What's the matter with Bibby?

[HaraWish]

Last night Jerry R was commenting on how uncomfortable Mike's shot looked. Said it looked "tight." Jerry went on to talk about how much Bibby appears to have bulked up in the upper body and said that may be causing the problem. Said his body doesn't look like a point guard's body. Said there is "good" working out and "bad" working out and that being that bulked up could not only be affecting his shot, but could also take away quickness. Just thought I'd add those comments to the discussion.

That's EXACTLY what I want to hear. Thanks for your comment.

I really hope for Bibby to get back in his shape soon.

 

[loopymitch]

It's better his shot is off now rather than later but what worries me is his leadership role. I'm hoping all this comes into shaper in the next month.
Maybe it was just his foot bothering him.

 

[KingFred4]

I've seen that timeline mentioned before, but actually not true -- he put up the huge numbers in the last month BEFORE Webb was traded (Feb) -- 26.0pts 5.1ast 6.3reb on .494 shooting. After Webb was moved his shooting percentages crumbled -- 19.9pts 3.4rebs 7.8ast on .403 shooting.

Thing with Mike is he needs a big man to play the two man game with. Webb was perfect for that role, and we all saw how potent that duo could be back in the WCF. Without Webb, and then without Brad for the last 1/3 of the season, the basic structure of Mike's game was broken down a bit. He is NOT Steve Nash, does not have amazing quickness, spectacular ballhandling etc. He's a shooter and smart pick and roll PG. The two guys on the current Kings team he can run his offense through are Shareef, and to a lesser degree, Brad. But both guys have been largely absent preseason, and have rarely had the ball in their hands even when on court.

Now all of that said, regardless of preferences and tendencies, Mike has pretty much just sucked this preseason. Think it goes beyond having a legit big to work with -- he just looks horribly uncomfortable out there. Kind of odd because I thought as the guy with the ball in his hands he would be most immune to the inevitable early chaos, but the opposite seems true. The team is not a team right now, and Mike is both contributing to that and being thrown for a loop by it. He thrives on structure I think.

Great stats and even better insight. I happen to wholey agree with you. I hope to see Mike, as the season progresses, develop his 2 man game with the guys capable of running it with him (SAR, Miller and even KT).

I also think that as he settles into his usual offensive form that confidence will carry over to the defensive side of the ball.

There is much progress still to be made by this team. I can't wait to see them play to their potential.

 

[Kings113]

Great stats and even better insight. I happen to wholey agree with you. I hope to see Mike, as the season progresses, develop his 2 man game with the guys capable of running it with him (SAR, Miller and even KT).

I also think that as he settles into his usual offensive form that confidence will carry over to the defensive side of the ball.

There is much progress still to be made by this team. I can't wait to see them play to their potential.

Agreed.

 

[ONEZERO]

The "bulkness" will affect his shot-for now- but he should get used to it a little later. Right now there's more weight in his upper body than he's been used to having. Once he gets accustomed to it he'll be fine. It won't affect his quickness- that's just dumb- unless he turned into the HULK over night.

 

[quick dog]

I have a question for all you "gym rats" and "roids". If Bibby stops lifting weights and focusing on upper-body strength-training, and if he plays a lot of basketball, will he lose some of the bulk and definition that he picked-up this summer? Will he lean-out and get a bit faster?