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airchibundo507
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2/22/2012  9:28 PM
the jumpshots not falling. bad shot selection at times.

but their defense is stellar. they are going all out on that end. JR had what, 3 steals first quarter? I don't care much for defensive stats. defensive awareness on the court is what is the most important to me and both of them have it. understanding rotations, closing out on open shooters, contesting everything without fouling, guarding mismatches without giving anything up easy, etc.

if I hear someone call Melo a terrible defender again, I will catch a body.

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JCrusher
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2/22/2012  9:40 PM
im happy with jr so far really working his butt off. melo is trying hard to play team ball. i think once he gets the rust gone he will be better offensively but so afr so good. we need these two guys if we are gonna make a serious run
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2/22/2012  9:45 PM
this is why i was in favor of signing JR. our guard depth is GREAT now if shump is healthy.

Lin
Fields
Shump
JR
Baron

Great great great depth at guard.

three weeks ago it was:

Shump
Landry
Toney
Bibby

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ATrain
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2/22/2012  9:53 PM
I agree. Like JR's defense.
ChuckBuck
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2/22/2012  9:57 PM
JR had 5 steals...RIDICULOUS!
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2/22/2012  10:42 PM
All the detractors failed to take note of the fact that JR is a GREAT athlete and actually plays hard on D. JR can handle the ball almost like a PG too. He's a good player even if he gets shot happy sometimes. Gotta live with it. The good thing is that he's on the 2nd unit that needs scoring so...
JCrusher
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2/22/2012  10:45 PM
nixluva wrote:All the detractors failed to take note of the fact that JR is a GREAT athlete and actually plays hard on D. JR can handle the ball almost like a PG too. He's a good player even if he gets shot happy sometimes. Gotta live with it. The good thing is that he's on the 2nd unit that needs scoring so...
his shot selection has been real good so far. the only thing i noticed are his free throws but i think that will be ok. but like you said amazing athlete
colombian0725
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2/22/2012  10:54 PM
We really needed his athleticism. He makes us a faster team that gets out and runs. His brings a lot of energy.
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2/22/2012  10:55 PM
jr is a great defender when he wants to be, hopefully he wants to be for the rest of the year.
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2/22/2012  10:58 PM
I liked Melo's team D tonight. He was showing, rotating, and getting back on his man. His block on the fastbreak was nice too. Overall a great defensive game.
JCrusher
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2/22/2012  11:00 PM
i think jr is comfortable here. i mean in denevr he had george karl who is a great coach but its evident he gets under peoples skin like melo and jr
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2/22/2012  11:11 PM
JCrusher wrote:i think jr is comfortable here. i mean in denevr he had george karl who is a great coach but its evident he gets under peoples skin like melo and jr

there's a comfort level between melo and jr that is really good.

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