Romel Beck Was On Fire Last Night In The D-League

by Scott Schroeder on Mar 8, 2010 8:00 AM EST in NBA D-League Game Recaps Comment 6 comments

I'm mailing it in this morning. I feel like Johnny Cash ~~here~~ here. Be on the lookout for my Thabeet in the D-League recap later today.

Dakota Wizards 104, Los Angeles D-Fenders 102 (Box Score)

Stat of the game: Romel Beck had 17 points in the first quarter. He finished with 23 after inexplicably being bench for nearly the entire second quarter. Still, his team won, so it didn't really matter.
What you can't see in the box score: Renaldo Major dominated this game when it mattered. Clutch play on both ends when it counted - check the highlights.
Line of the game: Michael Fey had 20 points and 13 rebounds while matching up with Hasheem Thabeet. Fey averages 13.1 points and 6.4 rebounds on the season. I'll explain later.
Obligatory Ryan Forehan-Kelly mention: His hair looks ridiculous. Also, he benefited from being the D-Fenders fourth tallest player and thus being defended on the perimeter by Dakota's Boo Jackson. Not surprisingly, Forehan-Kelly was open quite a bit and finished with 21 points - good effort.

Sioux Falls Skyforce 99, Maine Red Claws 98 (Box Score)

Interesting thing about this win: Sioux Falls is undefeated in three games without Reggie Williams. Methinks it has to do with some solid coaching - they've also won eight straight on the road.
Yeah, he deserves a call-up: Alexander Johnson had 31 points and 19 rebounds (8 offensive) off the bench. In 11 games off the bench, he's AVERAGING 30 minutes, 23.8 points and 11.2 rebounds. Wow.
People that say "well it's the D-League, that'll never translate" don't really know what they're talking about: Marcus Landry, in his first game on assignment from the Boston Celtics, had eight points, four fouls and two turnovers in 14 minutes of action. That line actually makes him look better than he actually played.
Sweetest name in this game: Leemire Goldwire. Also, he has the worst profile picture in the history of D-League.com. And was clutch.

I didn't watch the other two games. Zombie Fort Wayne (No Rob Kurz, Jared Reiner, Ron Howard, etc.) gave a great effort in Tulsa, but ultimately ended up on the losing end. Reno won by 29 points, but it was against an already terrible Springfield team that dressed just eight guys (and not Justin Hawkins, their best player in my eyes).

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I love watching Romel Beck's game...

…have ever since I laid eyes on him. Why is this man still not in the NBA?

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by mookie on Mar 8, 2010 10:07 AM EST reply actions

Are you Serious?

Romel Beck is one of my favorite players to watch…but 6 TO’s? Now, I didn’t watch the game, but in looking at the box scores, and reviewing the Play-by-Play, I’m impressed again by M. Fey…I really like his consistency overall. I tend to be drawn to the stuff that doesn’t show up in the box scores though, so not having seen the game, the play-by-play is my best tool….TO’s speak loudly to me, it reflects a player’s court awareness, intelligence and mental presence, so 6 TO’s in the 29 minutes and his overall average of TO’s tells me a lot about him as a player, particularly as a forward… Renaldo Majors confidence towards the end of the game was impressive, players playing with confidence impresses me. However, I must say that your culturally ignorant comment about Ryan Forehan-Kelly’s hair, caught me by surprise, as I was under the impression that the writers here had a certain amount of class, respect and intelligence in their reporting. That comment, along with the wording of your assessment of his game, is enormously shallow and reflects how uninformed you are. If you’ve ever met the young man, you would have enormous respect for him as a person and as a player. I have followed college basketball for over 20 years and he was one of the most intelligent and respectful players I’ve ever watched. His mental capability on the court is enormous, if you watch his games. Again, I’m most familiar with Pac 10 players, but he’s always stood out to me and many other Pac 10 followers as one of the smartest players and best role models the sport could have, not to mention one of the few that actually received a degree from (Cal) the college he attended. It’s the quieter, more focused players that I like to see receive opportunity…J. Wright and J. Jackson are two others I would really like to see receive more opportunity.

by uscalum on Mar 8, 2010 1:47 PM EST reply actions

Thanks for your input

I’m sure you’re much more aware of how his six turnovers happened considering you didn’t watch the game. To inform you: Beck had two total turnovers in his last three games, so this is a bit of an anomaly. He also was called for a “carrying” violation in my notes, and two of his turnovers were bobbled entry-passes into the post.
Also, please break up your comments into paragraphs.
Last, but not least, read here.

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by Scott Schroeder on Mar 8, 2010 2:05 PM EST up reply actions

Interesting response...did you read my "comment" before responding??

I qualified my comment by saying I hadn’t watched the game, and I’m not sure it’s real important “how his turnovers’ happened” ….however in re-reading the play-by-play it looks like 2 of his TO’s were actually steals by Ryan Forehan-Kelly (the guy with the ‘ridiculous hair’). I was actually referring to Becks season average of 2.4. I love watching him, but that aspect of his game carries a lot of weight when I’m evaluating players for the reasons I mentioned in my previous comment.

Thanks for the “Read Here”…gave me a little more insight. Your effort and willingness to follow and report on the d-league is hugely appreciated…your honesty is as well, however, does giving an “honest assessment” include giving your personal opinion of a player’s hair? Especially when your “assessment” reflects clear bias/prejudice/ignorance?

I enjoy this site and do appreciate the work you do, I assumed (and maybe it’s wrong of me to assume) that most writers/reporters make an effort to be as objective and professional as possible…but again, my assumptions may not be accurate.

Keep up the good work…I do enjoy colorful dialogue when it comes to basketball and the various players.

by uscalum on Mar 8, 2010 8:38 PM EST up reply actions

I think you're reading into it too deep

Or have no idea that I don’t write for ESPN. If you want to read what I write, feel free. If you don’t want to read what I think about people’s hair, don’t read me – there are plenty of other people covering the D-League, as I pointed out in the earlier link.

I blog at Ridiculous Upside. I know you'll love it.

by Scott Schroeder on Mar 8, 2010 8:49 PM EST up reply actions