[外電] Rookie Rankings: One challenging roster to concoct

[jerod (KG4MVP)]

http://www.nba.com/rookies/

The All-Star break is just three weeks away which means just one thing (at
least in my world) -- the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge.

And when they say challenge, they mean it -- in more ways than one.

The rookies have lost the last seven matchups with the sophomores, but the
real challenge may fall on the assistant coaches around the league, who have
to narrow the field to just nine players.

The assistants will receive their ballots Thursday and have until Monday to
vote for four frontcourt players, four backcourt players and one wild card.

So, in the spirit of lending a helping hand, I offer up my nine-player roster
for the Rookies.

Starting Five
PG Brandon Jennings
SG Tyreke Evans
SF Omri Casspi
PF Taj Gibson
C DeJuan Blair

Bench
G Stephen Curry
G Jonny Flynn
F Jonas Jerebko
WC James Harden

The starting five was pretty easy to nail down, but the final two spots
(Jerebko and Harden) weren't as clear cut. Jerebko gets the nod in the
frontcourt because of his size and hustle while I give Harden the nod over Ty
Lawson because a shooter and defender would be more crucial than a fifth
point guard.

With a team loaded with backcourt talent, it will be interesting to see how
the roster is juggled in the game. Will the rookies go with a small-ball
lineup of four guards and a big man to shake things up? And how will the
rookies match up without a true center? The sophomores could feature a pair
of 7-footers in the Nets' Brook Lopez and the Grizzlies' Marc Gasol, so the
rookies' leading rebounders -- Blair, all 6-foot-7 of him, and Gibson,
6-foot-9 -- will definitely have their work cut out for them.

The results of the voting will be announced Jan. 27.



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