2009 Rookie Challenge Rosters
Rose leading the wayWith the NBA All-Star game right around the corner, the League announced today the participants for the annual Rookie Challenge featuring reigning Rookie of the Year Kevin Durant, and this year’s front runner Derrick Rose. Unlike past years, there’s no one on these teams that I can really argue with, and no real snubs.
Now for the complete rosters…
Sophomores
Durant
Jeff Green
Al Horford
Al Thornton
Thaddeus Young
Wilson Chandler
Rodney Stuckey
Aaron Brooks
Luis Scola
Rookies
Rose
O.J. Mayo
Marc Gasol
Greg Oden
Rudy Fernandez
Russell Westbrook
Eric Gordon
Michael Beasley
Brook Lopez
Who got left out that you think should have made it? Who’s going to win?
Source: NBA.com
January 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Drink the Haterade (KB24 Chip 09) says:
What about K Love dude avgs like 23% of the rebounds on his squad.
January 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
fallinup (Black Dynamite = Best Movie Evar!) says:
Rookies win. 138-124
January 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Drink the Haterade (KB24 Chip 09) says:
BTW the only time in history that someone avg more rebound % than age…
January 28th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Citizen B says:
Where’s Mario Chalmers?
January 28th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
A-Slam says:
Yeah i was also about to mention love. Not to hate on Greg Oden but I think K-Love should have had that spot
January 28th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Drink the Haterade (KB24 Chip 09) says:
Sophs win 152-125
January 28th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Skip says:
Wow. Howard is going to be the assistant coach for the Sophomores. Next thing you know he’s going to be in the Skills Challenge.
January 28th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
Kudabeen says:
Why only 9 spots?
January 28th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Big Shot BOB says:
Oh yeah what about Chalmers? He’s leading this group in steals.
January 28th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
McLovin says:
sun yue got snubbed
January 28th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
me says:
i would have liked to see bayless. even tho he doesn’t deserve it. but then again beasley doesn’t either.
Maybe take out gasol and put in bayless. I respect marc’s game, but the game should be exciting and “exciting” and “gasol” should be nowhere near each other.
January 28th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
the antoine says:
no chalmers or k love or bayles.. OR SUN YUE.. these folks are slacking.. k love and his outlet passes woulda been great..
January 28th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Brown says:
The rookie team is way more balanced. I know that doesn’t always matter, but look at the guards alone. Rose and Mayo (plus Gordon and Westbrook), versus Rodney Stuckey and Aaron Brooks. That’s a recipe for slaughter. Up front the rookies have the advantage too. Oden, Gasol, Beasley and Lopez vs. Horford and Scola. The sophomore team is all small forwards, which may bode well since the game will be mosly run-and-gun.
January 28th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
James Blackburn says:
where is DJ augustine and where is my boy Othello Hunter from ATL- sophmore team wins- KD dominates
January 28th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Baller Ryan says:
Love over gasol easy. Chalmers needs a spot. Not sure who I would take off though. Me needs to stay off the kool aid Beasley def deserves a spot as much as anyone else on that roster not names rose and maybe mayo
January 28th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
karizmatic says:
DJ Augustin should probably be on this team.
January 28th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
original2k9 says:
jason thompson ?
January 28th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Wil says:
Durant will drop 34.
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January 28th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
me says:
@15.
I feel beasley has underwhelmed. That and even before the draft i felt beasley was going to be a bust, and mayo was gonna end up the best from the class. Who knows, maybe i’m just a hater.
Rose has been a surprise tho. Didn’t think he’d be this good this fast. Looking at him now, it seems like he was really holding back in memphis.
January 28th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Tha Boddy says:
Nick Young would crush any of them…
January 28th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
Fabian says:
where is Nick Young??????
January 28th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Mamba says:
Sessions should be on the Sophmore team, way underrated game, has put up some big numbers when he gets PT
Luc the Prince should have made the rookie team , best defender on the Sucks
January 28th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
dmitry of jersey says:
RIP Sean Williams.
January 28th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Skeez says:
Chalmers and Cook although I wouldn’t know who to take off either roster. Also, I thought there were more than 9 roster spots each.
January 28th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
YO MOMMA says:
joe alexander wouldve put on a show but he gets no burn so i knew he wouldnt make it
January 28th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Chaos says:
Chalmers, Love and Bayless should be on that team. whats up with Cook and Young not being on the Sophomore team?
January 28th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Amar says:
you know, if you really wanted it to be a game you should have added morris almond — on scoring potential alone, even if he’s done nothing in the NBA (save for locking down kevin martin in one game).
January 28th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
GEE..."I saw you and him, walkin in the raaaiiin!" says:
Durant is going to go crazy lol.
January 28th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Austin Burton says:
@Kudabeen — Yeah, I don’t understand why they don’t have at least 10 spots per team.
Nick Young should be there, along with Kevin Love.
January 28th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
senegal says:
Where is Cheikh Samb?
January 28th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
UncheckedAggression says:
The teams are pretty solid and I don’t think I would make too many changes. Love deserves it but Oden would probably be replaced in that case. Tough decision.
This rookie team looks solid as hell. I wonder how many future all stars are on it? Certainly more than the sophomore team has.
January 28th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
miamiVIS3 says:
No Mario Chalmers? Fuck the system
January 28th, 2009 at 7:04 pm
doc (i like kobe AND bron) says:
Oden should be on sophmores and Love on rooks.
January 28th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
the cynic says:
Rookies are going to blow out the sophomores
January 28th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Matt says:
Oden will dominate.
January 28th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
B-DIDDY says:
What about the league leader in 3 pt shooting percentage?
Rookie –Anthony Morrow gs
January 29th, 2009 at 1:17 am
mikey dub says:
they should bring up patrick ewing jr from the d league for the game so he can do some jams.
January 29th, 2009 at 3:07 am
Vince says:
mario shouldve been there over rudy
January 29th, 2009 at 5:57 am
BENNYHILL says:
I guarantee the sophomores win by 20+
Durant and Stuckey will score 40 each
January 29th, 2009 at 7:46 am
Doc Doowop says:
C’mon….Love’s going to be a career 20/10 guy.
January 29th, 2009 at 9:06 am
webbie352 says:
i knew chalmers would get snubbed f’ing bull shit
January 29th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Flip says:
Rooks are gonna loose, just like every year. Its gonna be close, but I can’t see an upset happening here
January 30th, 2009 at 6:03 pm
khalfani says:
chalmers???
January 31st, 2009 at 1:24 am
mao says:
kevin love is getting more love than oden, that’s laughable. fools!
February 13th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Caleb says:
too many guards on the rookie squad.i say take out guards-
-rudy fernandez and eric gordon for forwards
-jason thompson and kevin love
sophmores have too many forwards.i say take out forwards and guard-
-wilson chandler,thaddeus young and aaron brooks for
-joakim noah,ramon sessions and mike conley
February 14th, 2009 at 12:40 am
Roger Phillips says:
Love has the most double doubles of any rookie by far. He should have been on the squad in addition to Oden. There would have been plenty of play time for both. Love is the new Wes Unseld: tough, rugged rebounder; relentless; good defender; fundamentally very solid; ok on the offensive end; team player; good passer; and a great outlet passer. And some brilliant analyst before the season started said he would be the “worst defender in the NBA” this year. But when Minnisota played Dallas I saw him play Tim Duncan one on one in the post and not only was able to maintain position but blocked at least one of Duncan’s shots!