nixluva wrote:Splat wrote:gunsnewing wrote:
That's true I guess I'm drawing the comparison to the Clyde who shared the backcourt with Monroe. I think that's what we hope to see from Calderon offensively. His defense sucks but you can't deny his IQ and efficiency. We've never had those 2 things from our PG. Not since Clyde. It's what made other guys like nash and Stockton great
I'd already deleted that post as it was just me overcommenting. Anyway, Jose is a whole other kettle of fish. Yes, the club is very dependent on him this year. That's about all there is to say at this point. He's no world beater. He's not a starter on the majority of the clubs as he heads into the twilight of his career.
Clyde was truly great. Jose is OK and nothing like prime Nash or Stockton, both of whom could weave a spell with their dribbling and passing. Jose is very simple. He knows how to play PG and he can shoot. That's an upgrade for now. Nothing more really. Plus he's here to educate the team on how to play basketball, something some of them are hearing about for the first time.
Jose is constantly underappreciated. Jose isn't a PG that is there to be a dominant force. He's there to create a flow for the team that can make it function properly. We don't need a PG to try and make stuff happen all the time. This team needs a brain and he can provide that. In that way his impact is to make the others better and that's what we want. When he does look to score it's often a surprise to the opposing D. That makes him more effective. It's up to Fish to get Jose and Prigs to be a touch more aggressive looking to shoot when open. I think that is gonna happen. I did see them both taking good open shots. We have 2 of the most efficient guys in the league.
Hollinger Stats - True Shooting Percentage - Qualified Point Guards
RK PLAYER GP MPG TS% AST TO USG ORR DRR REBR PER VA EWA
1 Pablo Prigioni, NY 66 19.4 .642 47.1 12.4 10.8 3.2 8.8 5.9 13.02 38.7 1.3
2 Stephen Curry, GS 78 36.5 .610 26.7 11.8 28.2 1.8 10.9 6.4 24.13 557.6 18.6
3 Jose Calderon, DAL 81 30.5 .596 30.0 8.2 16.4 1.4 7.6 4.5 15.25 156.4 5.2
4 Patty Mills, SA 81 18.9 .588 16.3 6.9 21.2 2.6 9.6 6.2 18.80 177.7 5.9
5 Chris Paul, LAC 62 35.0 .580 36.2 7.9 25.0 2.0 11.4 6.9 25.98 485.2 16.2
OK Jose Fan Club chairman, I don't see the point of your replying. We all know Jose can shoot well and no one suggested otherwise.
Nobody here has slammed Jose so why are you so eager to defend him? His limitations are obvious. Opposing guards will fly around him like drunk virgins circling the maypole. He will direct traffic. Him good at this.
I like Jose and Pablo just fine and dandy for what they are, old vets who can educate and direct their teammates, surely things you want on a club. But they are backup quality at this point, so Jose is just another transitional player, the best Phil could get for his purposes. Don't start telling us now that Jose is an elite PG. Puhleeze don't.
What you continue to do is overlook roster vulnerability.
We will be lucky as hell if Jose and Pablo are full service players the whole season. Pray they stay healthy, because if either one goes down, then you'll have one old starting PG and Larkin. That's not going to cut it.
10/25/2014 2:24 PM