Donté Takes Réno, Part I

by Ziller on Jan 10, 2009 2:32 PM PST in Game Threads Comment 55 comments

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Donté Greene will make his Réno Bighorns debut tonight against the Bakersfield Jam. The tip is at 7PM PST. No word on whether D.G. will start, but he's expected to get heavy minutes while in the D-League. His notable teammates include former Orangeman Gerry McNamara and former King Patrick Ewing Jr. The Jam have Derrick Byars and Trey Johnson. Mateen Cleaves, the finest towel-waver in Sacramento history, is on the Jam roster but hasn't played in a while, and honestly I'm not actually sure he'll still with Bakersfield.

We'll all be refreshing the boxscore, no doubt. Any comments on the game or Greene's budding skills as T.V. host ... leave them here.

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I believe we can watch this free online at NBA Futurecast

by wabut on Jan 10, 2009 3:06 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

huh.. roll call - who's watching the game?

I’ll probably have it on.

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by iashwash on Jan 10, 2009 3:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

bowling

"You keep on using that word
I do not think it mean what you think it means"

by lietothegirls on Jan 10, 2009 6:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Nice

thanks for the link.

I may turn it on for a little bit.

Ball movement ... is like jogging for most people: They do it occasionally, and it makes them happy. Then they go back to not doing it. - Henry Abbott

by Kfan in Korea on Jan 10, 2009 3:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for the link

I’ll be watching for a bit too

by eduardo_m7 on Jan 10, 2009 3:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Wow, Ewing Jr ended up there, eh?

Last I heard, he was supposed to receive a fair shot at NY’s roster. Now I know where all the second rounders end up.

by CloudyEyes on Jan 10, 2009 4:22 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

He got cut during preseason

Just days before the season. I think.

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by iashwash on Jan 10, 2009 4:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The last I read is that he might be signed to the Knicks after the whole Starbury situation is cleared up. Until then he plays for the Bighorns, which is the Knicks DL team as well.

by Ronacin on Jan 10, 2009 4:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Reno checking in

I’ll be at the game tonight, probably be the only one there but who cares. I’ll post later tonight how it went.

Greatest photoshop ever by the way

by Hilton on Jan 10, 2009 4:29 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

The shoes on the Bighorn

TZ, you crazy!

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by section214 on Jan 10, 2009 5:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Waitaminute!

I just thought about this. If he’s headed to Reno, what does this mean for the Donte Greene Show?

Is there any chance we can see him on Reno 911?

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by vfettke on Jan 10, 2009 4:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

We used that one the other day

Cameo appearance

"You keep on using that word
I do not think it mean what you think it means"

by lietothegirls on Jan 10, 2009 6:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Any bets on points over/unders?

Five Sactown credits say 25.

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by iashwash on Jan 10, 2009 5:49 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Donte' with 17 at the half

NOW I’m going bowling….

"You keep on using that word
I do not think it mean what you think it means"

by lietothegirls on Jan 10, 2009 8:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah good 1st half

Of course, Ewing had 11 points. With his inability to score in the summer, is the NBADL worse than summer league?

Ball movement ... is like jogging for most people: They do it occasionally, and it makes them happy. Then they go back to not doing it. - Henry Abbott

by Kfan in Korea on Jan 10, 2009 8:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

you'd think

b/c in summer league, ALL the prospects play, and prospects from last year play, so that’s easily 60 players on NBA rosters that play in summer and not the D

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by iashwash on Jan 10, 2009 8:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Makes me question how much good this can really do Donté

PT is good and all, but if the quality of play is too poor, he’d be getting more quality development practicing with the Kings.

They can assign him to Reno up to 3 times, with no limits on how long he stays.

So, I’d send him down for a week or two when the Kings have few off days, and them bring him back up when the schedule is more lax, to take advantage of team practices.

Ball movement ... is like jogging for most people: They do it occasionally, and it makes them happy. Then they go back to not doing it. - Henry Abbott

by Kfan in Korea on Jan 10, 2009 8:39 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

D-League Talent

The D-League’s probably a good place for him, as he’s getting in game situations. Unfortunately, Bakersfield is backcourt loaded, and thusly, frontcourt weak, so this might not be the best game for him, other than to get acclimated to the team.

Ridiculous? I think Not.
Upside? Plenty.

by Scott Schroeder on Jan 10, 2009 8:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

15 at the half

according to the announcer – does anyone have access to the boxscore? can’t find a link

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by iashwash on Jan 10, 2009 8:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

espn doesn't give boxscores, can't find on yahoo, the reno website gives me nothing

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by iashwash on Jan 10, 2009 8:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Box score

Right here. Not sure if it refreshes though

by eduardo_m7 on Jan 10, 2009 8:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

muchas gracias

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by iashwash on Jan 10, 2009 8:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

also - anyone getting a really choppy connection?

