2009 NBA Draft Open Discussion
Fear The Sword — ... then Vinsanity to Orlando.  Can anything that happens tonight even come close to that? Get comfy, because the Cavaliers won't pick until #30, unless of course they make a move to acquire(buy) a pick from a less financially fortunate team.  Talk about the draft here! The picks, as they happen, after the jump   1.  Los Angeles Clippers -- Blake Griffin, PF -- Oklahoma 2.  Memphis Grizzlies -- Hasheem Thabeet, C -- UCONN 3.  OK City Thunder -- James ...

Okur, 'Sap, Booze... Who You Got?
SLC Dunk — ... is better suited coming off of the bench (unlikely, I must admit). Memphis made a play for Amar'e Stoudemire, and could turn to 'Sap to play alongside Hasheem Thabeet. New Jersey could be looking for a PF (after trading ...

NBA Draft 2009 Aftermath: Now Who Ends Up In The D-League?
Ridiculous Upside — ... Uproarious!!! Hit the Jump for my insights into future D-Leaguers 1. Blake Griffin - Los Angeles Clippers - 0%             Who are we kidding, the Clippers need Griffin like Stephon Marbury needs Truck Party 2.0 (read: self-esteem boost), there is no way they let Blake out of their sights. 2. Hasheem Thabeet - Memphis Grizzlies- 5%             Because ...

Updates From Summer League, D-League
Posting and Toasting — ... The 6-6 forward was the final cut by the Knicks at the end of training camp and spent the season with Reno of the D-League. He injured his knee in March and did not finish the season. The hope is he will be ready to play in time for the first game, which is July 14 against Hasheem Thabeet and the ...

Steve Weinman (The Intern) Hangs With Thabeet
CelticsBlog — ... where he really does follow Hasheem Thabeet around on draft night.  A sample (but you must click the link to read the whole thing) ...

Scott Roth Out as Bakersfield Jam Coach
Ridiculous Upside — ... they did fold before starting back up), leaving him without a job (however temporarily).  Roth used that time largely to help prepare Hasheem Thabeet before the NBA Draft, and it appears as though other opportunities presented themselves during that interim period that Roth likely will now be pursuing. ...

Shawn Marion to Dallas: The Grizzlies are Nuts
Fanster.com — ... This after they waste the number 2 pick in the draft on Hasheem Thabeet who has every opportunity to join a very long line of over hyped big men that never amount to anything. Couldn't they have just sign Mohamed Sene and drafted any one of 43 point guards? ...

Getting Ready for Summer League
Clips Nation — ... .  On paper, this is the best and deepest front court the Clippers will see this summer.  This game should provide a real test for both Griffin and Jordan.  It starts with second overall pick Hasheem Thabeet of course.  We've mused around these parts several times about how ...

San Antonio Spurs NBA Summer League Basketball Game One Preview and Live Thread
Pounding The Rock — ... about. Can Malik hit the corner 3? Today's Other Games Game 2:  Timberwolves vs Rockets Jonny Flynn, Corey Brewer, Oleksiy Pecherov, and Gerald Henderson are playing for the T-Wolves. Game 3:  Thunder vs Grizzlies Russell Westbrook, James Harden, DJ White, Serge Ibaka, and Shaun Livingston for the Thunder.  For the Grizzies, Hasheem Thabeet, Darrell Arthur, Hamed Haddadi, Demarre Carroll ...

Liveblogging Grizzlies-Thunder - July 12
Clips Nation — ... got a wireless connection.  Life is good.  As it happens, the first game I'm catching is Memphis versus Oklahoma City - two of the more interesting summer league teams here.  Starting lineups: OKC - PG - Westbrook SG - Harden SF - Livingston PF - D.J. White C - Ibaka Memphis - PG - Marcus Williams SG - Sam Young SF - Demarre Carroll PF - Darrell Arthur C - Hasheem Thabeet That's a lot of recent top 5 picks. ...

Vegas, Baby - Steve's First Day as a Cub Reporter Covering Summer League
Clips Nation — ... There are various observations in the game thread I posted for that game.  The surprise player of the game was Marcus Williams (the UConn point guard, not the UofA small forward).  He's lost a bunch of weight, and he distributed the ball really well for Memphis (17 assists versus 1 turnover - that's unheard of in summer league).  Hasheem Thabeet has bust written all over him - I know I'm not the first to say it, but I just don't see an NBA player there.  Say what you will about ...

