Von Wafer: Love the guy, but dude has Tunnel Vision

if his shot isnt falling, theres really nothing he can bring to the table. his athleticism can only take him so far, bball IQ picks up the rest of the slack.

 

I actually noticed last night, after he was unsuccessful at finishing around the rim like you said, he started pulling up for mid-range jumpers. He hit almost all of the. I love him attacking the basket, but he also need to incorporate the mid-range game that he brought to the table last ngiht.

 

When he started he did pass it a lot around the paint for easy dunks for Yao, Landry, Scola. Give him more mins. He did have a few nice passes around the paint. Build around Von

 

I said it before and i will say it again...

Wafer is going to kill this team come playoff time....

His play reminds me a lot of Steve Francis and Vinnie Johnson... Very agressive, nice outside shot... But low bb IQ, there's a reason this guy has been from team to team...

 

Sorry DD, but I have to disagree with you on this one... This is just his style of play and until someone teachs him how to be agressive and stay under control he will continue to do what he's doing.

 

f it wasent for wafer we would have lost by 20

if u wanna talk about selfish look at artest. He put himself above the team trying to proof kobe that he is a big a baller. Artest was one of the BIG reasons why we lost. guy cant pass the ball. he keep on shooting and shotting and shotting
atleast wafer take the ball in.

 

Not sure if the TV showed it, but in the Phoenix game, the team got a steal and Wafer attempted a fast break three, which he air-balled ... I saw Yao get on to him about it. Adelman's solution to control the damage when he is taking bad shots and missing has been to bench him. Wafer keeps playing the same way though so I'm not sure it's teaching him anything.

Wafer is not the kind of bench player that sits there and analyzes how the game is going to see how he can help the team. He's a one track mind and he comes off the bench shooting. I have to say this is the only thing that annoys me about him.

 

If he makes the right plays, he won't get benched. Scoring or making the right pass will keep him on the floor.

 

u right, when wafer gets the ball he will try 2 score
but artest is the same as wafer
he gets double team, he will still take a 3
he can miss 3 shots in the row and he will still go for a 3
AS artest falling down he will still take a 3 ...
n
all of u act like wafer was 1-30
wafer was 9-16
and 3 of his shots attempts were lil bit on a rush.
So, wafer should have been 9-13.

 

He came a long way from 20 points last night to this:

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Translation: dumb play > smart play. I'm not saying Wafer isn't a solid contributer from the bench, he is, and he has loads of potential, but he really needs to open up his drive and kick game.

 

i second that

 

Just because you are smart does not make you good.........I don't see Bill Gates lacing em up anytime soon.

I agree about the drive and kick...he had a sensational drive and dish to Landry last night underneath.

DD

 

The guy makes bonehead mistakes alot. It's all about minimizing his bonehead mistakes. Sometimes he makes the right play, sometimes he commits bonehead mistakes that leads to turnovers.

He doesn't seem to be the type that learns from his mistakes, cause he keeps doing them.

You just cross your fingers and hope that his good plays outweigh his bonehead mistakes during the course of the game. And that he doesn't commit bonehead mistakes during crucial parts of the game that could turn the momentum against us or in the late 4th qtr.

Did I mention that he makes alot of bonehead mistakes?

 

WAFER found LANDRY yesterday for a reverse dunk if you didnt watch it

 

are u clyde drexler? LOL

 

No, he's a boneheaded commentator.

 

Damn, just saw those quotes in your siggy. Nice.

 

as long as artest is in the game with wafer to guard the best perimeter scorer, wafer's defense can be hidden.

i'll take his offense over what shane has provided this entire year. he actually wants to shoot (word to mike james). yes, you wish his IQ was a little better and makes smarter decisions, but he's young. he WILL learn (hopefully).

he gives this team a different dimension in terms of scoring. and you need that in the playoffs.

shane gives us what? an extra body on the floor?

if wafer struggles mightily on defense, then sub battier in. talk to wafer. tell him what he did wrong. then put him back in.

shane right now is not ready to play 30+ mins. he's not ready to play 20+ minutes. let him play 15-18 mins and slowly get his rhythm back. and when he does, then you can play him.

but this shane battier is a LIABILITY on offense. he's a perimeter version of chuck hayes.