Posted by Bonn1997:
Posted by Allanfan20:
Sweet mid ranged game which I LOOOOVE from guards. Improving defense. Improving PG skills. Display of leadership. Shown commitment to improve on just about everything. Hustles. Willing to hit the BIG baskets, and he's shown to be a lot more clutch than Steph. If Jamal was the one taking the game winning shot, I'd be thrilled.
And back to the mid range part. My fav Knick was Allan. Outside the Knicks, my favorites are Ray Allen, Rip, Redd all those guys. I know Jamal isn't in their league, but I like the kid anyway, and I'm rooting for him harder than anyone.
Heck if Jamal was doing these things as a rookie, I'd be excited. But I expect more progress from someone with his talent by seasons six. He might have a good mid range game if he's wide open, but his shooting is bad mid range or longer when he puts up stupid off balance shots.
Willing to hit the BIG baskets, and he's shown to be a lot more clutch than Steph.
People just have higher expectations for Steph. If Jamal had the 4th Q and overtime that Steph had yesterday, eveyrone would be saying it was a huge clutch performance. Maybe Jamal has hit more memorable shots in the final five or six seconds, but that's not how I'd measure clutch. I'd look more at FGs, assists, and defense in the final quarter of close games.
I am pretty sure you're 100% wrong. First off, the mid range game: Newsflash, he's a VERY GOOD midrange shooter when being defender and he doesn't jack up shots anymore. He makes a move and gets the defender off balance and then shoots the J. Either that, or he takes it to the whole, or drives and pulls up, and he almost never jacks up a 3 unless the shotclock is about to expire. So I don't know where you come up with that statement. Maybe you still think it's last year.
On to the 4th quarter performance: If you watched the game the other day, while Steph turned it on as well, Jamal was just as important a reason for the victory, in the late minutes, b/c wait what? Oh yeah, his mid range shooting. He's just as important piece in the 4th quarter/overtime minutes as Stephon and does just as good and sometimes better. And like I said, his defense is getting better and better now.
Bonn, you loved the guy for a majority of last season and suddenly, all you do is bash the guy. He either killed someone in your family or John Kerry is your main role model (Not that I like Bush. I see no other way of explaining it.
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