Posted by TMS:
Posted by PresIke:
As for drawing 3 pt plays, that's hogwash, TMS. Did you watch the game yesterday? Frye did not attempt any 3's, my friend. I was also there, and I dunno if you noticed but NEVER did I see Frye attempt any shots that were not within his own skill set. I thought Isiah was trying to get Frye's confidence up, by giving him a lot of shots early in the game. It didn't work, but you this Frye is garbage stuff is so full of holes. Maybe he does turn out to be not a great player, but I think it's far too soon to start running the guy out of town. It's not his fault that he found himself on a team with so many fans who are all on the verge of a nervous breakdown over the way the team is run. Let him grow, then we'll see what he turns out like.
first of all Pres, when did i ever say Channing was garbage? when did i say i wanted him run out of town? don't misrepresent my comments, that's beneath you.
& dude i've been watching every game so far... who cares if you've been AT the games... does that make your eyes any more qualified to see that Channing's attempted four 3 pointers already this season & missed on all of them? (2 against MEM, 1 against ATL & another against IND the other night)... i distinctly remember Channing spotting up baseline behind the 3 pt. arc calling for the ball out of a called Time out (not talking about last night's game btw)... it was a set play called by Isiah w/the clock running down & Francis was running the ball up the floor... there were no other offensive options open to Francis except to drive the ball to the lane & try & draw a foul or toss up a jumper himself, but instead he dished off to Channing... u can ask anyone else who's been watching all the games too & they'll tell u they saw the same thing... please don't tell me Isiah has been putting Channing in the right places to succeed because he certainly has not... Channing is not a 3 point shooting PF in the mold of an Al Harrington or Antawn Walker... he needs to be posting up down low or playing off the pick & roll to set up his midrange jumper to be successful, & Isiah himself has reiterated that, but instead he has Channing spotting up at the top of the key or beyond the 3 point line jacking up long range perimeter shots on certain set plays... wouldn't it make sense to play Channing off the bench instead & featuring him in the offense when Curry's not on the floor? that would seem like the easiest way to get him back into the groove of things to me... but what the hell do i know?
TMS, I didn't mean to say you said he was garbage, so I apologize if that was misread. Nor am I trying to say I see the game differently or better than you. I'm just saying that I think we might want to give the guy a break right now and let him grow a bit.
I agree with your concern about the 3 point shot, which I saw him take in previous games. I did not notice that he was looking to shoot a 3 in yesterday's game, which might have been one play, but all of the other plays he was involved in or took a shot, were all within the scope of his game. I saw him trying to post or get the ball in good spots, especially in the 1st quarter when Zeke was featuring him. You must have seen that if you watched the first 5-8 minutes of the game. I think Curry and Frye took almost all of the shots, except for a nice jumper Francis made where he then landed on someone's foot and sprained his ankle.
You may be right about having Frye come off the bench. I honestly don't know the immediate answer, but I do think we should not be writing the guy off after 4 games in his sophomore season in the NBA, after what he showed us before.
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11/7/2006 10:00 AM