Knicks · Andray Blatche - Should be the FIBA MVP (page 1)

NYKBocker @ 9/4/2014 10:40 AM
Dude is dominating. Weird that he still does not have an NBA contract.

Can we sign him? He has the skillset for the triangle.

gunsnewing @ 9/4/2014 11:01 AM
Who is he playing for?
blkexec @ 9/4/2014 11:03 AM
NYKBocker wrote:Dude is dominating. Weird that he still does not have an NBA contract.

Can we sign him? He has the skillset for the triangle.

I've always been a fan. But MVP is a stretch. Their team isn't that good.

Nalod @ 9/4/2014 11:27 AM

Who they play yet?

He might have the skill set but is he a bone head on the court?
Nets don't want him back. He seemed to get out of shape and faulter down the stretch.
He still gets good money for one more year from the Wiz. They amnestied him with 3 years to go!!!
Damn! They wanted him gone.

EnySpree @ 9/4/2014 12:05 PM
It's 2014....post stats and video
jrodmc @ 9/4/2014 12:24 PM
Yeah, let's sign a guy who couldn't outplay 400 year old PP for a spot on the Wiz...
NYKBocker @ 9/4/2014 2:48 PM
Andray Blatche plays for the Philippines. Here are his numbers over 5 games against very good competition (Croatia, Greece, Argentina, Puerto Rico and Senegal)

4th in scoring


# Name GP MPG PPG PTS FGM-FGA FG% 3PM-3PA 3P% FTM-FTA FT%
1. Luís SCOLA (ARG) 4 32.5 22.8 91 8.3-14.5 56.9 0.5-0.8 66.7 5.8-8.0 71.9
2. Jose BAREA (PUR) 5 29.4 22.0 110 6.2-13.8 44.9 4.0-7.6 52.6 5.6-6.4 87.5
3. Pau GASOL (ESP) 4 25.3 21.5 86 8.3-13.0 63.5 0.8-1.8 42.9 4.3-6.0 70.8
4. Andray BLATCHE (PHI) 5 33.8 21.2 106 7.6-17.2 44.2 1.2-4.4 27.3 4.8-6.0 80.0

1st in rebounds


# Name GP MPG OFF ORPG DEF DRPG REB RPG RP40M
1. Andray BLATCHE (PHI) 5 33.8 7 1.4 62 12.4 69 13.8 16.3
2. Gorgui DIENG (SEN) 5 38.2 12 2.4 45 9.0 57 11.4 11.9
Hamed HADDADI (IRI) 5 29.4 25 5.0 32 6.4 57 11.4 15.5
4. Luís SCOLA (ARG) 4 32.5 11 2.8 28 7.0 39 9.8 12.0
5. Ömer ASIK (TUR) 4 25.0 13 3.3 23 5.8 36 9.0 14.4

4th in efficiency


# Name GP MPG PPG EFF EFFPG PM PMPG
1. Luís SCOLA (ARG) 4 32.5 22.8 99.0 24.8 38.0 9.5
2. Gorgui DIENG (SEN) 5 38.2 18.0 114.0 22.8 -71.0 -14.2
3. Pau GASOL (ESP) 4 25.3 21.5 91.0 22.8 71.0 17.8
4. Andray BLATCHE (PHI) 5 33.8 21.2 112.0 22.4 -13.0 -2.6

1st in double-doubles


# Name GP MPG PPG RPG APG STLPG BLKPG DBLDBL TRIDBL
1. Andray BLATCHE (PHI) 5 33.8 21.2 13.8 0.8 1.6 0.8 5 0
2. Gorgui DIENG (SEN) 5 38.2 18.0 11.4 2.0 2.0 1.8 3 0
Hamed HADDADI (IRI) 5 29.4 18.8 11.4 1.0 1.2 1.2 3 0
4. Giannis BOUROUSIS (GRE) 4 24.8 11.0 8.8 2.8 1.5 1.0 2 0
Yanick MOREIRA (ANG) 5 20.4 17.8 8.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 2 0

2nd in minutes play


# Name GP MIN MPG
1. Gorgui DIENG (SEN) 5 191 38.2
2. Andray BLATCHE (PHI) 5 169 33.8
3. Bojan BOGDANOVIC (CRO) 5 165 33.0
4. Emir PRELDZIC (TUR) 4 130 32.5
Luís SCOLA (ARG) 4 130 32.5


These are important numbers for a big man.

