First Year Anniversary of Ross' 51 Point Game

[matt]

marcus thornton shot a career high 42 points last year. now hes coming off the bench for the rebuilding celtics. who gives a shit about fluke milestones.

i was at the 51 point game and it was exciting to watch. too bad every other moment with ross on the floor this year has been largely terrible/completely invisible including last years playoffs.

Marcus Thornton at 27 is a finished product, only thing that would make him better is being in the right system. Ross still has room to grow if Casey allows it.

[MixxAOR]

Notice something? Most of his 3s were catch and shoot. I don't think he's getting those types of shots anymore.

Opposing defenses smarten up

[hotfuzz]

Notice something? Most of his 3s were catch and shoot. I don't think he's getting those types of shots anymore.

[iblastoff]

He is right though, DeRozan doesn't the have the skill sets required to reach a milestone like this. He can't shoot at an efficient clip. He can't drive to the basket straight up without getting the ball swiped. His post up moves against smaller guards, while an effective move, is rarely used. Nowadays he can't even get to the FT line. In the system we're trying to play in he's very useless offensively and his inconsistencies on defense leaves people to wonder just what is the use of DD in the starting lineup, especially now that Vasquez is starting.

marcus thornton shot a career high 42 points last year. now hes coming off the bench for the rebuilding celtics. who gives a shit about fluke milestones.

i was at the 51 point game and it was exciting to watch. too bad every other moment with ross on the floor this year has been largely terrible/completely invisible including last years playoffs.

[matt]

From the game thread last year.... I bet this guy feels like a knob:



http://www.raptorsrepublic.com/forum...l=1#post282650

DeMar certainly isn't having a great year, but I honestly wonder if TRoss has improved in any area at all since this game.

He is right though, DeRozan doesn't the have the skill sets required to reach a milestone like this. He can't shoot at an efficient clip. He can't drive to the basket straight up without getting the ball swiped. His post up moves against smaller guards, while an effective move, is rarely used. Nowadays he can't even get to the FT line. In the system we're trying to play in he's very useless offensively and his inconsistencies on defense leaves people to wonder just what is the use of DD in the starting lineup, especially now that Vasquez is starting.

[planetmars]

I know they lost, but I had a blast watching that game.

[mike, prague]

Is it sad I'm more surprised he took 10 FT attempts instead of the fact he hit 10 threes?

My first thoughts exactly!

His second highest is from his rookie year with 6 and third highest is 5 from this year. The rest are mainly zeroes...

[Scraptor]

From the game thread last year.... I bet this guy feels like a knob:

while all the derozan apologists flap their gums about how much work derozan does in the summer, and gush about his work ethic, t ross goes and drops an efficient fifty, something derozan will never do even once. It's called talent people.

http://www.raptorsrepublic.com/forum...l=1#post282650

DeMar certainly isn't having a great year, but I honestly wonder if TRoss has improved in any area at all since this game.

[Raptorsnz]

Is it sad I'm more surprised he took 10 FT attempts instead of the fact he hit 10 threes?

[RandomGuy]

This thread makes me want to write something random/akward

[matt]

Just a year ago, this happened.

FIRST QUARTER:
15 points, 5/9 from the field, and 5/6 from 3-point range.

SECOND QUARTER:
8 points, 2/3 from the field, 2/3 from 3-point range, and 2/2 from the FT line.

FIRST HALF:
23 points, 7/12 from the field, 7/9 from 3-point range, and 2/2 from the FT line.


THIRD QUARTER:
13 points, 6/9 from the field, and 1/3 from 3-point range.

FOURTH QUARTER
15 points, 3/8 from the field, 2/5 from 3-point range, and 7/8 from the FT line.

SECOND HALF:
28 points, 9/17 from the field, 3/8 from 3-point range, and 7/8 from the FT line.


GAME TOTAL: 51 points, 16/29 from the field, 10/17 from 3-point range, 9/10 from the FT line, and 9 rebounds.








The Nike Air Flightposite Exposed shoes he wore during the game:


Post game Interview: