AnubisADL wrote:Shumpert gives me flashbacks of Crawford. Hopefully he gets his mind right.

"gets his mind right."?

Are you watching the games or just making ish up?

Shump changes things. An anger to win. Look in his eyes. He plays with the ferocity of Michael Jordan.

Yeah I said it.

misterearl wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:Shumpert gives me flashbacks of Crawford. Hopefully he gets his mind right.

Shump changes things. An anger to win. Look in his eyes. He plays with the ferocity of Michael Jordan.

Yeah I said it.

Jrodmc say misterE knows well that misterE is way over the top at this point with the MJ comment based on respective "careers".

Shump more like Sprewell at this point. Same D. Similiar chip on the shoulder. Plus cramps. Minus the pure j/scorer type.
The kid's game is electric.

God, I'm happy...

ChuckBuck wrote:Love Shumps, but let's not mention him in same breathe as MJ yet lol.

Let's. Let's mention Shumpert in the context of Michael Jordans fierce will to win. This is not about stats, rings, sneaker endorsements or the NBA Hall Of Fame. It is simply an observation on intensity.

When Shumpert hit Stoudemire with the sweet assist after the steal - his plea to his running buddies (with lip reading) was along the lines of, "dammit, c'mon... we should be KILLIN' this thing..."

Translation: Follow Me.

misterearl wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:Love Shumps, but let's not mention him in same breathe as MJ yet lol.

Let's. Let's mention Shumpert in the context of Michael Jordans fierce will to win. This is not about stats, rings, sneaker endorsements or the NBA Hall Of Fame. It is simply an observation on intensity.

When Shumpert hit Stoudemire with the sweet assist after the steal - his plea to his running buddies (with lip reading) was along the lines of, "dammit, c'mon... we should be KILLIN' this thing..."

Translation: Follow Me.

MJ has been known to maximize the production from his team mates. He does mostly by asserting himself with his own play, leading by example, a lot of negative reinforcements, and some positive reinforcements as well. Many do not know that Jordan verbally and physically abused his team, striking fear to gaining production.

Tyson Chandler and Iman Shumpert bring a great level of intensity but use more positive reinforcements for guidance and gain productiveness. Iman Shumpert has that "killer instinct" and confidence on both ends, that many players lack. Those are ingredients needed to be considered in the pedigree of an "all star" level player. Aside from his physical skills, hard work ethic, communication, and positive attitude to increase his teammates confidence.

He has that demeanor, charisma, swagger, and confidence that really separates him from many of the talented rookies that come in the league.
He virtually inserts himself as a leader and is very surprising to have those qualities coming right out of college and in to the NBA, without a summer/training camp to work with the coach and staff. It has been a pleasure watching him so far and will continue to watch him develop with the rest of the Knicks, as he will probably be one of the faces of the franchise within time.

Carmelo and Stoudemire have barely played 40 games together and all of a sudden... BOOM... here come two new (vocal) guys, Chandler and Shumpert. Fortunately, the effort has been channeled into better team defense. The defensive leaders are Chandler, Shump and Carmelo. Stoudemire and Fields are along for the ride.

Now it gets interesting. The personalities must also learn to share the ball. 13 total assists last night is not enough. On offense, Shumpert is the floor manager. Carmelo is the so-called "go-to" guy. Shump adds a second solo virtuoso who can create off the dribble. Stoudemire requires the ball in a spot where he is not required to dribble more than twice. Fields and Chandler get the scraps.

Shumpert's "demeanor, charisma, swagger, and confidence" has jump started the veterans who were floundering with you-know-who. The only question is how much he asserts himself in the fourth quarter. It should be one of the great sub plots of the season.

Can anyone tell him a guy wo's not a good shooter shold never take shots early in the clock without even one single pass in the possession... geez, he plays with Melo and STAT, does he think he's btter than them ? I don't understand what people see in him... he plays high energy like Nate or Balkman, hardly basketball examples if you ask me.

I guess people love emotion and energy, I love smart basketball.

FrenchKnicks wrote:Ok, I can't take it anymore.. I'm currently watching the Memphis game... and SHumpert is TERRIBLE. I hate the guy, really. It's the second quarter and that guy is 3-14, taking terrible shots very early in the clock. This is so bad... Stoudemire has taken only taken one shot so far... what's wrong with that kid ?

Can anyone tell him a guy wo's not a good shooter shold never take shots early in the clock without even one single pass in the possession... geez, he plays with Melo and STAT, does he think he's btter than them ? I don't understand what people see in him... he plays high energy like Nate or Balkman, hardly basketball examples if you ask me.

I guess people love emotion and energy, I love smart basketball.

Kobe did the same thing when he came into the league. It's called being a rookie.

The rookie does have to get better, but with time.

ChuckBuck wrote: and he did acknowledge and apologize for his performance on Twitter.

Oh, well, if that's the case...

ChuckBuck wrote:Patience Patience! One game out of what, his 7 games, doesn't make a career. 7 NBA games he's played, and he had ONE terrible one. He will learn, he is coachable, and he did acknowledge and apologize for his performance on Twitter.

Shumpert has been displaying a lot more discipline on offense lately. Almost to the point where he has been turning down open looks. The rookie has benefitted from his new role as sixth man, which could be a perfect role for him, along with Novak. Add Harrellson with Jeffries and the second unit suddenly has some firepower, defense and rebounding.

If we could bring a quality lead guard off the bench, things could get very interesting.