides to take it to the hole.

Just imagine him with some quality time under a big man coach.

Kemba was what I expected. He was playing an exhibition game and you could tell he's been doing it a lot...he was there to help put on a show.

TC the assists mean nothing because of that IMO.

The thing most important is he "belonged". He was a presence and he garnered respect. Kemba is going to be the focal point and everyone is going to benefit from it.

http://byutv.org/watch/b131060b-be42-413d-b42f-8251acb7daff

BYU has now archived the game and it's up for anyone who missed it. I think you still have to register, but again it's just name/address/email.

[SWedd523]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDb03t2qHCk

Look at him flat out working Jimmer off the dribble. I don't think he's going to have any issue getting into the lane for buckets and dump offs to the bigs for dunks. He's definitely going to make the crowd go, "OOOHHHHH" a couple of times every night.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-knRIISbH0

Doesn't really show a lot of Bismack, but I expect him to be a block machine whenever he gets a chance to play. You can tell he has a supreme quickness both mentally and physically on the defensive end.

Looking at that last one, you can see a bit of badass attitude that I'd really love to see from him. I'd love for him to have a signature swat response like Deke's finger wag. Also, it seems like him and Kemba are pretty good friends already which is great to see

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comedy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVPgZA5by2o