Gee Wiz...what's Alonzo's ceiling???

[Pavlovic3Ball]

1) 2009-10 WAS 11
2) 2010-11 WAS 11
3) 2010-11 SA 5
4) 2010-11 CLE 40
5) 2011-12 CLE 44

A B C D E

 

[Housh]

On what retard planet do you consider that to be 5 seasons?

The same planet where we supposedly didn't trade for Amare in favor of JJ

 

[SOA]

Alonzo Gee, One Of Cleveland’s Core Building Blocks

By Lang Greene
NBA Writer


Alonzo Gee, One Of Cleveland’s Core Building Blocks: The Cleveland Cavaliers have surprised most experts this season and are actually in contention for a playoff berth as we enter the home stretch.

Of course rookie of the year frontrunner Kyrie Irving and veteran Antawn Jamison are deserving of a lot of the credit that goes along with the Cavs’ surprising play.

But behind them, third year wing Alonzo Gee has been just as important to Cleveland’s cause, earning a spot in the team’s starting lineup and he must undoubtedly be mentioned as one of the league’s greater success stories this season.

Gee will be a restricted free agent this summer and is expected to receive plenty of interest around the league but last week, according to Tom Reed of the Plain Dealer, Cavs general manager Chris Grant called Gee one of the team’s building blocks of the future. Since being named a starter he’s posted averages of 13.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2 steals per game.

Cavs head coach Byron Scott can’t say enough how pleased he is with Gee’s development this year.

“I think he should first call his agent and have him call (general manager) Chris Grant right now since he put him in that category of one of our building blocks … so he can get a new contract,” Scott joked before Wednesday’s contest against Atlanta. “I just think it shows how highly we think of him and his progress from day one to now and since we’ve had him here how much he’s improved. He’s still relatively young and he hasn’t hit his ceiling. He still has a ways to go and he can keep getting better … especially with the work he puts in.”

The work ethic Gee has displayed hasn’t been lost on his teammates either.

“I think Alonzo is just an example of a guy who has worked hard and has done the right things to get in the position to show what he can do,” guard Anthony Parker told HOOPSWORLD. “All of these things that we’re now seeing, he already had the capability of doing but is just getting the opportunity and being in the right situation in order to show you that he can do it. He’s certainly taken advantage of that.”

Gee attributes the career year he’s having to being with the Cavs for the equivalent of a full normalized NBA season (82 games).

Gee has now played in 84 contests for the Cavs since signing with the team in December 2010.

“It’s been a full season for me,” Gee told HOOPSWORLD. “I know my teammates a lot better and I’ve learned coach Scott’s system, so it’s a lot easier for me this year than it was last year.”

When asked how he felt about Grant’s recent comments, Gee was thankful of the praise but ultimately said he needs to keep improving and focus solely on a Cavs playoff run.

“I just have to keep working,” Gee said. “I’m just focusing on this season. Right now we’re trying to make the playoffs and whatever happens at the end of the year will happen.”

The Cavs are hoping they retain the services of Gee over the long term, especially coach Scott.

“He’s been great,” Scott said proudly. “He’s very coachable. He’s a hardworking guy. Anything you tell [Alonzo] to do he goes out there and tries to apply it. We’re just very proud of him. I know I am, because every time I’ve talked to him about improving on certain things he goes out there and applies it. He really does. I am just thrilled to death the kid has gotten so much better. It’s fun to be around.”

 

[MoFlo]

O my bad

Yeah, that just ruined your entire credibility..

 

[ASlime]

Still doesn't change the fact that Gee is not in consideration for most improved player in the entire league like many of the AG cool-aid drinkers want to believe.

 

[SOA]

S . . .the fact that Gee is not in consideration for most improved player in the entire league like many of the AG cool-aid drinkers believe.

ok smart guy who knows "the fact(s)" if Gee isn't, who IS runing for most improved player?

Ithink any player making significant strides in his game , as Gee has, would be in the running, whether he wins it is another thing

 

[ASlime]

To start with, that PG for the NYK. That is what I consider HUGE improvement.

 

[trapalizer]

ok smart guy who knows "the fact(s)" if Gee isn't, who IS runing for most improved player?

Ithink any player making significant strides in his game , as Gee has, would be in the running, whether he wins it is another thing

The obvious would be Jeremy Lin, even though the whole 2nd year issue.

Ryan Anderson is a good one, but he has stopped improving a while ago and seems like his total improvement is what it is, and isn't really much better than Gee's, who's still improving and putting up like 14/6 as a starter. 16/8 for Ryan, but Gee's improvement has been greater.

