mreinman wrote:dk7th wrote:mreinman wrote:dk7th wrote:mreinman wrote:dk7th wrote:i didn't realize fredette was a knick. big club could use another shooter off the bench.
we need a penetrator. Can he do that? Is he fast enough? Or do we just have a younger less efficient calderon?
the putative point position in the triangle does not necessarily need the ability to break down defenses but should be able to make good entry passes to a post player and be able to hit the corner three. think about fisher's role in los angeles. think about the bulls guards before fisher. none had the ability to break down defenses. fisher made an entry pass and often was in the right corner in the triangle. he made a living hitting the corner three.
the bigger issue for fredette is can he defend at the nba levels against other bench guards. if fredette is called up i think he is going to eat into grant's minutes. i love grant's potential but he isn't triangle ready because he can't hit a corner three. he has three threes this season, one notable one last night, notable because they are so infrequent.
Fisher had Kobe and some damn good pick men too. You think that jose can't throw an entry pass? He has a very very high bball IQ. He can beat the pressure defense.
how can you infer this from my post? i merely said the point guard in the triangle does not need penetrating, drive and kick ability. it's actually counterproductive in the triangle because the offense is supposed to radiate out from the players in the post. it's nice that grant has the ability to drive and kick/finish but in the triangle these skills are secondary to making good entry passes, hitting corner threes, working a pick and roll/pop game.
why do you think that jose is not working?
generally he can't keep his man in front of him and he does not rotate very well either. he is an excellent shooter, which i had questions about until he recovered his stroke. and he is also pretty good in pick and roll.
he also, sadly, possesses zero intangibles. and he is pretty much a zero-sum player even when his shot is on. his cumulative +/- is very bad his season. and his rpm is -.08
this is just my intuition here, but seems to me that when teams make their runs it is often when calderon is on the floor. yes the bench has been sub-par and uneven, but as a starter calderon is often on the floor when the knicks collapse. again, just a hunch on my part.
knicks win 38-43 games in 16-17. rose MUST shoot no more than 14 shots per game, defer to kp6 + melo, and have a usage rate of less than 25%
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