Vmart wrote:Cut the guy some slack he ain't that bad for a 50 year old.

we begged this guy to come back

I wish I saw him much more than Felton.

If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere!

Glad he got to get an NBA experience and he did contribute.

jrodmc wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:I would rather have beno then him anyday of the wk

And what body of work do you base that opinion on? What did Beno bring that so offset Pablo's reluctance to shoot?

Just asking, since I'd much rather watch Prigs struggling to cover opposing guards than Beno not even making an attempt.
Or making blooper reels attempting to.

While beno is a horrible defender atleast he can give you a solid 10 to 13 ppg and about 5 ast..pablo gives you next to nothing on offense and is super suspect on D, he just cant guard pgs in the nba, their just too fast.

knicks1248 wrote:I seriously doubt phil keeps him, and I certaintly wouldn't mind not seeing him. I just don't understand a basketball player that averages 2 shot attempts a game in 20 minutes, never ever takes it to the hole(when was the last time he made a layup) turns down more open shots then any player in the history of the game.

While its great to have a player who's unselfish and pesky on defense, he's shooting 46% from 3, yet only takes 2 shots pg, and i have never ever seen him take a mid range shot....EVER.

You appreciate some of the things he does, but he never steps up offensively when the team is struggling to score. Is it me or am I just asking for too much?

Yet listening to Breen you would think this guy was the second coming of Magic Johnson.

If Pablo did that consistently, hit or miss, he would be one of the top 15 guards in the league IMO. Its just too big a hole in his game to count on him when the chips are down. He runs the offense better than anyone on this team , but Prigioni passes the buck too often. That's not old school.

jrodmc wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:If Prigs wasn't so allergic to the rim I believe he could have taken Kidd's place as leader of this squad. You can see him coaching on the floor, directing traffic, but he doesn't pull his own weight by taking it to the rim when he has an open lane.

If Pablo did that consistently, hit or miss, he would be one of the top 15 guards in the league IMO. Its just too big a hole in his game to count on him when the chips are down. He runs the offense better than anyone on this team , but Prigioni passes the buck too often. That's not old school.

Watching Kidd shoot the second half of last year would probably make anyone scared of the rim.

Seriously, Prigs is 40 effing years old, this is what he did in Argentina and Spain. His shooting stats were all over the place, and he never scored the ball more than 6-7ppg. He's not ever going to be Tony Parker, jr.

He's 36 and not too old to make a wide open layup. Too often its 4 on 5, when a player is as reluctant to shoot as Prigs, it makes it harder for his teammates to get a good look. I remember watching him in the worlds just after he got signed and he wasn't driving much, but he did have some nice takes to the rim in transition and half court. Doesn't need to be John Wall, but there is no excuse to pass up a clear lane as much as Pablo does.

One of the reasons Kidd was less vocal as the season went on was because of his slump. He wasn't pulling his own weight so he wasn't about to get on anyone else's case. Can't say I blame him.

GustavBahler wrote:

jrodmc wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:If Prigs wasn't so allergic to the rim I believe he could have taken Kidd's place as leader of this squad. You can see him coaching on the floor, directing traffic, but he doesn't pull his own weight by taking it to the rim when he has an open lane.

If Pablo did that consistently, hit or miss, he would be one of the top 15 guards in the league IMO. Its just too big a hole in his game to count on him when the chips are down. He runs the offense better than anyone on this team , but Prigioni passes the buck too often. That's not old school.

Watching Kidd shoot the second half of last year would probably make anyone scared of the rim.

Seriously, Prigs is 40 effing years old, this is what he did in Argentina and Spain. His shooting stats were all over the place, and he never scored the ball more than 6-7ppg. He's not ever going to be Tony Parker, jr.

He's 36 and not too old to make a wide open layup. Too often its 4 on 5, when a player is as reluctant to shoot as Prigs, it makes it harder for his teammates to get a good look. I remember watching him in the worlds just after he got signed and he wasn't driving much, but he did have some nice takes to the rim in transition and half court. Doesn't need to be John Wall, but there is no excuse to pass up a clear lane as much as Pablo does.

One of the reasons Kidd was less vocal as the season went on was because of his slump. He wasn't pulling his own weight so he wasn't about to get on anyone else's case. Can't say I blame him.

This is exactly my point, it's not only the open lane lay ups that he turns a blind eye to, its the mid range, and 3's as well..

And i never see anyone on the team encouraging him to shoot the damn ball, thats even more ridiculous..