The only players that I think you can fairly say have a low BB IQ's are Nate and Crawford and JJ1. Everyone else either has decent to good basketball knowledge (Marbury, Q, Lee) or are too young to make a true judgment (Balkman, Mardy) or are still developing their skills and might still turn out to be solid BB players (Frye, Jeffries, Curry). Curry admitted is not a high BB IQ player and needs to learn how to pass out of the double team, but that is something I think he can learn. Frye just needs to get more comfortable in what he is trying to do out there and work on his lateral movement and defensive positioning. Neither he nor the team knows exactly how to best use him yet. Balkman just needs experience but it is clear to me that he knows how to play basketball at a high level. Mardy seems like a heady player that just needs to work on his skills. Lee obviously is a smart BB player that needs to work on his indiviudal defense and jumpshot. Marbury and Q are solid veterans as well as Rose, who just does not have his physical skills anymore. The real problem is Crawford. This guy could be Kobe Bryant-Lite if he just learned when to pass and when to shoot and how to set up good shots. He is either going all the way to the rack or pulling up for some crazy jumper. The only player he is helping other than himself is Curry, with a few good passes. Crawford could be so much more if he just learned how to be efficient in what he is doing out there on the court, sub .400 shooting is not acceptable. Nate just plays too out of control and wears his emotions on his sleeve. He needs to learn to control himself and run an NBA offense and stop getting into it with the refs and other players.

ctually, i think curry's iq i better especially at the offensive end. he knows when to score on double teams and to pass out of the same situation. he has been better with that. jeffries had a history of having a decent bball iq. he is just having a slump and figuring out his role. i would agree that marbury is very knowledgable and has a great iq. q-rich is a smart player also.

With a lot of the better teams quick decision making is evident. You know, like when guys get a rebound they quickly get it to the right guy, or touch passes into the interior, or getting a steal and quickly pushing it up-court to the runner.

It's so rare to see that on our team. Our guys hold the ball and look around, they wait for the defense to set rather than imposing their will, they go one-on-one in traffic etc.

When one speaks of IQ it suggests intelligence, which probably isn't accurate, it's closer to an intuitiveness that is lacking. Lee is the one guy who does seem to make fast decisions, like he knows what he'll do with the ball before he gets it, otherwise his read upon getting the ball is extremely fast.

But who else on this squad can that be said about? Q might be the next best in that regard, then I think it falls off dramatically.

Posted by VDesai:

I think Steph has a tremendous bball IQ, but has an agenda about how he wants to play. But the guy is a natural.

I always thought Steph BB IQ was kinda low.

I wish the basketball IQ of UK posters could be measured with a valid test BEFORE the arbitrary ranking of player intelligence

but that's just me

Posted by misterearl:

I wish the basketball IQ of UK posters could be measured with a valid test BEFORE the arbitrary ranking of player intelligence

but that's just me

Who says it's arbitrary? This may not apply to you, but some of us actually watch the games.

Posted by djsunyc:

Posted by misterearl:

I wish the basketball IQ of UK posters could be measured with a valid test BEFORE the arbitrary ranking of player intelligence

but that's just me

i use post counts to measure it. and looking at mine, i may not only be the smartest guy here, but in the entire world...

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Posted by BlueSeats:

With a lot of the better teams quick decision making is evident. You know, like when guys get a rebound they quickly get it to the right guy, or touch passes into the interior, or getting a steal and quickly pushing it up-court to the runner.

It's so rare to see that on our team. Our guys hold the ball and look around, they wait for the defense to set rather than imposing their will, they go one-on-one in traffic etc.

When one speaks of IQ it suggests intelligence, which probably isn't accurate, it's closer to an intuitiveness that is lacking. Lee is the one guy who does seem to make fast decisions, like he knows what he'll do with the ball before he gets it, otherwise his read upon getting the ball is extremely fast.

But who else on this squad can that be said about? Q might be the next best in that regard, then I think it falls off dramatically.

One of the problems is that we have too many players that deserve PT and we still don't have clearly defined roles. Obviously, the situation is better than last year, but the coaching staff needs to decide exactly what they want each player to do and then train them to do it. Other teams like the Suns and Dallas have heady players but they also have defined roles and systems so everyone knows what everyone else is supposed to do. Our players are still trying to figure things out, which happens with a young team that has alot of players still trying to develop their games and find out what they can and cannot do. That is why I don't buy into the blanket statement that the guys on this team don't have a high bb iq. I think with practice, effort, and good coaching, several players on this team can turn into very intelligent basketball players. What we need is stability and a tight 8 man rotation.

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