djsunyc wrote:jose can shoot. he's one of the main reasons i became a raptors fan lol.but he is probably the worst defensive pg in the league. and he seems to disappear at the end of games or you have to take him out b/c teams go right at him.
his passing is a thing of beauty but that will be taken away in the triangle.
knicks, as presently constructed, are not built to deal with his defensive issues.
ONE OF THE WORST STARTING PG's
Felton and Nash are by far the WORST STARTING PG's
If they are considered starters, at one point in last season they were....
BUT, I agree with you, though both Felton and Nash are by far the WORST STARTING PG's in my opinion
Felton
Nash
Calderon
some other not very good defenders that are starters include,
Isiah Thomas
Curry
Trey Burke
A aged/hurt Deron Williams ironically is a poor DEFENDER now as well
As for Calderon in Dallas, he meshed quite well with Ellis and Carlise's schemes
though he at least at Monta Ellis at times to defend the position, including help defenders with
Though Ellis isn't a good defender, he has has the ability to steal the ball and finish in transition
He has the physical abilities and athleticism, with the speed/quickness to defend the PG position just not the size/strength to use
The combination of the 3 players here could provide much help to hide Calderon
Shawn Marion a great team defender and 1v1 defender despite his age
Dirk, who has a combination of length, mobility, great foot work
Brandon Wright/Dalembert duo with good length/mobility and athleticism
with a couple of rotational players in
Dejuan Blairre who is undersized but is also a decent defender for his size and usually is faster than whoever he is defending and could draw charges and a decent rebounder/help defender as well
Jae Crowder
Bernard James
On a POSITIVE NOTE, we got rid of Felton, which I honestly thought was nearly impossible to do without even using CA to unload him, and still get back 2 2nd round picks, along with 1 1st rounder in Larkin
Also Calderon's strength is that he is ranked on the TOP in term's of SHOOTING and 3pter's for a PG