At almost every press conference of Danny Abdia or of the people around him, we hear how hungry he is to succeed and learn. Tonight (Saturday through Sunday), in Washington’s 130-120 loss to Orlando, he received an important lesson on “offenses.” Abdia recorded four fouls in his first five and a half minutes against the Magic, which stuck him on the bench and prevented him from getting into things.
“Welcome to the NBA,” his coach said Scott Brooks. “I think there were some borderline whistles against Danny. That’s part of a player’s development. He scored an important three when he came back at the end. What’s good about this league is that there’s another game right around the corner. Expect him to come back and give us 20+ minutes.” At 2 a.m. Sunday through Monday, he will meet Orlando again.
Group Center Thomas Bryant Who presented an excellent game with 19 points on 72.7% from the field, also referred to the Israeli’s watching evening: “Danny will learn from this, I have no doubt about it.” NBC, by the way, was not at all surprised by the offense problem: “This is not surprising. The Rockies usually have a hard time keeping up in the NBA without committing offenses because the way referees are different from anywhere else. Abdia has already proven he can save even without committing offenses. And he knew how to implement it quickly. “
Three fouls in four minutes tonight for Deni Avdija. Defending without fouling is something all rookies have to learn at the NBA level.
– Chase Hughes (@ChaseHughesNBCS) December 27, 2020
Thomas Bryant on Deni Avdija’s foul trouble: “He’ll learn from them. I have no doubt about that.”
– Fred Katz (@FredKatz) December 27, 2020