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Head shines under JVG's system. Like Yao said before, what he has to do on the court is just shoot the ball kicked out from Yao, don't dribble, don't pass. In his rookie year, he led all his peers in 3pts-made and he was clutch in the 4th quarter. He dribbled too much after Yao was out (was he asked to or his mind blogged I don't know).
As master Tigetress would say to Head,"You don't belong here,you are disgrace to playoff basketball,if you have any respect to who we are and what we do, you will be gone by morning."
I agree with you. Luther was great in JVG offense, but really struggles with his size in Adelmans system. With the motion offense, I think he is out of place here. I bet Dantoni would take him though.
The Rockets were a bad shooting team overall. Head was still one of the best if not the best shooter on the wing out of the players in the main rotation.
NO. He is a tweener guard who makes bad decisions with the ball in his hands. You can find those guys all over the place. We should have traded him last year when he had a little value. I would love to get an early 2nd rounder for him.
The bottom line is that Head is a flawed player. He can't play PG because of his weak handles. And he's undersized and one-dimensional as a SG. Luther just is not an effective rotation player for a play-off team. And if we have to rely on him to play minutes in the playoffs, we'll only be disappointed. Clearly Morey and the front office understands that, since a upgrade in the backcourt seems to be such a big priority.
I think most of us look back and should appreciate the fact that we sometimes get some Head, but it's understandable that people like the Jazz fans who never get nor experience any Head in the playoffs would undervalue him. But I don't worry, once Head comes around, he'll blow them away.
Well put. It would be one thing if he had an Eddie House/Damon Jones type ability to handle the ball. You know, guys that are purely shooters and definite backup caliber players but can still handle the ball in spurts. Guys that despite their flaws can still function as a PG and protect the ball. Luther has no ability to do any of that.
I just wonder if there is any chance this thread would have ever been posted today if not for the injury-plagued season the Rockets had in the 2005-06 season. Luther Head would have probably not gotten the playing time he ended up with that season but would have at least gotten buried on the bench then, and to this day.
No. Head's not like VSpan or Novak. He got enough minutes and just didn't show up. All he could do is turn the ball over then getting abused in the other end. He spend several years in the league but unable to learn some playmaking skills. Unable to play as a backup PG means a failure in NBA career. He's outplayed by all SGs in this game.
Head's a solid 3-point shooter in the regular season. And he's made some clutch shots. The problem is he's been a completely different player in the playoffs. Maybe it's the physical style of Utah that has something to do with it. I mean, he's not the only Rocket who's struggled offensively the last two postseasons. But this year, he was absolutely dreadful. 1-14 from the field for the series?! Getting a layup blocked on a 3-on-1 fast break by Kyle Korver?! Something isn't right here. Sure, the Rockets can take a gamble and hope he performs better against a different opponent and with Yao Ming in the paint to draw multiple defenders. But can they afford to risk another first round exit by keeping a role player who clearly doesn't seem to have what it takes to perform in the playoffs?
Luther Head can shoot, and he was one of the first Rocket players to learn how to cut in Adelman's offense. He's also really good at turning defense into offense, probably the best on the team. He's undersized, and therefore he sucks against big physical guards. It's not the playoffs that he has a problem with, it's the Jazz. The Jazz have bigger and more physical guards than anyone else. Head may be worth more to the receiver than to the giver (in a trade), but he's not worthless. The Rockets shouldn't give Head up without the expectation of something worthwile in return.
Luther Head, Eddie House, Salim Stoudemire, and Boobie Gibson are the same player (of course at different skill levels) and they should be used the same way. Eddie House used to be exposed all the time when he played the 2 but he fits better as a PG that shoots when playing with a good swingman (ie. Tmac, Allen, Johnson, Lebron) just like the others.
At this point, any Rockets fan who hasn't realized how bad of an NBA player Luther Head is needs to get their head examined. It's not even worth going into the details of why he sucks any more. It should be totally obvious. One-dimensional, underskilled, undersized SG, etc... I wouldn't complain if we traded him for Ryan Bowen. Put it that way.
Luther Head has known for 3 years that he needed to improve his dribbling and passing, and his one on one defense. That has not happened.......he has peaked...he has to go. At this point Novak has shown more improvement from year 1 to year 2, than Luther has in his 3 years..... DD
...atleast Head's an NBA player. He may not have improved but his non-improvement is better than Novak's improvement. Duncan hasn't improved much since his rookie season either, so what.
