Observations on some rookies

I had the chance to watch a good number of the young rookies play last night. Most impressive on the night was Mario Chalmers who put in 17 points, 8 assists, and 7 rebounds for the Miami Heat. He played a nice all around game. His teammate Michael Beasley was less impressive with nine points on 4-14 shooting. Beasley can score he just needs to work on shot selection. He can score, so he will be a fine NBA player but he is an undersized power forward right now. I say Beasley is 6'7 or 6'8 tops. If O.J. Mayo can work on his shot selection he is going to be dangerous. You can tell he has NBA talent and skills, it is just a matter of learning where and when to pick his spots. The other two on the rookies had good games. Marc Gasol had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Darrell Arthur had 11 points and 15 rebounds. Kevin Love was also effective with a 12 point, nine rebound effort. It will be interesting to see how these guys perform throughout the season.