Thank You Derwin Kitchen

Well said

Derwin was the catalyst on the best FSU basketball team I’ve ever watched. Thanks for the ride.

by 38Noles on Mar 26, 2011 1:51 AM EDT reply actions

This team would have been up a creek without him

One play doesn’t decide a game. I’ll miss him.

by PSLNOLE on Mar 26, 2011 2:36 AM EDT reply actions

I'm very worried about our pg situation next year without him.

Loucks and Miller? I have good hopes for Miller, but he wasn’t good enough this year to take away minutes from Loucks.

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by tricknole on Mar 26, 2011 2:52 AM EDT reply actions

well....

he (Miller) is only a freshman.

by randlieb on Mar 26, 2011 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions

I know.

My point was more that Loucks is not very good. He did average less minutes per game this year than last, so somebody took minutes away from him. Maybe a few of them were because of Miller. I don’t trust either guy to competently run the offense at this point and only Miller has the opportunity to change my opinion of him.

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by tricknole on Mar 26, 2011 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions

Miller was injured for a while this season

And never really got back into his groove. I anticipate a strong offseason of preparation and training from him, and a potential breakout year next season.

by basaltrock on Mar 27, 2011 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions

I actually don't think the time off had much affect.

I thought he had his moments both prior to and after the “injury”. If he had played all year it’s likely he would’ve improved more. I’m just saying I don’t think it caused him to regress.

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by tricknole on Mar 27, 2011 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Very well said, probably the reason why you're batting 1.000 on recs right now...

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by El Soro on Mar 26, 2011 3:09 AM EDT reply actions

Thank you Derwin for a great season!

You make me proud to be a Seminole.

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by shonole on Mar 26, 2011 5:02 AM EDT reply actions

Like probably most people at this website, I love college sports more than the pros.

But the one bittersweet part of the college game is that you are always saying bye to great competitors you spend several years rooting for. This last season was a great one for DK, he came through so many times with big shots…and rebounds.

Good luck to you DK!!!

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by GoNolzOhio on Mar 26, 2011 7:58 AM EDT reply actions

What nobody likely realizes is that Kitchen scored just as many points per shot this year as Douglas did his senior season.

And throughout each player’s 3 year FSU career, their points per shot were nearly identical. Douglas obviously just took more shots. Also had a much better A/TO than Douglas. This year he only averaged 1 rebound per game less than FSU-leading Chris Singleton. He is the only FSU player in Hamilton’s tenure to average 8 points, 5 boards and 3 assists per game and he did it each of the last two years, and if you want to round up from 4.6 boards and 2.5 assists his sophomore year, Kitchen did it all 3 years while at FSU. He has 2 of the top 3 assists per game seasons in Hamilton’s 9 years here.

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by tricknole on Mar 26, 2011 11:24 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs

He also leaves 14th all time in assists at FSU,

and 16th in steals. Not bad for a guy who played 2 2/3 seasons.

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by norcal_nole on Mar 26, 2011 7:55 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

And of his 91 games, he started 82

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by norcal_nole on Mar 26, 2011 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions

When you only get to see 4-5 games per year

it’s hard to get an appreciation for a player like Kitchen. Thanks to norcal, celtic, trick, etc. for bringing to light the praise he obviously deserves.

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by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Mar 26, 2011 9:20 PM EDT reply actions

Very well said. DK was a stud.

What kind of draft talk, if any?

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by numberonenole on Mar 27, 2011 4:55 PM EDT reply actions

I think he should be looked at in the 2nd round.

He’s a guy that could be a good bench guy imo.

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by tricknole on Mar 27, 2011 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions

With the next pro season having a possible lockout

And DK definitely good but not a first rounder. He might almost be better off in a league overseas for a season. He can still make good money and can get alot of exposure in a premier league that can get him both some higher level experience and a move to the NBA with a bit more exp after a year or so from teams signing him as a FA as opposed to going in the second round and possibly playing D league for awhile in an uncertain year for the NBA

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by caine115 on Mar 27, 2011 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions

DK made it fun to watch and simply great to watch all of his talents. I just wish he had shot more.

by lONGBALLJIM63 on Mar 27, 2011 7:35 PM EDT reply actions

The funniest thing is that we came very close to not even having him, right?

Did we not have to petition for an extra year of eligibility for him?

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by CornNole on Mar 27, 2011 11:26 PM EDT reply actions

You're probably thinking about how he wasn't allowed to play at the beginning of his sophomore season when he first transferred here.

There was some hold up with grades or test scores or diplomas. Don’t think there was any issue after that.

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by tricknole on Mar 28, 2011 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions