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Bluegrass Ballers In The NBA (thru 11/4)

By: Carl H | November 5th, 2009 | Category: Cards - Cats

Terrence Williams (Louisville/NEW JERSEY) - Williams followed up his strong debut with eight points, three boards and two steals last Friday in the Nets home opener, a loss to Orlando. On Halloween the following night his line was nearly identical as T-Will had nine points and three boards on just 3-of-12 shooting. Through the first week of the season T-Will is averaging 11.2ppg, 5.2rpg and 1.2apg. With the recent injury to Yi Jianlian, Williams, already averaging over 25mpg, should see more playing time.

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Earl Clark (Louisville/PHOENIX) - Earl only played nine minutes last Friday, taking just one shot and missing, but did other things well grabbing three boards and handing out two assists to go along with a steal and two blocked shots. His P.T. continued to decline as he saw just four minutes of action this past Sunday, grabbing two rebounds without taking a shot. Earl did not play in Phoenix’s 104-96 win in Miami on Tuesday, but got 17 minutes of action last night and made the most of it, going 4-for-6 from the field for nine points, three boards and an assist. Earl is averaging 3.8ppg, 3.2rpg and 0.8apg.

Francisco Garcia (Louisville/SACRAMENTO) -Recovering from wrist surgery, out until March.

Rajon Rondo (Kentucky/BOSTON) - Last Friday Rondo had 16 assists, one off his career-high, in 30 minutes against the Bulls. On Sunday he recorded his fourth strait game with double digit assists, handing out 10 dimes in the Celtics’ home win over New Orleans. That streak was snapped in the Celtics blowout of Philly as Rajon had 11 points and five dishes in just 27 minutes, but did record a season high four steals. He avoided becoming a restricted free agent at the end of the year by agreeing to a 5-year, at least $55 million dollar extension with Boston. He then went out and put up 18 points, six rebounds and four assists to go along with three steals as Boston remained unbeaten, escaping Minnesota with a 92-90 victory. Rondo is averaging 9.2ppg, 4.3rpg, 9.7apg and 2.8spg.

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Tayshaun Prince (Kentucky/DETROIT) -Tayshaun looked to be showing no ill effects from a sprained toe that hampered him during the preseason. He had 11 points and seven boards in Detroit’s home opener last Friday and followed that up with 12 points, three boards and three assists the next night in Milwaukee, playing 40+ minutes in both contests. But then his back started giving him troubles and he was forced to sit out Tuesday night’s game, thus ending his consecutive-games streak at 496 (second longest active) and his consecutive-start streak at 439 (longest active). He missed again last night and will be reevaluated on Saturday.

Kelenna Azubuike (Kentucky/GOLDEN STATE) - The Buike Monster played 23 minutes last Friday in the Warriors win in Phoenix. He scored 17 points and grabbed three rebounds. For his strong play he was inserted into the starting lineup last night and did not respond well. He finished with just six points on 3-of-7 shooting in 15 minutes, grabbing only two boards and blocking a shot. Buike is now producing 12.0ppg and 3.7rpg.

Chuck Hayes (Kentucky/HOUSTON) -Hayes continues to do what the Rockets ask of him. He had eight points, five boards, an assist and a steal in Houston’s Halloween win over Portland. He then had his best game of the young season, hitting 6-of-8 shots in 28 minutes, and going for 12 points, nine boards, 3 assists and 3 steals in Houston’s 113-96 win in Utah. Chuck followed that up with an even better performance last night in the Rockets overtime loss to the Lake Show. Before fouling out in OT, Hayes had 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting, pulled down 14 rebounds, had two assists, two steals and a blocked shot. Hayes is averaging 8.8pts, 7.8rpg and 2.0apg.

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Keith Bogans (Kentucky/SAN ANTONIO) -Keith didn’t play in the Spurs loss in Chicago, but saw nine minutes of action in their Halloween win over Sacramento and scored his first bucket of the season, finishing with two points, two assists and a steal. The Spurs return to action tonight.

Nazr Mohammed (Kentucky/CHARLOTTE) -Nazr got just three minutes in last Friday in Charlotte’s home opener, a win over the Knicks. He missed his only shot in that contest but did block a shot as well. On Halloween Mohammed played 15 minutes in Cleveland, scoring four points and grabbing seven big boards (four of them offensive). He’s averaging 2.2 points and 4.2 rebounds per contest.

Jodie Meeks (Kentucky/MILWAUKEE) – Milwaukee opened its season last Friday with a loss in Philly and then played its home opener on All Hallows Eve, defeating the Pistons. Jodie didn’t play in either contest but got his first two minutes and 24 seconds of NBA action on Tuesday night in Chicago. He missed his only shot (a 3-point attempt) and grabbed a rebound in the Bucks’ 83-81 loss.

Jamaal Magloire (Kentucky/MIAMI) -Still hasn’t played. Was suspended for the first two games for a preseason altercation, but was eligible to return this past Sunday against Chicago. It appears that Joel Anthony has passed him on the Heat’s depth chart.

Randolph Morris (Kentucky/ATLANTA) -Still hasn’t played.

Courtney Lee (Western Kentucky/NEW JERSEY) – Lee bounced back from his terrible Nets debut and poured in 18 points in New Jersey’s home opener, a loss to Orlando. He followed that up on Halloween with 17 more points in Washington. He had another off shooting night last night, going 2-of-11 for 10 points, but did have three steals and two assists with no turnovers in the Nets home loss to Denver. He is putting up 12.6ppg, 2.2rpg and 2.0apg for New Jersey.

James Singleton (Murray State/DALLAS) -Singleton played eight minutes in the Mavs’ surprising win in LA over the Lakers and chucked up three 3-point attempts, hitting one of them for his first three points of the season. The next night he didn’t play against the Clippers, but got in again Tuesday for just under five minutes and grabbed two boards, missing his only shot. Last night he saw over 10 minutes of action, hit a three and grabbed four rebounds. James is averaging 2.0 points and 2.0 rebounds on the year.

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