H1AND1 wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:Since when was 44% from a guard considered awful? H20 who we agree was a pure shooter shot 43% for his career. Guards rarely shoot over 48% in those days it was Jordan and Miller at times. Bigs shoot over 50% because they are closer to the basket

Its not his FG% that is 44% but his eFG% which takes into account Free throws and 3 pointers. His FG% this year is 43%.

TS includes FT's but eFG is 2's and 3's.

TS is the better number to look at.

yellowboy90 wrote:

H1AND1 wrote:JR Smith part 2, no thanks.

That's actually a discredit to JR, who has had efficient season and even in his poor years have had longer stretches of dominant play.

JR has not been efficient this year. Not sure if you were referring to other seasons but he was very efficient for 3 years from 2006 to 2009, his first 3 years in Denver.

After that, it must have gone to his head (no pun intended) and he became a black hole.

gunsnewing wrote:It's like saying Jeremy Lin is a net negative player because he doesn't shoot 40% from 3. You guys are nose-diving too far into the numbers and not taking impact into account

Numbers don't lie.

Jeremy Lins TS is 57.5 which is highly efficient.

I am not sure what you mean by "impact"

A guard who shoots 22% from 3 is by default a net negative. He would have to average 11 assists per or 11 rebounds per or be the best defender in the league to overcome that.

gunsnewing wrote:Well you would hope that his efficieny numbers improve as he gets older. It's not like the Knicks would be looking to max him out

I hate obtaining players at any price hoping they "become" better. That has not worked out for us in the past.

I want players with a positive track record for a significant period of time.

gunsnewing wrote:Who you want Kobe? He's proven but almost 40. Wade? Who else is out there that I'm missing. Lowry?

Definitely Lowry. I would really like him hear. Maybe if we did not make that retarded Bargs trade, we would have had the assets to get him.

mreinman wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:

H1AND1 wrote:JR Smith part 2, no thanks.

That's actually a discredit to JR, who has had efficient season and even in his poor years have had longer stretches of dominant play.

JR has not been efficient this year. Not sure if you were referring to other seasons but he was very efficient for 3 years from 2006 to 2009, his first 3 years in Denver.

After that, it must have gone to his head (no pun intended) and he became a black hole.

I left off the s in season. Yeah I meant at least he has had seasons in the past you could look back on and say see. Even his last year in Denver he was okay and one would think that one very bad season was just a blimp. I don't know what he did in China but I think all that chucking wrecked his game and shot. His 3pt shooting has finally come back this year, so there's that.

Personally, I think he is being used wrong and needs to be on the move and not creating up top but only on the wings coming off screens. His role should be like the redicks, korvers, and Dunleavys of the bball world. I would like to see him in the post more. He has looked very effective(eye test) in the post in Denver and NY the little times he gets it there. I think he has a bad work habit in the offseason and doesn't train to improve the things he needs too. He works out to improve his step back but not the little things like his FT shooting, pnr game, and etc. If I am Phil I set rules for Jr over the summer and get him on a program designed to improve his game and play him in a reduced role.

Not interested in retreads like JR and THJ has a long way to go defensively. Nice 6th man potential and potential 6th man of the year if he rounds out his game

gunsnewing wrote:What was Lowry's eFG% & TS% before this year?

Also was Lowry ever in a toxic situation like Sacramento?

Toronto last year and some of his Houston teams were bad.

I wouldn't even go after D.J. Augustin even after the months he has had played with the Bulls and he has been way better than Evans.