There has been quite a buzz about this young rookie from Cleveland State since breaking for the much-delayed camp. It started at the black and red game, where his teammates couldn’t stop raving about his offensive game and skill at his position.
Last night, Norris Cole showed again why this kid may quietly – maybe not for long – contend for a rookie of the year spot. He dropped 20 points on the Celtics, 14 of which coming in the 4th quarter when the Heat were slowed by the Celtics’ zone defense. This is a bright spot as one of the problems for the Heat in last year’s run was how they were unable to deal with a zone defense and couldn’t find ways to split open set defenses. Not being able to score in the half court will surely slow you down in the playoffs.
Norris Cole has not only been drawing rave reviews from his teammates, but Heat fans as well. All night last night there were compliments on #30′s game all over Twitter. Ranging from his looks to his game, comments were all very supportive of the young rook’s efforts as he became the X-factor that helped the Heat win instead of blowing a 30 point lead.
There is also the media reaction. Today, on ESPN, Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith were both very complimentary towards his game. Both seemingly stating that this kid has a bright future and that the Heat may have found their point guard. Even going so far as stating that Mario Chalmers is going to be spending more time on the bench.
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