Starting next to Dwight as a power forward that can shoot you're in perfect position, Ryan Anderson got an opportunity he took Bass's job, not because he actually did what Gee did, you know, improve.

 

[TitleTown]

Still doesn't change the fact that Gee is not in consideration for most improved player in the entire league like many of the AG cool-aid drinkers want to believe.

Hollinger and other ESPN analysts have already mentioned Gee as part of the conversation, but hey, keep on believing whatever nonsense makes you feel better.

Are we saying that he's a front runner, or at the top of the list? No, of course not. But he's DEFINITELY part of the conversation.

 

[Triumph36]

ok smart guy who knows "the fact(s)" if Gee isn't, who IS runing for most improved player?

Ithink any player making significant strides in his game , as Gee has, would be in the running, whether he wins it is another thing

uhh...

harden
anderson
hawes
lowry
hibbert
monroe
george
lin
gallo

at a minimum are all way more deserving than gee

Hollinger and other ESPN analysts have already mentioned Gee as part of the conversation, but hey, keep on believing whatever nonsense makes you feel better.

Are we saying that he's a front runner, or at the top of the list? No, of course not. But he's DEFINITELY part of the conversation.

link please? particularly for the Hollinger part.

don't think someone can be "part of the conversation" when they have 0% chance of actually winning

edit: also, i think it's hilarious how when espn guys praise lebron and the heat/bash the cavs they are clueless hacks yet when they (supposedly) say something good about the cavs they are then actually credible. lolol

 

[ASlime]

Another Gee wiz night by the most improved player in the league.

 

[MoFlo]

Another Gee wiz night by the most improved player in the league.

Another sarcastic comment on one of Gee's bad games..

I'm wondering if you've posted about him on a night where he went off...

 

[Giambiwannabe7]

Another Gee wiz night by the most improved player in the league.

Aren't you the same guy who brought up Jeremy Lin as your first response to who was a legit MIP guy? Care to educate all of us on his game last night? Hell, the clear cut ROY winner didn't exactly light it up last night, either. I think I remember a Greg Monroe reference, too. Did he cement his case for MIP last night? Off the top of my head, I also recall something about Spencer Hawes, ya know that guy who hasn't had to deal with all the condensed games because he's been out well over half the year. I wonder what kind of case some of us could make for Gee if we only had to pick out 19 of his games. But, hey, that doesn't count right? I mean, Hawes did manage to score 17 once this season and even grabbed 14 boards in two games as a 7'1" C who was a top 10 draft choice. Gee's 13 rebound effort the other night as an undrafted D-Leaguer SF surely can't compare.
Oops...so sorry. Upon further inspection I see that was your Gee hating buddy dropping random names. Can't imagine how bad I feel for confusing you guys. The fact of the matter is Ge

 

[Triumph36]

I wasn't "dropping random names." The guy asked who is in the running for MIP and I simply (correctly, btw) answered his question.

 

[Giambiwannabe7]

uhh...

harden
anderson
hawes
lowry
hibbert
monroe
george
lin
gallo

at a minimum are all way more deserving than gee

I wasn't "dropping random names." The guy asked who is in the running for MIP and I simply (correctly, btw) answered his question.

No, don't sidestep. You were attempting to dismiss Gee by making you list you proported to be full of guys with more deserving years than Gee. I simply pointed out how flawed, comparitively speaking, many of the names on your list are, especially to his point of chicken littling one game. Please defend Spencer Hawes on your list with some kind of proof that he is so much more deserving of Gee. Otherwise, it appears your just "name dropping" in order to prove a shaky point by adding quantity to a list that would better be served with quality.
Is Hibbert's game so drastically improved that he immediately knocks Gee off the list(17th pick)? Paul George(10th pick)? Gallinari(#6 pick)? Again, this is not a slight on these guys games, but there games in accordance with expectations are not so drastically improved compared to Gee. That's the point. I don't think Gee will win the award, as guys like Harden(#3 pick) and Lin have really exploded, but again, that's not what the initial discussion was about. It's about improvement relative to expectation, and in that MIP context, there is no doubt Gee will definitely be in the discussion.
When you just throw a bunch of names out there without backing them up with evidence, it erodes your argument. Show me exactly why Hawes is so much more deserving than Gee. Show me why Gallinari, who will miss nearly half the season, is deserving and Gee is not. Until then, it looks as if you take a stand based upon throwing out a bunch of quantity over quality. "If I throw enough shit up against a wall, some of it is bound to stick." Sorry, but that doesn't cut it here.