Yes. Those ratings are team oriented.
i think there is some fudge room to compensate for coaching and defensive philosophy. the important thing is his highlight real gives me a stiffy so we are definitely championship bound.
Clyde wasn't a great 3pt shooter either.
no, he isn't.
Then I'm failing to grasp his point (which apparently is a common failing of mine).
Nope, I'm just saying you don't have to have a great 3 point shot to be a good effective SG.
Well why not put the best player in basketball as an example then? Michael Jordan was even less efficient as Drexler
Exactly what I thought you were saying. That gross oversimplification completely ignores the other vast differences between the two that made one a hall-of-famer and the other a below-average starter (to date).
That's what I've been saying for several years now. After Kobe/Wade there haven't been any great SGs. Finding the next great SG (or SF) should be our primary objective. I like that we're mining cheap/undrafted players with big upside, but so far it seems like we're focusing on PFs. I'm excited about them, but even if they pan out none of them will be the primary player on a championship team. But if you can find a SG who can become a star, THAT'S the sort of player that would make us a contender one day.
There should never be a focus on any position. Positionless basketball is the future. I mean the reason you can name a great shooting guard is because every elite guard is a combo guard now.
I don't believe that. That may be the case TODAY, but that's only because the level of top talent in the league is at an all-time low. When Harden is the league's "top" SG and LMA is the league's "top" PF that means that we're just in a waiting cycle until a new bumper crop of top flight talent enters the league. One dominant SG can change the landscape.
I actually agree. Wait until a team that plays power ball efficiently and it changes the dynamic of the game. This 3 point shot being the most efficient is bullshit.
I think the 3pt shot is efficient, even more so when you consider the 3pt miss that gets and offensive board and put back or the foul giving you the 4 pt play if you make it. It makes rim protectors go out to the shooters then your slashers and dunkers have those open lanes. I don't see this changing anytime soon and I don't see power players dominating the game anytime soon either. Longer you hang in the paint, further you have to move the ball back down the court. Stotts has mentioned this before. Be interesting to see how much more balance it will be with both skills on a roster for a change. I love seeing Meyers nail shots from deep.
it may be going more towards lineups with two athletic, 3pt shooting bigs that can gaurd wings effectively on the premier and then destroy those wings on the inside with power ball. Basically Vonleh/Leonard lineups. You can already see the change with new-era bigs like Anthony Davis, Labissiere, Towns, Kaminsky, Myles Turner, Porzingas, Vonleh, Olynyk, Leonard and Ben Simmons (I prefer him at the 4).
I would rather we return to the Karl Malone, Charles Barkley, Dale Davis elbow and a loose tooth routine. Every time I see a 6'11 guy take a turn around jumper I groan. This year, Golden State turned the three pointer into a spiritual quest and the league is buying into this crap.
Personally, I like it. Big men that are skilled and powerful. And the turnaround J shouldn't be a go to move but one to keep the D off balance.
