Dash Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 While Andersen doesn't have the biggest profile in Australian sport, he has been a proven winner in Europe for a decade. Incredibly, he has taken a pay cut to leave Spanish force Barcelona and sign a three-year $9million deal in the NBA."I just felt this year if I didn't go over to the NBA it might be a now-or-never thing,'' Andersen said. "It's the right time for me to go, I feel pretty good, physically I think I can compete. I'm looking forward to it.'' The Rockets rushed Andersen into their squad after All-Star centre Yao Ming went down with a career-threatening foot injury. Even at 212cm, Andersen can't measure up to the 229cm Chinese star. But Yao Ming has confidence in the Aussie centre. "I actually met up with Yao because he was going to have surgery,'' Andersen said. "He's played against me internationally before, he just said work hard and he thought things would go pretty smoothly for me. They're huge shoes to fill. I don't think they planned to bring me in exactly for him, but obviously with the situation as it is they're looking for me to step in and play some more minutes. But I think eventually they can see me playing alongside him - that'd be a good opportunity.'' $9 million in AUD would be $7.3 million in the States, roughly $2.5 million per year. Morey getting 'em cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Anderson who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren2ThaG Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Scrub lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trutrojan8 Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Anderson who?Based on the spelling, I think birdman =( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moeroadkill Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 lmao, his an aussie dude. His actually pretty good u will be surprised at what he can dogiven that yao is out he could be your starter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Goods Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Haven't seen to much of this guy, is he any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Tzu Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 His alright. Haven't seen him much either but I heard his good. I just hope he doesn't screw up. Last thing we need is another disappointment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moeroadkill Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 (edited) your from Australia and seen that much of him?!?!gahh, his good he will be a good starter for u guys, you will love him. prob about 10or12/8 if a starterheres a lil clip of him.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZlnVzmOn3c Edited July 27, 2009 by MoeRoadKill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChosenOne Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 We got our us a replacement good. I also have not seen this guy play much I just hope he can hold his own down low in the paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 I saw him during the ABCD final. One of Barcelona´s best players and Barcelona won the championship. Really consistant perimeter shooter and can play in the post as well. I like the signing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreusito Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 He's a true beast here in Spain. He really plays Euro though, so I'm not sure he will be as good there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash Posted July 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 (edited) I've been hearing a lot of good stuff about him. Been a fan of acquiring him ever since it was reported Morey was interested. I saw him during the ABCD final. One of Barcelona´s best players and Barcelona won the championship. Really consistant perimeter shooter and can play in the post as well. I like the signing. He will fit right in Adelman's offense. His three point percentages are pretty nice too...he will be playing the Brad Miller role, I'm sure Rick is happy. Edited July 27, 2009 by Dash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N4S Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Meh, wont make a difference on this team IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATL Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 (edited) good offensive player. Mediocre defensive player. If he can't defend in the Euro League, I can't imagine how he'll handle the big men in the league. It's a good pickup but I don't think he should be anything other than a role player. I wished the Hawks would have signed him, but at least Hawks fans can finally see how David Andersen plays with the elite. Edited July 28, 2009 by ATL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 (edited) Meh, wont make a difference on this team IMO. Meh, he's going to be starting. Strengths:Passing from Post/Elbow3pt Range/Shooting abilitiesTeam defenderPost Moves7 footerExperience Weakness:SoftLow Post defenseReboundingStrength Edited August 3, 2009 by Clutch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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