The NBA regular season has nearly reached its endgame, and before we get worked into a lather about the playoffs and the NBA draft, why not look back on two of the most celebrated rookies from this past season, JJ Redick and Adam Morrison?

Redick: 40 games, 6.0 ppg, 15 minutes per game, 37 % threes

Everybodys favorite whipping boy from Duke entered the league with a back injury that limited his playing time and effectiveness. But would he have been a factor if healthy? The little we saw of him didnt impress; he seemed nervous to attack the basket, unsure of his ball handling, and couldnt create his own shot. Dick Vitale kept telling us that if Reddick could play with a quality post player, the leading scorer in ACC history would be a quality pro.

Morrison: 77 games, 11.9 ppg, 30 minutes per game, 37 % FG

The third overall pick in the draft led the Rookie of the Year race for the first month of the season Portlands Brandon Roy got healthy. Its been all downhill from there. His teammate, Gerald Wallace, got healthy too, and pushed Morrison to a reserve role; before this recent knee sprain, Morrison was getting pushed for minutes by undrafted Argentinan Walter Herrmann, who shoots better than Morrison from the field (53 %) and three (47 % – 33 %), and turns the ball over less, too. Wallace led the team in scoring and steals, and was second in rebounding. Hes a free agent. If the Bobcats resign him well, Morrison wont be starting in the foreseeable future. Can someone get Bernie Bickerstaff on the horn and ask if this was a mistake?