knicks1248 wrote:lol @he calls his own number....Find me a guard in today's NBA game that doesn't call his own #, you should find him out of the rotation.lee, lance, KOQ, and frank combine to take less than 13 shot attempts combine, your not winning a lot of games scoring a 104 points (which is what we avg)
You think Kyrie or kemba is going to shoot less than Burke?
A player can call his own number.
But if he's actually doing his job, he's doing it
A) In consideration of what the defense is giving him
B) In consideration of all the matchups on the floor, not just his own
C) In the entire context of running a free flowing offense for the greater good of winning
D) Within the context of actual "game flow", i.e. without disrupting basic fundamental basketball
Chris Paul will sometimes take a lot of shots. Sometimes he will take very few shots. Sometimes he focuses on getting a specific player going. Sometimes he just rides the hot hand around him. What Chris Paul does not do is play one way all the time because he can't play any other way.
Burke looks for his own shot first and foremost and always. He doesn't play any other way. He's never played any other way. He hasn't show he can play any other way.
HIS JOB IS TO RUN THE ENTIRE OFFENSE, not just his own offense.
The guys who do call their own number all the time and can get away with it are guys who can
1) Consistently create their own shot
2) Can do so even with defenses focused and gameplanning specifically to stop them
3) Shows that they can do it night after night, against all types of teams, looks, situations and defensive sets
Because the Knicks don't have a ton of talent on the roster doesn't mean you give up basic fundamental basketball.
Burke can hit the long range two. But his rate of conversion last season is likely something he can't sustain. He needs to drop the three ball at an elite rate and at plus range. He has to run the offense, not just be a chucker.
HIS JOB IS TO RUN THE ENTIRE OFFENSE. NOT TO BE A CHUCKER. If he can prove all year long he can run the Knicks offense for the betterment of the entire team/roster, then there's something to be said for shading for his own looks more often. But he hasn't. He had a few nice games at the end of last year. That buys him another chance on the roster. It does not buy him a green light to ignore his actual job as a point guard.