The Real Recap - San Antonio Spurs Summer League Game One
Pounding The Rock — ... He was drafted by the Bobcats. The Grizzlies just destroyed the Thunder today which can't have been good for the Thunder who have a lot of talent, or at least high draft picks, here.  James Harden, DJ White, Serge Ibaka, Russell Westbrook, Shaun Livingston, and BJ Mullens.  They lost by 29. The OTHER Marcus Williams looked good running the Grizzlies.  He finished with 17 assists. Hasheem Thabeet and Hamed Haddadi, at 7' 3" and 7' 2" respectively, collded 5 ...

NBA Summer League Day Five Recap - Spurs Win
Pounding The Rock — ... Hasheem Thabeet - I still don't like what I see from him.  His defensive game is decent, but his hands are terrible.  ...

NBA Summer League Day Seven Preview and Live Game Thread
Pounding The Rock — ... vs Thunder at 7:30 - Spurs.  Nuff said. Mavericks vs Cavaliers at 9:00 - We'll see if Rodrigue Beaubois is healthy.  I'd also like to see Ahmad Nivins dominate this match up with Darnell Jackson. Clippers vs Grizzlies at 9:30 - Lot's of good young guys in this one.  Blake Griffin, Mike Taylor -- who has struggled, DeAndre Jordan -- who has not, Eric Gordon, Hasheem Thabeet, Darrell Arthur, Marcus Williams, DeMarre ...

Big game tonight: DJordan vs. Thabeet
Clips Nation — ... of Hasheem Thabeet leading up to the draft I believe (not sure where the link might be, and I zhiv linking pretty intensely), put ...

The Clipper Posts Not Yet Written
Clips Nation — ... Tonight's Game.  Zhiv correctly pointed out that the marquee matchup in tonight's game will be between the two centers - the lottery pick who somehow fell into the second round in 2008, and the lottery pick who somehow rose to second overall in 2009. The Clippers have yet to face much of an imposition from oppostion bigs, but that definitely changes tonight.  In addition to second overall pick Hasheem Thabeet, the ...

Clippers - Grizzlies Summer League Open Thread
Clips Nation — ... As we've discussed, this game should be a better test for the Clippers' front line.  Assuming both teams go with their top guys, Blake Griffin will be matched up with some time NBA starting power forward Darrell Arthur, while DeAndre Jordan will be opposite second overall pick Hasheem Thabeet.  The Grizzlies' have been starting Thabeet and Arthur, along with first round pick DeMarre Carroll at small forward, second round pick Sam Young at shooting guard and former first rounder Marcus ...

So Yao is out... what next for the Rockets?
The Dream Shake — ... to relace Yao:  are you crazy?  This is the complete list of legitimate centers (i.e., guys that actually play the position) in the entire NBA. (in no particular order) Yao Dwight Howard the Fat Ass Andrew Bynum Zydrunas Ilgauskas Marcus Camby Chris Kaman Tyson Chandler Joel Przybilla Greg Oden Mehmet Okur Andris Biedrins Brook Lopez Hasheem Thabeet ... that's it.  That's the list.  ...

NBA Summer League Day Eight Preview and Live Thread
Pounding The Rock — ... Mavericks (0-4) vs Oklahoma City Thunder (0-4) at 3:00 - The Thunder have been pretty disappointing.  If James Harden plays, I'll watch him.  Rodrigue Beaubois has not been good outside of his 34 point game against the Rockets on Saturday. Chicago Bulls (1-2) vs New York Knicks (0-3) at 5:00 - I'm going to watch Jordan Hill again. Memphis Grizzlies (3-0) vs Phoenix Suns (2-1) at 7:00 - Hasheem Thabeet going against Robin Lopez should be interesting. ...

Summer League Open Thread: Sin City Grizzlies vs. Summer Suns
Bright Side Of The Sun — ... I also expect Robin Lopez to own Hasheem Thabeet in the paint.  The #2 overall draft pick has yet to impress many observers (including myself) here in Vegas.  Robin is the far more athletic of the two big men and his activity should overwhelm the rookie out of Memphis.  Thabeet is the very definition of "project" and often looks lost on the court.  For Robin, the question is whether or not he can stay out of the foul trouble that plagued him in last night's game. ...