BRIGGS @ 9/4/2014 2:57 PM
Blatche has had character issues wherever he has gone. I give him credit for playing summerball with the Philipines team--obviously he did not have to do that, although it also couldve been a publicity stunt by his agent to form new interest.


Pretty simple Blatche is a solid 6-11 260 and if on the right team in the right position where he is counted on to play 18-21 minutes he should give you 10-5 50%. I think right now we have some of that although we dont have someone with his weight. We spent our 3mm on J smith although Smith has not been healthy. I think our roster is set.

NYKBocker @ 9/4/2014 3:00 PM

gunsnewing @ 9/4/2014 3:01 PM
Blatche is Philippino? News to me
NYKBocker @ 9/4/2014 3:03 PM
gunsnewing wrote:Blatche is Philippino? News to me

Ha Ha Ha...Naturalized. As much as Serge Ibaka is a spaniard.

H1AND1 @ 9/4/2014 3:44 PM
BRIGGS wrote:Blatche has had character issues wherever he has gone. I give him credit for playing summerball with the Philipines team--obviously he did not have to do that, although it also couldve been a publicity stunt by his agent to form new interest.


Pretty simple Blatche is a solid 6-11 260 and if on the right team in the right position where he is counted on to play 18-21 minutes he should give you 10-5 50%. I think right now we have some of that although we dont have someone with his weight. We spent our 3mm on J smith although Smith has not been healthy. I think our roster is set.

I'm sure the Philippines are paying him. He ain't doing it for free, id wager.

BRIGGS @ 9/4/2014 4:01 PM
NYKBocker wrote:
gunsnewing wrote:Blatche is Philippino? News to me

If the Chinese team is looking for a 6-4 265 pound PF who can play halfcourt for 5-6 minutes a t a time for free I'm their man.

NYKBocker @ 9/4/2014 4:19 PM
H1AND1 wrote:
BRIGGS wrote:Blatche has had character issues wherever he has gone. I give him credit for playing summerball with the Philipines team--obviously he did not have to do that, although it also couldve been a publicity stunt by his agent to form new interest.


Pretty simple Blatche is a solid 6-11 260 and if on the right team in the right position where he is counted on to play 18-21 minutes he should give you 10-5 50%. I think right now we have some of that although we dont have someone with his weight. We spent our 3mm on J smith although Smith has not been healthy. I think our roster is set.

I'm sure the Philippines are paying him. He ain't doing it for free, id wager.

Yup. $1M to play for 2+ months
http://grantland.com/features/andray-bla...

VDesai @ 9/4/2014 5:14 PM
Yeah this dude got paid by the Phillipines. He's basically a 1 man team and he's putting up stats. IF he wasn't putting up stats that would be more of an issue. The guy can play, there's no doubt about that. THe issue isn't his game.
BRIGGS @ 9/4/2014 5:40 PM
Actually the Philipines played very very well. They easily couldve won 4 games. They had a nice style of play and they added the 6-11 260 pd middle guy--in CBB thats all u need 1 guy who can play in the paint 3 guys who can handle and shoot and a style of play.
NYKBocker @ 9/4/2014 11:38 PM
BRIGGS wrote:Actually the Philipines played very very well. They easily couldve won 4 games. They had a nice style of play and they added the 6-11 260 pd middle guy--in CBB thats all u need 1 guy who can play in the paint 3 guys who can handle and shoot and a style of play.

Yup. Croatia, Argentina and Puerto Rico games were very close and not just because of Blatche.

NYKBocker @ 9/5/2014 10:42 AM
blkexec @ 9/8/2014 10:20 PM
BRIGGS wrote:Blatche has had character issues wherever he has gone. I give him credit for playing summerball with the Philipines team--obviously he did not have to do that, although it also couldve been a publicity stunt by his agent to form new interest.


Pretty simple Blatche is a solid 6-11 260 and if on the right team in the right position where he is counted on to play 18-21 minutes he should give you 10-5 50%. I think right now we have some of that although we dont have someone with his weight. We spent our 3mm on J smith although Smith has not been healthy. I think our roster is set.

It's funny how we are so quick to label players that play with passion. But without passion he would be label as a lazy player who doesn't care. His issues just like 90 % of the league is maturity. He's probably one of the most friendly guys I've met. His problem is that he thinks he's a guard trapped in a big man's body....perfect intentional player as a stretch 4.

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