NBA / Feb 22, 2012 / 4:30 pm

A Jeremy Lin Effect: 5 NBA Players Who Need A Chance To Play

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Elliot Williams, Portland
His 17 points in 18 minutes against San Antonio, which included this hammer of a dunk over Danny Green, was basically a rookie vs. sophomore game between the Spurs and Blazers. Matched up against his peers, Williams shows why he needs more PT for Nate McMillan. He’s only getting 5.6 minutes per, but if he played 36 minutes, he’d average 21.9. The crazy athleticism (he recorded a 48-inch vertical during a pre-draft camp for Portland in 2010, people) that turned heads in training camp in December also opens up his quick-burst scoring that’s improved with his jumper.

Jordan Hamilton, Denver
The rookie from Texas gets just 6.1 minutes a game, but if George Karl were to play him 36, he’d be one of the league’s youngest double-double men. Averaged for 36 minutes, Hamilton would drop 20.6 and 10 rebounds to go with his 46 percent shooting from the floor. And it’s not just what he does with the ball. It’s that he holds onto the rock, averaging just 1.3 turnovers in that time, as well. Hamilton’s shoe game (as seen below in DimeTV) is well known, but isn’t it time he got a chance to let his game be seen, too?

Renaldo Balkman, no one (yet)
We couldn’t let this be all young guys, of course. The Knicks’ roster casualty in the J.R. Smith signing, after speaking with us last week on the Knicks’ chances, Balkman is now looking around for a new home after getting 8.4 minutes in the Big Apple. In the job search, he’d be wise to advertise his 14.33 Player Efficiency Rating. That’s higher than the 13.7 league average and those of Caron Butler and Wesley Matthews (while being nearly identical to Jrue Holiday). Shooting 50 percent this season, he’d average 13.6 points per 36 minutes.

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  • http://WWW.BALLER-BRAND.COM diego

    IS STUPID TO PUT A GREY BACKGROUND AND THE TEXT IN GREY TOO

  • http://www.brokejumper.com brokejumper.com

    Terrence Williams now playing with the Rockets, give him 37 min a game and let’s see what he can do.

  • Big T

    Jimmer Fredette. I personally can’t stand him or BYU in general for that matter, but the guy can play ball. It’s just a horrible situation for him on the King’s squad. When you factor in the prejudices of him being a white Mormon, his popularity from college, and Smart’s bias towards other players – the combination doesn’t mesh well.

  • russ

    48 inches??

  • stefan

    I am not a specialist but judging 5 minutes of what is probably garbage time and putting the stats in a 36 minutes scenario, doesn’t seem too realistic. I think that can be used for players that get 15-20 minutes, to see what they would do if they played 40, but not for 5 mpg players.

    However, in all the cases presented, I am curious why they don’t play more. Are there better players in the rotation, do they just suck in practice or for other reasons?

  • UIL33

    the real Jeremy Lin effect:
    http://youtu.be/qiektV3HEB8

  • UIL33

    the real Jeremy Lin effect part II:

    http://youtu.be/y5GVMWl2Z-Y

  • Da man

    Im glad isaiah thomas finally getting real minutes an showing people they missed a good thing in the draft.

  • sh!tfaced

    Gustavo Ayon is giving ‘goose’bumps in NOLA and he can’t speak a lick of English…

  • Chaos

    Terrence Williams! as athletic and skilled as he is, he doesnt get too much time. i wonder how his IQ is

  • http://livinlegalandlarge.blogspot.com TheGlove_20

    T-WiLL, He runs the floor better than most pg, can dunk on anyone, can finish with a fingerroll and is working on his shot, not to mention his passing and athletisicm is sick.

  • Qwe

    But theyre all Black.

  • Swiss Chocolate

    I say Anthony Randolph aka AR15. He plays defense, is atheletic and has skills not normally seen in a 6-11 body.

  • fans from Taiwan

    absolutely T-Will

  • Knicksfan84

    Anthony Randolph and Terrence Williams easy.

  • http://www.dimemag.com KKK

    Josh McRoberts and Luke Babbitt

  • D-NICEST

    T-Will hands down and solomon alabi

  • Taj

    Brendan Wright..

  • http://dime eyes

    Elliot Williams,Tobias Harris,Lance Stephenson,Cisco Garcia,Sebastian Telfair,Ish Smith,Sam Young,Terrence Williams.

  • IDOT

    Terrence Williams. He has the ability to play the 1-3 positions, get to the rim and defend. This dude has put up triple doubles in college, the d-league, and the in the NBA. To this day I’m still mad that the Bulls didnt draft him after they claimed they would trade up to get himin the draft. He even said he wanted to play with D-Rose. Him and D-Rose would be sick together. Rip Hamilton is old, Kyle Korver is inconsistent, Ronnie Brewer is better coming off the bench and Jimmy Butler isn’t getting any kind of burn.

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