Baffled and Confounded by the "Hickson Situation"

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tester551 said:
I have. I have also watched LMA completely screw up rotations. The game against Boston, there were several times LMA was the lone guy playing "zone" defense while everyone else was D-ing up their man.
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It's called a box and one. More and more teams are utilizing it in the NBA
 
Mediocre Man said:
It's called a box and one. More and more teams are utilizing it in the NBA
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Yeah I don't understand why people think that Aldridge is doing something the coach doesn't want. I think some people don't fully realize that Aldridge is an absolute coach's pet. If the coach tells him to do something; he will do it. That's why during time-outs; you usually see Aldridge really step up defensively. He listens to his coach.

Also another reason why I think Aldridge should play center. Usually the center is the one on the zone for that type of play.
 
Nikolokolus said:
Really watch him sometime, he's a total ball-watcher on D. I get that you like him and his hustle -- it's the one thing that doesn't make me scream "bench him!" at the TV when he's in -- but he's a big problem defensively and not just because he's undersized to play center.
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See, if he's not ball-watching, he doesn't get as many rebounds. He's working to his strengths, not his weaknesses...
 
JJ uses his athleticism to grab rebounds, which is awesome. But he will be one of those players that if they lose any of their athleticism will be all but worthless because they don't know how to play position defense. Larry Bird is a good example of what I am trying to say. He averaged 10.0 rebounds throughout his career and had virtually no athleticism. He was also a pretty darn good defender because of positional defense.

Rodman is another guy like that. He was undersized and while athletic, was nowhere near the athlete Hickson is. However he rebounded like mad because he knew how to play position defense and rebound instead of just using his leaping ability. Rodman, like Hickson, also had a great motor
 
Mediocre Man said:
JJ uses his athleticism to grab rebounds, which is awesome. But he will be one of those players that if they lose any of their athleticism will be all but worthless because they don't know how to play position defense. Larry Bird is a good example of what I am trying to say. He averaged 10.0 rebounds throughout his career and had virtually no athleticism. He was also a pretty darn good defender because of positional defense.

Rodman is another guy like that. He was undersized and while athletic, was nowhere near the athlete Hickson is. However he rebounded like mad because he knew how to play position defense and rebound instead of just using his leaping ability. Rodman, like Hickson, also had a great motor
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Hickson doesn't only use his athleticism for rebounds. He is great at getting to the right spot and getting position. Not sure why you think he only get's them because of athleticism.. He's 6'9" and the 4th best rebounder in the league, he needs more than some athleticism.
 
BlazerWookee said:
See, if he's not ball-watching, he doesn't get as many rebounds. He's working to his strengths, not his weaknesses...
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If his mental lapses lead to made shots then there's not as many rebounds to get. If he simply did his job of playing his man instead of the ball the team would be better for it ... I guess I thought you were all about wins Wookie?
 
Nikolokolus said:
If his mental lapses lead to made shots then there's not as many rebounds to get. If he simply did his job of playing his man instead of the ball the team would be better for it ... I guess I thought you were all about wins Wookie?
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I agree that he should play his man a little more and rebound a little less, but I don't want to be the one to try and tell him that, not half-way through a contract year. I think if we sign him, Stotts will try to get him to do precisely that. I also think that there will be a cacophony of voices who will react to his lower rebounding numbers by crying, "he got his contract and slacked off" regardless of how much team improvement such a shift in focus might bring.
 
BlazerWookee said:
I agree that he should play his man a little more and rebound a little less, but I don't want to be the one to try and tell him that, not half-way through a contract year. I think if we sign him, Stotts will try to get him to do precisely that. I also think that there will be a cacophony of voices who will react to his lower rebounding numbers by crying, "he got his contract and slacked off" regardless of how much team improvement such a shift in focus might bring.
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The people that would bitch about that are probably retarded.
 
BlazerWookee said:
-ectomy is surgical removal, -otomy is an incision. Or am I mixing them up?
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Honestly I can't remember, it's been ages since I took medical terminology.

Now that I look it up, ectomy means "cutting out" and otomy means "cutting or seperate"

Anyway, now we're explaining a joke that has gone on far too long. It's officially dead.
 
Nikolokolus said:
Honestly I can't remember, it's been ages since I took medical terminology.

Now that I look it up, ectomy means "cutting out" and otomy means "cutting or seperate"

Anyway, now we're explaining a joke that has gone on far too long. It's officially dead.
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I just want to make sure I get it right when I use it on my cute doctor next month...
 
An option to consider: Keep Hickson at ~7 mil per year to be the starting PF. Trade LA for a legit center, like Hibbert or Larry Sanders. Then we still have 10 million to spend on upgrading the bench.

Lillard/Maynor
Matthews/Budinger
Batum/Brewer
Hibbert/Leonard
Hickson/Claver

I think some of Hickson's perceived shortcomings are because he's playing of of position. But Hickson would really be a good starting PF, scraps, rebounds, finishes inside, can hit the short jumper if left open. He could be a Brian Grant type guy. A legit center would so improve our rebounding and defensive edge.
 
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Rhal said:
So the question that must be asked is how much is JJ worth as a backup 4/5 that is going to get 24m a game.
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That's A question, not THE question.
Another question that could be asked is, "Is it worth it to sacrifice a little talent at the PF position for a 50% savings and being able to use our most valuable trade asset to address our weaknesses?".
 
blue9 said:
That's A question, not THE question.
Another question that could be asked is, "Is it worth it to sacrifice a little talent at the PF position for a 50% savings and being able to use our most valuable trade asset to address our weaknesses?".
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"A little talent" is laughable. Aldridge is so far more superior in talent than Hickson it's not funny
 
Mediocre Man said:
"A little talent" is laughable. Aldridge is so far more superior in talent than Hickson it's not funny
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Maybe in a game of 1-on-1 that'd be true (and I only say maybe). But when it comes to actually producing on the floor there's no separation between the two other than rebounds and FG% - both of which go in Hickson's favor.
 
Mediocre Man said:
"A little talent" is laughable. Aldridge is so far more superior in talent than Hickson it's not funny
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And LMA certainly isn't 50% better than Hickson. Hickson at $7M > LMA at $14M.
 
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