Well the first shot of the game is also usually wide open too. I don't wanna Berman so I'll check the tapes.

I think Jamal's game is built around the free throw line. When he gets a couple points at the line it tends to raise his confidence. Plus it obviously means he's going to the basket.

Posted by TMS:

everyone wanted Jamal to be more aggressive & get to the FT line more... he's done that this year so far (career high in FT attempts per game)... everyone wanted Jamal to show more of an effort on defense... so far from what i've seen, he started out non-existent this season but the past couple games has shown more of an effort on D... everyone wanted Jamal to be more consistent w/his jumpshot & make better shot selections... right now he's averaging 4 less FG attempts per game & shooting 45% from beyond the arc & 44% from the field overall, MUCH better ratio than last season... anything else u guys wanna see from Jamal?

he talked alot about how he was gonna work to improve his game this year & so far that's exactly what i've been seeing out of him.

[Edited by - TMS on 11-10-2008 12:08 PM]

I agree. I'm one of his sharpest critics. I hate when players say they are going to do something and then don't. His shot selection is much better this year so far. He's taken some bad shots, but with his role that comes with the territory. He has however toned down and is taking better shots overall. I still think his on the ball defense is horrendous, but his off the ball has taken a step forward(along with Nate). He is getting in the passing lanes, and being a pest to some of the post ups. Hs rebounding is still pioss poor, but I'm not going to kill him because he has shown some effort in other areas. I will say that this last game, he actually fought for and stole a rebound late in that game that was big. I said I wasn't expecting miracles from him, and am happy with the progress. The offense we knew would be there, but if he could just be a factor(even a minor one) on defense, it's a plus. I wonder if Nate's on the ball D is inspiring him?

Posted by Bippity10:

Posted by TMS:

everyone wanted Jamal to be more aggressive & get to the FT line more... he's done that this year so far (career high in FT attempts per game)... everyone wanted Jamal to show more of an effort on defense... so far from what i've seen, he started out non-existent this season but the past couple games has shown more of an effort on D... everyone wanted Jamal to be more consistent w/his jumpshot & make better shot selections... right now he's averaging 4 less FG attempts per game & shooting 45% from beyond the arc & 44% from the field overall, MUCH better ratio than last season... anything else u guys wanna see from Jamal?

he talked alot about how he was gonna work to improve his game this year & so far that's exactly what i've been seeing out of him.

[Edited by - TMS on 11-10-2008 12:08 PM]

I agree. I'm one of his sharpest critics. I hate when players say they are going to do something and then don't. His shot selection is much better this year so far. He's taken some bad shots, but with his role that comes with the territory. He has however toned down and is taking better shots overall. I still think his on the ball defense is horrendous, but his off the ball has taken a step forward(along with Nate). He is getting in the passing lanes, and being a pest to some of the post ups. Hs rebounding is still pioss poor, but I'm not going to kill him because he has shown some effort in other areas. I will say that this last game, he actually fought for and stole a rebound late in that game that was big. I said I wasn't expecting miracles from him, and am happy with the progress. The offense we knew would be there, but if he could just be a factor(even a minor one) on defense, it's a plus. I wonder if Nate's on the ball D is inspiring him?

I agree he had a nice deflection that switch the momentum big time. But i also think it's really been a team effort.

Lets see how consistent he is. His game still revolves around the jump shot, and his J is still erratic. He HAS been more aggresive lately, though, which is good. He needs to do it more.

The only time I yelled at Craw in the last 2 games was his contested 3 with 8 seconds left on the clock when we were up by 11. Other than that, his shot selection has been solid

I think it's obvious this team doesn't have any good one on one defenders, except for Duhon (and he's not making no all defensive team any time soon) But ith the spped this team has deflections and steals are about the only type a defense they can play consistantly