For me the best case situation is one where he, Gallo, and Grant all play well, and we trade Calderon at the trade deadline, BUT if he plays well and the team is better with him on the court, while the Killer Gs provide second unit brilliance, I'll be happy.

WaltLongmire wrote:By starting him they will give him the rope to either hang himself or allow him to pull himself out of the hole he created last year and resurrect his career.

For me the best case situation is one where he, Gallo, and Grant all play well, and we trade Calderon at the trade deadline, BUT if he plays well and the team is better with him on the court, while the Killer Gs provide second unit brilliance, I'll be happy.

Yes, and the important part is how many minutes each of those guys get. Got no problem Caleron starting at first, he's gonna get some minutes at some point in game, but how many minutes Grant/Gallo get, especially if they really getting into it defensively.

WaltLongmire wrote:By starting him they will give him the rope to either hang himself or allow him to pull himself out of the hole he created last year and resurrect his career.

For me the best case situation is one where he, Gallo, and Grant all play well, and we trade Calderon at the trade deadline, BUT if he plays well and the team is better with him on the court, while the Killer Gs provide second unit brilliance, I'll be happy.

Nothing personal--I think Jose's an upbeat guy, I've even commented that he might make a good coach some day--but I just don't care for his game, esp. at his advanced game. I pretty much agree though--he's probably best served as the starting point right now. Either he plays well or Grant's in right away. I like that we can sub in a more talented/quicker/more dynamic point guard should he falter. Also like to ease Grant into it with less pressure (I don't like Porzingis starting for several reasons--this is one of them) and I like Grant with the reserves on that 2nd unit.

Knicks1969 wrote:
he was badly outplayed by Grant, Galloway, and even Trice.

He was also badly outplayed by Roger Federer in his later years. He knew when to quit in that sport, why the hell is he hanging on in basketball?

GustavBahler wrote:Got to see Sampras beat Lendl in 90' at the US open which was his breakout performance.

FireWoodson wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:Got to see Sampras beat Lendl in 90' at the US open which was his breakout performance.

Damn, wish I were there to see that. All I get to see is Pete Sampras putting up brick after brick or throwing passes to Melo that end up in the third row.

I do see an improvement from last season. Its still early, so Im not concerned at this point. When Calderon is healthy, he is one of the better shooters in the league as far as efficiency is concerned. That would be a real bonus if we made the playoffs, but it wont matter if Jose runs out of gas before then.

GustavBahler wrote:I do see an improvement from last season.

The only improvement I see is that he, being healthy this year, is now more a part of the team. I see him talking with a lot of the younger players. I see those younger players taking it in. This is a good thing. His play may have declined, but his wisdom is still there to help out. I'm for having players like that on a team. Wish the NY Giants had someone like that.

ChuckBuck wrote:15 to 18 minutes a game tops starting for Calderon would be ideal. Just enough for him to hit like 2 or 3 meaningless buckets, while feeding Melo in the post during the beginning of the 1st and 3rd quarters of games.

Any more than that, and you run the risk of getting Curried, Westbrooked, Pauled, Kyried, Walled, or Lilliard into oblivion.

Let him run his old ass 34 year old legs until they fall off by January. By then, Grant would be closing games at point anyways, and his transition to starter would be a natural progression as a rookie.

Good post. I think that's a very accurate assessment of the situation.

Finestrg wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:15 to 18 minutes a game tops starting for Calderon would be ideal. Just enough for him to hit like 2 or 3 meaningless buckets, while feeding Melo in the post during the beginning of the 1st and 3rd quarters of games.

Any more than that, and you run the risk of getting Curried, Westbrooked, Pauled, Kyried, Walled, or Lilliard into oblivion.

Let him run his old ass 34 year old legs until they fall off by January. By then, Grant would be closing games at point anyways, and his transition to starter would be a natural progression as a rookie.

Good post. I think that's a very accurate assessment of the situation.

Common sense my bro. It's a point guard driven league. If you don't have adequate play at the 1, you're doomed from the get go.

Even without mentioning the upper echelon, you still got the Tony Parker's, the Kemba Walker's, the Mike Conley's, the Jeff Teague's. If you can't come close to matching their scoring/assist output and/or can't defend the point....you're in for a long ass season.