[Game] Kings @ Grizzlies, 1/3 @5pm
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Hahahahaha. Some golden material in there. nice!
So you are suggesting that I base my opinion on Jimmers defense by how he defends players who can't score. Ok, perfect. What a fierce defender he is! Guess what, you defend who you defend. No qualifiers. He is simply not good on defense. Thomas is better with 4 less inches of height. As far as being a liability, its all relative. He is the biggest liability on defense out of the players who get frequent minutes. He is always the best matchup to attack for the other team.
And I guess you don't understand or didn't care to understand what I even said. Isaiah has been better in his low amount of minutes. Will he be as good with more minutes? I have no idea, but he has played well (and is playing really well right now, go me!).
I like Jimmer, but I have seen AT LEAST as many flaws in his game as I have strengths so far this season.
His shooting has been poor, his defense has been poor, his court vision has been fine to good, his ball handling has been average at best, his decision making off the dribble has left much to be desired.
And again, same might be able to be said about Thomas, but I don't know. He hasn't had enough chances to make mistakes.
So you are suggesting that I base my opinion on Jimmers defense by how he defends players who can't score. Ok, perfect. What a fierce defender he is! Guess what, you defend who you defend. No qualifiers. He is simply not good on defense. Thomas is better with 4 less inches of height. As far as being a liability, its all relative. He is the biggest liability on defense out of the players who get frequent minutes. He is always the best matchup to attack for the other team.
And I guess you don't understand or didn't care to understand what I even said. Isaiah has been better in his low amount of minutes. Will he be as good with more minutes? I have no idea, but he has played well (and is playing really well right now, go me!).
I like Jimmer, but I have seen AT LEAST as many flaws in his game as I have strengths so far this season.
His shooting has been poor, his defense has been poor, his court vision has been fine to good, his ball handling has been average at best, his decision making off the dribble has left much to be desired.
And again, same might be able to be said about Thomas, but I don't know. He hasn't had enough chances to make mistakes.
The only way we win is if Tyreke and Thorton make jump shots. All individual talent.
Get the ball to Cousins in the high post and have Reke, Thorton, Thomas or Jimmer cut to the rim.
Screw it, this isn't happening with this coach.
Fire Westphal. Make an offer to Jerry Sloan. Hell while your at it, bring in Webber as a big man coach and mentor Cousins. Hey a guy can dream.
Get the ball to Cousins in the high post and have Reke, Thorton, Thomas or Jimmer cut to the rim.
Screw it, this isn't happening with this coach.
Fire Westphal. Make an offer to Jerry Sloan. Hell while your at it, bring in Webber as a big man coach and mentor Cousins. Hey a guy can dream.
When people start off their response with "hahahahahaha" it's usually a sign they're running short on things to say. Just sayin'.
But anyway...
I have to simply disagree with you on Jimmer's defense, I guess. Again - I'm not saying he's a good defender. But this "Jimmer is killing us on defense" argument you are making is - again - based off of sheep mentality. You've heard others say it, so you're just repeating it. Other posters on this board have done play-by-play analysis on our defense which have shown that Jimmer's defense has not been much worse than the rest of the team's... you can either base your opinions off of fact, or off of popular opinion - which is it gonna be? You're seeing something that isn't there right now.
Here's a question: Do you think Jimmer's play has been as detrimental to our defense as Reke's play has been to our offense? I think you know the answer. Whether or not you can admit it is another thing. Regardless, you know the answer.
I'd like to see IT + Jimmer run this offense just for one game and see what happens. The LAST time it happened was against the Lakers - arguably the best team we've played so far - and we won. Probably a coincidence.
But anyway...
I have to simply disagree with you on Jimmer's defense, I guess. Again - I'm not saying he's a good defender. But this "Jimmer is killing us on defense" argument you are making is - again - based off of sheep mentality. You've heard others say it, so you're just repeating it. Other posters on this board have done play-by-play analysis on our defense which have shown that Jimmer's defense has not been much worse than the rest of the team's... you can either base your opinions off of fact, or off of popular opinion - which is it gonna be? You're seeing something that isn't there right now.
Here's a question: Do you think Jimmer's play has been as detrimental to our defense as Reke's play has been to our offense? I think you know the answer. Whether or not you can admit it is another thing. Regardless, you know the answer.
I'd like to see IT + Jimmer run this offense just for one game and see what happens. The LAST time it happened was against the Lakers - arguably the best team we've played so far - and we won. Probably a coincidence.
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That's a fair comparison, I suppose. I see more Gilbert Arenas, but I see where your head's at. Jimmer's game involves strength and intelligence. Contrary to popular belief, Jimmer has great size at the PG position. Jimmer reminds me of Deron Williams, too. It's not about how much you weigh, but where the weight is distrubuted. Jimmer is so strong below the waist and he can uproot people to get his shot off.
Hickson was a big problem out there actually. His defense and rebounding is horrible. He gets board simply by out-jumping others, but he gives up as many as he gets by not boxing out. Considering that rebounding and interior D were the reasons the Grizz were able to put points, Hickson's stats are pretty empty.