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by iashwash on Jan 10, 2009 8:26 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Extremely

by Deleran on Jan 10, 2009 8:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Incredibly poor, unwatchable.

by Ronacin on Jan 10, 2009 8:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, it's really a radio

connection with occasional “game action snap-shots”

Ball movement ... is like jogging for most people: They do it occasionally, and it makes them happy. Then they go back to not doing it. - Henry Abbott

by Kfan in Korea on Jan 10, 2009 8:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Donte

http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2009/1/10/716583/bighorns-leave-big-names-o

Reno’s webcast is always pretty choppy.

Ridiculous? I think Not.
Upside? Plenty.

by Scott Schroeder on Jan 10, 2009 8:34 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Donte Has 19 Points shooting 7-15/ two rebounds/ 3 blocked shots in 23 minutes

by JZiadeh on Jan 10, 2009 8:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

1-5 3pters!

Not good Buckéts. Not good.

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by iashwash on Jan 10, 2009 8:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

NBDL Thread

That about sums us up, doesn’t it?

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by section214 on Jan 10, 2009 8:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

nbAdl Thread

I love it!

Ridiculous? I think Not.
Upside? Plenty.

by Scott Schroeder on Jan 10, 2009 8:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

FALSE!

it is an NBDL Thréad. Completely different.

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by iashwash on Jan 10, 2009 8:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

nbAdl

my bad, see what you started section?

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by iashwash on Jan 10, 2009 8:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Haha

D-Léague probably would be best

Ridiculous? I think Not.
Upside? Plenty.

by Scott Schroeder on Jan 10, 2009 8:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

é-League?

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by section214 on Jan 10, 2009 8:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

é-League

He’s lighting it up tonight, but Bakersfield only has one guy over 6’7", and that’s Nick Lewis. Let’s see him do this against a team with a decent frontcourt. Unfortunately, that’s not until Idaho next Thursday, and he’ll probably recalled by then from the sounds of it..

Ridiculous? I think Not.
Upside? Plenty.

by Scott Schroeder on Jan 10, 2009 8:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Donte has 22

by JZiadeh on Jan 10, 2009 8:45 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

in 23 minutes

Not bad.

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by iashwash on Jan 10, 2009 9:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

then went for 10 scoreless minutes

Not much assist/block action either, and his rebounding numbers are low considering he’s facing such a short team.

But that’s nitpicking.

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by iashwash on Jan 10, 2009 9:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

box score just refreshed

nevermind about the blocks.

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by iashwash on Jan 10, 2009 9:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

So our D-League team can't execute down the stretch, either.

by Deleran on Jan 10, 2009 9:12 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

look at that record.

ungh.

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by iashwash on Jan 10, 2009 9:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

My question

Why isn’t Quincy or Shelden in Reno? Both have been getting less minutes than Greene. What’s the roster limit for D-League teams?

by rc360 on Jan 10, 2009 9:14 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I think there are rules about who you can and can't send to the D-League

by Deleran on Jan 10, 2009 9:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

1st and 2nd year players only

by Ronacin on Jan 10, 2009 9:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

but..

if its just for 1st and 2nd year players, how is Mateen Cleaves on there?

by Deez on Jan 12, 2009 11:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

He's not on under NBA contract

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by section214 on Jan 12, 2009 11:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Reno wins

Dontè finishes with 26 points on 9-16 shooting, 5 rebounds, 4 blocks. I have no idea what to make of those numbers.

by Deleran on Jan 10, 2009 9:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Sh*t!

That’s going to screw up our lottery chances for the NBDL draft.

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by section214 on Jan 10, 2009 9:32 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

Funniest thread ever

by Ziller on Jan 11, 2009 7:26 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Donte looked good last night, completely lost of denfense most of the time though. It will be interesting to see what happens with him. He plays again today at three

by Hilton on Jan 11, 2009 10:10 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

What do you mean

lost on D? You were at the game I guess. Can you tell what he needs to do/not doing? Can’t pick up rotations etc..? I honestly haven’t been able to analyze his D from his Kings minutes.

"You keep on using that word
I do not think it mean what you think it means"

by lietothegirls on Jan 11, 2009 11:11 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

He was having a real tough time defending the three point line and was getting really exposed by Bakersfield. Some of it may have been being just thrown into a new system but he shouldnt have been getting beat as much as he was sometimes. Being a better overall athlete helped him out numerous times. He looked real active on his help D though which was encouraging and that is where he got most of his blocks.

I am going today at three today which will probably give a litle better read sinc ehe was really rusty during the first half last night. There were quite a few members of the organization there as well.

On a brighter note I was about 10 feet from Mateen Cleaves and even though he was just in street clothes that man can wave a towl with the best of them. It almost brought a tear to my eye to see how graceful that waving was!

by Hilton on Jan 11, 2009 12:44 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs