On this episode of the Heat Check, it's time for the Rookie Report, your weekly check in on the rookies in the league, how they're doing. We got a week left until Christmas, people, so let's check in with Eve's Missy. Oh my goodness, who is that exactly? Anthony dropped that
motherfucking beat That should be Rihanna. The Rookie of the Year race seemed like it was pretty much solidly for one player, and then it was upended when the runaway favorite, Jared McCain of the Philadelphia seventy six ers, went down with a meniscus tear, had surgery, will miss end of time, and now is out indefinitely, putting his campaign in jeopardy.
So now the race is back to being wide open, folks, which is why the second favorite to win right now at plus two twenty five is someone that no one expected in a place that everyone has lost interest in. No one is watching the Big Ease. Uh. To say things have not gone swimmingly in New Orleans would be probably the understatement of the year. Right. You got Zion,
you got bi you got CJ. McCollum, you got Trey Murphy, you got HERB Jones you got Jose Alvarado's among others, among others who have spent significant time on the IR often at the same time. Brendan Ingram is on an expiring He has proven to be untradeable. Now there is not even a timetable for Zion's return. Speculation that the Peals might burn down the house is a running rampant because New Orleans sits with the worst record in the NBA on the cusp of Christmas and are twenty sixth
in the NBA in attendance and falling. Remember this is the same team that close to the end of the year last year, you could get courtside tickets for the price of a smoothie at the Smoothie King Arena. What does a Pelicans fan have going for them to get out of the bed in the morning. Not much this year, with the exception of Eve's Missy real quick, because I forgot to say this joke. Remember also, the Pelicans are
so bad with injuries. You got Dison Daniels throwing ricochet shots from the clouds in Atlanta saying I'm so glad I don't work for them anymore. They're cursed. Everybody's got a hammy a hip, a knee, an ankle, sheesh. Back to Eve's Missy, I will forgive you if you don't know who he is. That's why I'm here. Six' eleven center out Of, baylor by the, way a camera. Ruin he was born In, belgium moved To, Maryland, california and Then. Texas he got he's a. Turp, no he's not a,
turf but that's what people say From. Maryland he got drafted twenty first overall by The pels last, year and due to the hospital wing that Is New, orleans he has gotten off some serious run a lot earlier than people. Expected and you know, what he's actually pretty damn. Good after somewhat of a slow. Start my Man eves has been.
Cooking in his last ten. Games he's averaging a double double thirteen and, eleven fifty seven percent from the field and two point three stocks per, game and a negative six point two net, rating which for a team as bad as The pelicans is pretty. GOOD a guy playing for a team has lost nine of those ten games is pretty. Respectable and the crazy thing is the twenty year old just started playing hoops just three years. Ago he has gone from a raw college recruit to AN nba,
starter which is fucking insane in two years his. College Scott drew said this about him. Recently for someone who's only played basketball for two and a half three, years his future is really. Bright he deserves all the credit for putting in the, work being really. Coachable he's one of those guys you only have to show him once and he does. It there are so many international centers who come into the league with physical skills to, play but lack either focus or they like drive and missy
not that he's the opposite of. That he's hustling on both ends of the. Floor he's crashing the, boards he's protecting the. Rim Coach Willie green said this After eve's put up eighteen and fourteen with three stocks last week against Wen Beinyamma, time who he actually held for five for twelve from the field in a two point. Loss he, said the biggest thing About eve's every single, practice shoot around,
game he competes at the highest level he. Can he gives you everything he, has starting with that allows him to step on the floor and play with the best. Players perfect example of how hustle and hard work and being from six to Eleven. Cameroon trump's, talent not saying That eaves isn't, talented but he would tell you that he is way behind other people when it comes to basketball because of his late. Start how good has he.
Played he was sixty to one to Win rookie of The year when the league's got, going and they have now dropped him to plus two twenty, five the second favorite to win it. All the biggest knock against him is his net rating so far this, season better only Than Bub, Carrington ALEX R Kyle philipowski among. Rookies but he plays for a trash, team so you have to expect, that and that's a STAT i really wouldn't worry about
for a rookie on a trash. Team the best compliment that you can pay him is via our, Guy Jake fisher on The, steinline who said that he's being told the Entire pelican's roster is for sale except For Herb, Jones Trey murphy And Eve's. Missy not bad for a guy a third year way through your rookie. Season that's all the time that we have for this episode Of Heat. Check tune in every week as we break down what's
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