Isiah Likes Quentin, Really

[Shapecity]

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">There was a perception last week Isiah Thomas was looking to up Quentin Richardson?s trade value when he went out of his way to praise the guy after not singling out a player all camp. The question posed to Thomas was about Jared Jeffries, before Jeffries got hurt.
There seemed definitely an agenda in his statement.

But with Jeffries out for possibly two months, trading Richardson, his best perimeter defender now, is not happening. And Thomas said his words were misconstrued by The Post.

?He had a really good camp,?? Thomas said. ?I wasn't saying that to try and trade him. When a guy?s playing well, that's when you want to keep him. I thought the camp he had was good, having him that you can plug in a lot of different places. He's the Quentin Richardson we thought we were getting when we made the trade.??

And perhaps he will start at small forward on opening night in Memphis Nov. 1. Plagued by a chronic disk problem and the shooting death of his brother in Chicago, Richardson was miserable last season.

You could tell the confidence is back. Besides making all the hustle plays, getting to loose balls, getting offensive rebounds (he had 8 boards total vs. Boston Tuesday), he seems much surer of his shot. There?s no hesitation when he gets the ball and has space. He launches it confidently, not laboriously.

?I'm cool,?? Richardson said of his health at today?s practice. ?I know my body and when I feel good. I know I'm capable of doing the things I'm good at.??</div>

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[bronbron23]

I've always been A big Q fan even when people slag him off for too much 3's, with good cause though...It's also nice to see him play some D and be considered the best perimeter defender on the roster.

 

[og15]

With good cause? What's the good cause for him shooting under 40% FG?

 

[bronbron23]

<div class="quote_poster">og15 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">With good cause? What's the good cause for him shooting under 40% FG?</div>

I meant that people had a good cause to criticise his chucking of threes

 

[Mr. J]

<div class="quote_poster">og15 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">With good cause? What's the good cause for him shooting under 40% FG?</div>
Exactly. What really bothers me is his potential though. At 6'6", 230 pounds, he's physically there, but he camps out by the arc way too much. He's also an excellent rebounder for his size and position, so that gives him even less reason to be out there.

In preseason he's chucked less, but his focus should be more on straying within the midrange area and use the 3-point bomb as a last resort.

 

[Skiptomylue11]

lol, I never know when Isaiah actually means something or if he is just trying to bolster value to trade them.

Anyway, hopefully Q-Rich will play better than last season.