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NBA GM Survey: Rookies and International


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Who will win the 2011-12 Rookie of the Year?

1. Kyrie Irving, Cleveland -- 63.0%

2. Ricky Rubio, Minnesota -- 18.5%

T3. Kemba Walker, Charlotte -- 7.4%

T3. Derrick Williams, Minnesota -- 7.4%

5. Markieff Morris, Phoenix -- 3.7%

Last year: John Wall -- 67.9%

 

Which rookie will be the best player in five years?

1. Kyrie Irving, Cleveland -- 51.9%

T2. Ricky Rubio, Minnesota -- 11.1%

T2. Jonas Valanciunas, Toronto -- 11.1%

T2. Derrick Williams, Minnesota -- 11.1%

Also receiving votes: Alec Burks, Utah; Enes Kanter, Utah; Tristan Thompson, Cleveland; Kemba Walker, Charlotte

Last year: John Wall -- 67.9%

 

Which rookie is the most athletic?

1. Derrick Williams, Minnesota -- 32.1%

T2. Kenneth Faried, Denver -- 14.3%

T2. Jan Vesely, Washington -- 14.3%

T4. Norris Cole, Miami -- 10.7%

T4. Tristan Thompson, Cleveland-- 10.7%

6. Bismack Biyombo, Charlotte -- 7.1%

Also receiving votes: Alec Burks, Utah; Kyrie Irving, Cleveland; Brandon Knight, Detroit

Last year: John Wall -- 64.3%

 

Which rookie is most likely to be a "sleeper" success?

1. Norris Cole, Miami -- 44.0%

2. Iman Shumpert, New York -- 12.0%

T3. MarShon Brooks, New Jersey -- 8.0%

T3. Kemba Walker, Charlotte -- 8.0%

Also receiving votes: Reggie Jackson, Oklahoma City; Brandon Knight, Detroit; Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio; Darius Morris, L.A. Lakers; Klay Thompson, Golden State; Jonas Valanciunas, Toronto; Nikola Vucevic, Philadelphia

Last year: Luke Harangody, Patrick Patterson -- 11.1%

 

Who is the best international player in the NBA?

1. Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas -- 96.4%

2. Steve Nash, Phoenix -- 3.6%

Last year: Dirk Nowitzki -- 57.1%

 

Which international player is most likely to have a breakout season in 2011-12?

1. Ricky Rubio, Minnesota -- 37.0%

2. Nicolas Batum, Portland -- 14.8%

3. Danilo Gallinari, Denver -- 11.1%

T4. Andrea Bargnani, Toronto -- 7.4%

T4. Serge Ibaka, Oklahoma City -- 7.4%

T4. Jonas Jerebko, Detroit -- 7.4%

Also receiving votes: Omer Asik, Chicago; Gustavo Ayon, New Orleans; Omri Casspi, Cleveland; Marcin Gortat, Phoenix

Last year: Rodrigue Beaubois -- 21.4%

 

Who is the best international player NOT in the NBA?

1. Jonas Valanciunas -- 36.0%

2. Juan Carlos Navarro -- 32.0%

3. Andrei Kirilenko -- 20.0%

Also receiving votes: Furkan Aldemir, Mirza Teletovic, Milos Teodosic

Last year: Ricky Rubio -- 42.3%

http://www.nba.com/news/features/2012-gm-survey/index.html#rookies

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I hope I'm wrong but I think the hype on Rubio is a tad too high right now. He might be lucky because of the shortened season but I think he's not going to keep it up all year: in Europe we play 3 games a week if you are a top notch team and he's playing as a starter right now.

 

 

As of Valanciunas, I think he's one of the european players with most potencial I've seen in a while but as of now it is not possible in any kind of way Navarro is not the best player. I'm actually not a big Navarro fan because I've always believed he takes too many early, contested shots (a bit like Kobe) but after the Euros in September I can do nothing but bless him. I'm talking about basketball player in general and not necesarily a NBA-fit.

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