Official Hamed Haddadi 2012 Season Video Highlights Thread (Updated as of 28 Jan)

[EKBATAN]

^ I agree with most of what you're saying ekbatan jan. It's just that I can't really accept the whole confidence part. I think he is just scared. Jordan Hill for the Lakers pretty much stepped in and consistently has been getting double doubles. He barely played in the beginning of the season, much like Hamed.

hamed's had some double doubles too...but this is playoffs and this grizz-clippers series is very tight, not many can get double doubles, let alone hamed who might get 10 min.
I see what your'e saying too...but in general, u gotta realize he came from iran and asia....where as jordan hill was raised here and went thru the system. His nerves have been built up since playgrounds in high school with people talking smack, to college to nba....where hamed was not in the same environment and pressure. For him NBA was just a dream even 6 years ago. But overall his work ethics arent really good, he's kind of a party type kick back guy and it takes him a while to learn a lesson. some days he plays like a champion, and some days god knows where his head is. Like sometimes u can see him slouching on the bench when he needs to be paying attention to the game and look like he's ready to play the game. That part of him, no one can change cuz its his character and its unfortunate.

Overall hes not what most iranians want him to be....he's not a yao ming, jeremy lin or other foreigners who come and become stars....he's just a back up and he has already achieved alot coming from somewhere with so little opportunities. I always knew that, all i want is for him to play consistently on some team and play 10-15 min/game...i never expected him to come and dominate or be a starter somewhere. He knew that too and even said it in his interviews when he first came to NBA.

[Raptor]

In these series, Gasol has been dominated by the Clippers' big, especially Reggie Evans. He is playing way to soft and does not look like the allstar player he was earlier this season. Hollins surely had his reasons for not giving Haddadi playing time earlier this season, but in these series against Clippers, I hope he realises that Haddadi might be an asset for the team. Likely, players like Evans will have it more difficult defending Haddadi than Gasol.

As for the risk of Haddadi commiting fouls, he will most likely foul a player like Griffin, Jordan, Evans or Martin, who are all extremely poor freethrow shooters. Nothing Hollins should worry about to much.

HH will make a fine perfomance if given 2x9 mins in next game, though I would not start him or let him finish the game (unless one of the teams is leading big). He has yet to experience playing in those situations and it might not be the right timing for it now.

[persian-eagle-13]

Grizzles have been out coached in this serious. i believe they are a better team but with wholesome changes that Hollins has done in the player rotation he has inevitably cause the players to loose their rhythm. grizzles were playing really good in the regular season but coach hollins decides to put Z-bo and rudy gay in the game at the same time, which he had not experimented in the regular season. and the results are very telling.what a dumb fcuk this Hollin guy is. he does not play HH since april 26 and all of a sudden gives him 12 min. he should have used HH more in this series. Marco looks worn out as he has been putting up too many min on the court this season.

[EKBATAN]

^ Well said

4 very close games and he lost 3 of them

he is being out coached and he's not a very patient person either...hence the reason he gets frustrated with hamed at times too
he needs to calm down a bit and think clearly instead of emotionally...he even gets pissy with interviewers asking him questions...well its their job, they're supposed to ask crazy questions to see how u respond

In these series, Gasol has been dominated by the Clippers' big, especially Reggie Evans. He is playing way to soft and does not look like the allstar player he was earlier this season. Hollins surely had his reasons for not giving Haddadi playing time earlier this season, but in these series against Clippers, I hope he realises that Haddadi might be an asset for the team. Likely, players like Evans will have it more difficult defending Haddadi than Gasol.

As for the risk of Haddadi commiting fouls, he will most likely foul a player like Griffin, Jordan, Evans or Martin, who are all extremely poor freethrow shooters. Nothing Hollins should worry about to much.

HH will make a fine perfomance if given 2x9 mins in next game, though I would not start him or let him finish the game (unless one of the teams is leading big). He has yet to experience playing in those situations and it might not be the right timing for it now.

ya thats what i dont get...if he wants this team to go far in playoffs, he needs to learn how to rotate hamed. he does not kill the team and like u said the fouls might even work in his favor cuz those guys arent good free throw shooters. The way he's going these players, especially gasol will be completely exhausted by next series cuz this series could very well go 7 games

[persian-eagle-13]

^^actually what sucks is that clipper's coach is not any better either, they guy is a total joke yet he is staying with his game plan that has got him to the playoff and you see the results.

[persian-eagle-13]

game 5 tonight, make it for break it for grizzles and Hollins. if they do not win tonight Hollins should be fired.

[EKBATAN]

game 5 tonight, make it for break it for grizzles and Hollins. if they do not win tonight Hollins should be fired.

any coach who loses to clippers in playoff should be fired

[persian-eagle-13]

^^i am not taking anything away from the clippers, but what pisses me off is that grizzles are better than this, and i know they can go far in the playoff. but this dumb a$$ screwed up big time with his rotation. the funny thing is that he will not go back to the rotation that got him to playoff because he is a persistent fcuker and does not want to look weak in the eyes of the pundits

[persian-eagle-13]

grizzles win game 5 in fashion with 9 pts. HH only came in for 19 seconds. no stats.

game 6 friday night in LA. another do or die game for grizzles.

LA is leading the series 3-2

[EKBATAN]

oh he did play 19 sec? lol i missed it


see people wonder why he cant get in the rhythm or do better when he comes in...he never gets to play 2 games in a row...how do u play someone very important 12 min. and then nothing...and then throw him out there again 2 games later...no wonder the guy is lost out there (those who say that)

as good as hollins has done with this team, he does some stupid stuff too....i think clippers are gonna finish him off in LA on friday

[persian-eagle-13]

^^at least the good thing is that HH gets his stats by even playing 19 sec. in NBA it does not matter if you play 1 sec or 48 min. you will register 1 game in stat sheets.

[EKBATAN]

^^at least the good thing is that HH gets his stats by even playing 19 sec. in NBA it does not matter if you play 1 sec or 48 min. you will register 1 game in stat sheets.

hows that good? that just ruins his good stats. for ex...now after 2 games his stats are 6 min. 1.5 pts, 2.5 rebs, 0.5 blocks......anything less than 5 min. ruins his overall stats cuz its hard to put up stats in such short time, depending how the game goes

[persian-eagle-13]

^^if i am not mistaking there is a chart, for example lets say a player plays 4 years or equivalent of 200 games, and another player plays 4 years and a equivalent of 100 games. depending on this chart the player that has played more game falls in a different bracket as far as salary and retirement is concerned.

stats are only good for getting new contracts from new teams where you can use your overall stats to bargain in a good deal.

[CHaMiLLionaire]

He got taken out after 19 seconds for being an idiot... he was running around the field asking mike conley what to do(he didn't know the offensive plays), so they called a timeout and they took him out.

[persian-eagle-13]

^^LOOL that is funny, i missed that.