Summer Suns Get Out-Everythinged by Grizzlies
Bright Side Of The Sun — ... appears to have regressed with each successive game since his monstrous Summer League opener.  Hasheem Thabeet, who has yet to really impress anyone here in Las Vegas, outplayed RoLo badly.  While the numbers bear this out (10 pts., 7 reb. for Thabeet vs. 1pt., 4 reb. for Lopez), again it wasn't even that close.  Routinely Thabeet beat Lopez to his spot on the floor or boxed him out, pinned him under the rim and generally out-positioned him.  And it could have been much, much worse.  All of Thabeet's 4 misses were on wide open ...

NBA Summer League Day Nine Recap - Spurs Stink Up The Joint
Pounding The Rock — ... out of the gym 97-60.  Hasheem Thabeet showed a little bit in this one.  He was active and aggressive.  ...

NBA Summer League Day Ten Recap - The Grind Is Over/Spurs Lose
Pounding The Rock — ... really played well, or at least aggressively, going after Hasheem Thabeet.  Ian had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocked shots.  For the Summer league, he shot 26 of 32 for 82% from the line.  We'll probably have to cut him for being non-Spur.  We had balanced scoring from the rest of our crew.  The Memphis Grizzlies again got good games from ...

2009 Phoenix Suns Summer League Wrap Up
Bright Side Of The Sun — ...  - Oy.   I wasn't there for his one good game.  Instead I saw three of his lesser, and what I can sadly believe are more typical, performances.  And believe me when I say against the Grizzlies, he was terrible.  Hasheem Thabeet had looked, not to put to fine a point on it, god awful up until that game, demonstrating no discernible basketball instincts.  He absolutely dominated Lopez in the paint when they matched up.  My entirely unprofessional ...

Sunday Notes: Sessions saga, more on Warrick
Brew Hoop — ... Heading into the offseason, Wallace described Warrick as "one of the most potent bench scorers in the league." At the press conference introducing Hasheem Thabeet, head coach Lionel Hollins said he'd be mixing up the names "Hasheem" and "Hakim" all year long. ...

2009-2010 Golden State Warriors Schedule + 82 "Unstoppable Baby!" Predictions
Golden State Of Mind — ... the Rock   #26 Fri Dec 18 Washington 7:30 PM (ESPN) Just like old times. Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison light up the Arena in Oakland, but play next to no defense. Man I miss those guys. Blog Buddy: Bullets Forever   #27 Tue Dec 22 at Memphis 5:00 PM Nellie asks whoever is coaching the Grizzlies at this point in the season if struggling rookie Hasheem Thabeet can shoot three's. Blog Buddy: Straight Outta ...

A long overdue discussion of the Washington Wizards' use of their D-League team
Bullets Forever — ... year to their D-League affiliate for extra seasoning.  Two rules here: no more than two players can be assigned to the D-League team at once, and a player can only be sent down three times during the season. Because of the rule above, only JaVale McGee is eligible to be sent to the D-League.  Memphis, on the other hand, seemingly has half their roster eligible (Darrell Arthur, DeMarre Carroll, Marc Gasol, Hamed Haddadi, O.J. Mayo, Hasheem Thabeet). Dakota has a new coach: Roy White, an LA ...

A Little Summer Forecast Analysis: The LA Laughingstocks
Clips Nation — ... , and OJ Mayo make them.  Hasheem Thabeet will not be good, and he will not win RoY.  But excuse me for saying this:  it's just stupid to pick ...

Ridiculous Transactions: 8/22-8/30
Ridiculous Upside — ... struggle (if Hasheem Thabeet struggles, well, good luck with that).  That's not to say that Gilder himself still isn't a little on the raw side.  As I noted in my ...

Around the Association: 2009-2010 Memphis Grizzlies- Going Back to Vancouver
Golden State Of Mind — ... 109 - Cool Runnings! RECAP: Warriors 109 Grizzlies 114 - REF U SUCK?   Projecting 2k9-2k10 Season: 34-58 You can do worse than a lineup of: PG: Mike Conley/ Marcus Williams SG: O.J. Mayo/ Marko Jaric SF: Rudy Gay/ DeMarre Carroll PF: Zach Randolph/ Darrell Arthur/ Steven Hunter C: Marc Gasol/ Hasheem Thabeet/ Hamed Haddadi Not much worse defensively mind ...

