<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Perhaps so, but he's been relying on his athleticism for way too long. He's 26, nearing 27 years old, he might be this athletic for four more season, but at the rate he's aiming at, it doesn't look good. He better find new ways of scoring and becoming a legit low post scorer.
Secondly, I think his game has been exposed. It's one-dimensional, put backs and open dunks. His midrange jumper still hasn't come along, looks the same and his post moves are still limited to spin one place and throw up a wild, uncontrolled hook. It works but in the same token, it's not as good.</div>
His mid range jumper is alot more solid then he shown this season, he simply doesnt have the elevation or lift on that jumpshot with his legs gone.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">HIs defense doesn't look as solid. He's getting far less blocks and his man defense has been a bit off.
I love Kenyon and his intensity and miss his amping the crowd at CAA, but what has happened to him? Didn't he say he was worth the max? I'm glad we kept Jefferson instead of him.</div>
I think that the defense as well has to do with the Knee as well. In college and at Jersey, he would get alot of blocks because he was a quick leaper. Like K-mart good get beat alot but still get back to recover and make a big defensive play because of his ablity to get off the ground extremely quickly. He doesnt have that right now.
And I agree with you on the last statement Richard Jefferson is better as a franchise player. He can carry a team with the right parts around him. Now Jersey just has to get those parts. I think the Cavs did an excellent job setting up a team around him. New Jersey needs to flow that type of game plan, when building a team around Richard Jefferson, especially if Kidd leaves.
The Cavs got him(Lebron) the young point guard, who doesnt need to take shots away from Lebron inorder to be effective. And can do alot of the little things to be effective, when they picked up Jeff McInnis.
Then they got the athletic young power forward to do the dirty work. But also can make that mid-range shot...aka Drew Gooden, somebody if you remember I said the Nets should go after right after K-Mart walked. He is an up & down player but just imagine a 10 & 10 young guy basically on our front line to make the clean up work for Jefferson around the basket at the 4 spot. I love Zo but he isnt going to bring it on a consistent basis. And he wont be around for ever.
And then they have the low post go to scorer & another bigbody who can step out on the floor to make the perimeter shot with Big Z. And then I think the most important thing they did was surround him with shooters. Guys like Jeff McInnis, Lucious Harris, Eric Snow in the mid-range area. And Luke Jackson is going to be another good shooter for that team, once he gets his feet wet in the league.
I think the Cavs did a great job of surrounding Lebron with a buch of solid quality guys, without signing that one big name player, who may not fit well with him. You know that player who is a superstar himself, so may not except the role of being a 2nd fidle. And may clash with him & take away from Lebron being the dominate player for that team. And I think thats what the Nets have to do. They just have to find the magic touch fitting guys around RJ. And then I think Jefferson will only get better.
