Love and Flynn Selected to Rookie/Sophs Challenge rosters
via NBA.com
NEW YORK -- Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose, the reigning T-Mobile Rookie of the Year, and Sacramento Kings guard Tyreke Evans, the leading scorer among first-year players, lead a list of 18 players selected for the 2010 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam to be held on Friday, Feb. 12 in Dallas during NBA All-Star 2010.
The participants in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam were selected by the NBA's assistant coaches, with each team submitting one ballot.
Joining Rose on the Sophomore team are Miami Heat forward Michael Beasley, Los Angeles Clippers guard Eric Gordon, Minnesota Timberwolves forward/center Kevin Love, New Jersey Nets center Brook Lopez, New York Knicks forward Danilo Gallinari, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook, and a pair of teammates from the Memphis Grizzlies -- center Marc Gasol and guard O.J. Mayo.
Forward Omri Casspi, Evans' teammate in Sacramento, joins him on the Rookie team, which also includes Chicago Bulls forward Taj Gibson, Detroit Pistons forward Jonas Jerebko, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, Milwaukee Bucks guard Brandon Jennings, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jonny Flynn, Oklahoma City Thunder guard James Harden, and San Antonio forward/center DeJuan Blair.
The head coaches for the Rookie and Sophomore teams will be the lead assistants from the 2010 NBA All-Star Game coaching staffs, which will be determined by the best record in each conference through games played Jan. 31.
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It is a testament to how strongly minutes played...
..factors into these selections, that Love did not make the rookie team last year and Flynn made it this year.
by vjl110 on Jan 27, 2010 11:38 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
that plus scoring
God forbid that any voter has to watch game film and can’t just look at a boxscore.
by TheEvilProfessor on Jan 27, 2010 11:43 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It seems weird to complain about our own player
but no way should Flynn be in over Ty Lawson. Flynn plays 7.6 more minutes/game, but Lawson beats him in every statistical category.
Also kind of bizarre that Derozan will be at the game for the Dunk-in against sophomore Eric Gordon, but won’t be allowed to play.
by John Doe on Jan 27, 2010 12:04 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
In like Flynn.
Must have swung the voting.
by Mplax on Jan 27, 2010 12:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Operative verb:
swinging.
We all know that art is not the truth, art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.--Picasso
by uncle rico on Jan 27, 2010 4:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think Lawson deserves to be in over Jarebko...
….or Casspi more than Flynn
by Oceanary on Jan 27, 2010 2:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
he’d need to replace a guard.
heart of a champion, will of the warrior.
by cap'n hack on Jan 27, 2010 6:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The assistant coaches are somewhat consistent, they usually take the guy scoring more [even if its because he is playing more]. That worked againt Love last season and worked for Flynn this season.
Flynn is third in rookie scoring. Things like efficiency, advanced stats etc… get no consideration. Its almost strictly who is scoring more.
by Kevin Love Jefferson on Jan 27, 2010 2:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Does this mean Rose isn't in the All-Star Game?
Or do these rosters change accordingly with tomorrow’s announcements?
by Andy G on Jan 27, 2010 2:43 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Rose is on the soph team.
but that doesn’t mean he can’t also be on the All Star team as a bench player. AI took the starting spot. Plus you have to consider Rondo.
by TheEvilProfessor on Jan 27, 2010 2:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Rondo might make it.
He’s not as good as a healthy Rose but his season as a whole has been pretty impressive. Rose’s slow start on a bum ankle could prevent him from making it this year.
by Andy G on Jan 27, 2010 7:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The Frosh-Soph game
is the best part of All-Star Weekend. I have no interest in the dunking or shooting contest and the game has become so free-wheeling as to not resemble basketball at all. Way too much posturing and way too much non-basketball related junk. At least in the Rookie game we can watch the NBA’s newest stars. That is much more interesting to me.
by ogishkemuncie on Jan 27, 2010 3:40 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Disagree on all counts
I love All-Star Weekend. Pretty much all of it. Even the dorky celebrity game they have on Friday night.
by TimAllen on Jan 27, 2010 5:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The celeb game is one of the underrated fantastic things about ASW. Do remember a couple years back when Common was the only guy who knew how to play and just torched people? That was amazing.
heart of a champion, will of the warrior.
by cap'n hack on Jan 27, 2010 7:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting
I wonder if the rookies will ever have a line up with its 5 best players: Flynn, Jennings, Curry, Harden, and Evans?
by Gophers12 on Jan 27, 2010 10:36 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I know there's a lot to question about Flynn's ability
I do a lot of it myself. I can see that he has the abilities to be very good, but it’s not inevitable that he’ll “get it”; other than the already proven scoring, we’ll never be sure that he’ll be a true all-around PG who can manage the game while scoring when needed. He’s shown flashes of nearly every skill required, but he’s got a while to go. Hopefully the minutes and Rambis-imposed obstacles are the answer to his development. I’m looking forward to the end of the season – even more so next season – to see the improvements he has or hasn’t made. For better or worse we’ll see a different player.
I do think it’s worth mentioning this excerpt I just read over at SI. It’s a mid-season roundup of assessments by NBA scouts; here’s an excerpt from the “Most impressive rookie besides Tyreke Evans and Brandon Jennings” section:
• Jonny Flynn, Timberwolves. “He’s got a chance to be in that mix with Evans and Jennings. He’s a pretty good player and he’s going to be in position to put up shots and score points. He can score off the dribble, can shoot and can distribute; he understands well who to pass it to and when to make the pass. Flynn isn’t the tallest guy in the world but makes up for it by being a good athlete and being pesky on defense.” (If you were curious, the other 2 players mentioned were Omri Casspi and Taj Gibson. Curry’s conspicuous by his absence).
For all of the questions many of us have about Flynn, it’s at least a tiny bit reassuring that some scouts still see him in an optimistic light. There’s been some genuinely awful play from him, but there’s still a lot of potential to be excited about.
by nja700 on Jan 28, 2010 11:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
yes
but where did they get the pesky on defense? Are they watching the same games as I am? Or am I just catching Jonny on his off-nights?
by TheEvilProfessor on Jan 29, 2010 7:39 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe the scout's name
Was Shmavid Shman.
by nja700 on Jan 29, 2010 8:37 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I would take exception
with the comment that he understands who to pass it to and when. If I saw evidence of that I wouldn’t be as skeptical of his future development. It seems to me, and maybe I’m just overly focused on it, that Flynn typically misses the obvious pass; the cutter in the lane, the big guy rolling to the hoop off the screen.
by dropstep on Jan 29, 2010 10:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

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