Wizards beat Grizzlies in Richmond: Final wrap
Bullets Forever — ... on the rebounding problem was that it was caused a lot by overhelping.  "A lot of times, we made the initial stop and cut off the drive, but when the shot went up, there were a lot of bodies left unaccounted for.  We have to clean that up." I agree that this happened a lot.  Haywood himself seemed to be trying too hard to contest drives that were already being contested, which allowed his man, whether it was Marc Gasol, Hasheem Thabeet or Hamed Haddadi, get offensive rebounds.  ...

Orlando Magic 102, Memphis Grizzlies 83: Immediate Postgame Comment Thread
Third Quarter Collapse — ... , who had a game-high 22 points (on only 13 shots) in 37 minutes. Hasheem Thabeet, the Grizzlies' prized lottery pick, was scoreless in 18 minutes, attempting only one field goal but notching 3 blocks.  ...

Orlando Magic 102, Memphis Grizzlies 83: The Morning After
Third Quarter Collapse — ... Rookie Grizzlies center Hasheem Thabeet, 7 feet 3, picked up two quick fouls in the first few minutes, wrapping his arms around Howard in an attempt to stop him on the first play. ...

Competition Discussion: Memphis Grizzlies
Bullets Forever — ... and make a prediction on their record.          Last year's record: 24-58 (Pythagorean Record: 26-56) Playoffs: None Offensive Rating: 103.5 (28th) Defensive Rating: 109.5 (21st) Pace: 90.1 possessions/game (20th) In: Zach Randolph, Allen Iverson, Hasheem Thabeet, Marcus Williams, Sam Young, DeMarre Carroll, Mike ...

Award Time
Canis Hoopus — ... Most Frustrating Rookie PG: Brandon Jennings Number of Wolves Trades: 2 Where Rudy Gay Ends Up: San Antonio Will the Wolves keep the Clipper pick? Yes Where will the Wolves draft in 2010? #1 (Come on folks, it's an inevitability; they finally get the #1 pick with the 2 best players likely being a PG and a PF.) Biggest 2nd Year Jump: CDR Biggest Rookie Flop: Hasheem Thabeet/Jrue Holiday/Jordan Hill/Gerald Henderson (4 ...

Friday Afternoon Rockets/NBA Links
The Dream Shake — ... of forging an offense from a lineup without stars. The early returns have Trevor Ariza, Aaron Brooks, and Luis Scola shouldering the brunt of the workload, combining to take on 245 of Houston's 473 possessions so far this season, but you have to think that the offense will start to be spread out more as the season goes on, since all of Houston's players -- those three included -- are charting new territory in terms of usage. ----- Hasheem Thabeet hasn't looked too good on the court in his first few games, ...

Thursday Afternoon Rockets/NBA Links
The Dream Shake — ... change his regimen or adjust his diet. "I'm able to sneak out for Thai food," he said. "There is hope. This condition can be treated. You can still live a productive, full life," he said. "I'm living proof I can make it." ----- B-R Blog has links to the entire Game 7 of the '94 Finals. Relive what has been called one of the most boring NBA Finals of all time by people who don't know what they're talking about. ----- Tonight, Hasheem Thabeet won't be visiting the city where he went to high ...

Prowling the NBA: People Gettin' Hurt
Canis Hoopus — ... Today we cover every team's worst nightmare: injuries. An injury to a key player can kill even a contending team's entire season....just ask the Rockets. This update is long, but stick with it....I promise it's worth the read. Already this year, there have been a number of serious injuries to noteworthy players, some of which are so randomly outlandish, they'd be hysterical if they weren't so sad. In fact, I think we'll start with one of those.... Hasheem Thabeet has a broken jaw: Thabeet broke his jaw when his ...

Jason Thompson, Foul Machine
Sactown Royalty — ... This year, he's dropped his fouls to 5.7 per 48 minutes, which is a much more respectable 65th. He's up to 34.4 minutes per game, which is probably close to what it will be for most of the year, provided he can keep his fouls down like he has. In comparison, Jon Brockman gets 10.4 fouls per 48 minutes, which, if we set the qualifying bar at 7 games played, would place him 4th-worst in the league, behind Hasheem Thabeet (14.9!), JaVale McGee (11.8), and Rasho Nesterovic (10.6). ...