all i want him to do is DUNK it everytime he is close to the rim. Jumphook would fit his game as well.
Tyson Chandler shot .679% from the field, which the led the NBA. The crazy thing is I watched every Knicks game Lin played in and Tyson probably bricked at least 10 layups right at the basket that would have been Lin assists. Same with Jared Jeffries. I take solace in that it seems Omer at least tries to dunk everything.
Lin also threw some ridiculously bad passes that no man other than Tyson could've even tried to finish.
Agreed. He really needs to work on hitting his teammates in their shooting pocket. A noticeable portion of his assists to Tyson forced him to have to reach sideways, up, etc. to grab the ball. You don't want to screw up your teammates' momentums as a PG.
Yeah. He doesn't have a post game. He doesn't have a great shot. He doesn't have much offensive skills. BUT, he can be utilized with good penetration from the guards. I hope he has a mindset to prepare for the catch after any penetration and dunk it every single time. Also, I would love to see more aggressive boxing out and offensive rebounding, followed by a monster put back dunk. A jumphook would be perfect, but maybe we're wishing for too much. We'll see.
Some of those passes were indeed terrible. Having watched all of Lin's games with the intent to dissect his game, I've observed that Lin's passes in-traffic were at times quite off. On the other hand, Lin's ability to make an entry pass was really good. If you've watched the games, you'd remember that Lin was the only one on the Knicks able to feed Melo in the post with ease, as if the defense wasn't even there. Having been a pg all my life, I know that sometimes when in traffic, even though there are no passing lanes available, because my big is in good position, and since I have faith that my big will get it anyways, I just toss it "near" them in the only passing angle available. It's not pretty, and something he needs to get better at.
I wouldn't worry about Omer at all. TC and JJ aren't known for their offense either yet Lin managed to connect. Lin (like Wall) is around 6'3" and can whip the ball over defender's head for a quick dunk. I can already see Omer and Lin communicating on the court to find ways to connect.
Tyson Chandler is not good offensively but he is a good finisher and has been for a while like he was two years ago with the Mavs. Most of his points come from dunks, layups, and close range shots. Asik has even less of an offensive game as Chandler and is not as good of a finisher imo. If he works on his offensive game maybe he can average a double double with 50% FG.
Omer is a long term project with a lot of upside. I'm not looking for an explosion where he averages 20/10 right out of the gates. I'd like to see him average 12 pts a game this season and buld on that in the years to come.
One thing you have to keep in mind, in Chicago the objective was to give DRose space for his forays to the rim to finish and get the And 1. Even Noah, who doesn't have any offensive game whatsoever, even pick and roll, developed that ugly looking twisted set shot from 17 feet. Why would they be running Pick and Pop with Rose and Noah? To give Rose more space in the paint, that's why. And the thing is Rose doesn't give up the ball unless the defense is totally collapsed and he is going to get blocked or stolen and he's got 2 or 3 mates standing around that will have 2.5 seconds to get off the shot. Now, compound that with the fact that opponents were looking to foul Asik as soon as he touched it...just so they wouldn't have to deal with Rose chewing them up. And Asik went through a crisis of confidence and was shooting 30% out there. Guess what? That just means the defense is going to hack him everytime for sure then. So, what do you do if you are the Bulls? You don't throw him the ball. You let him set the pick, run through, fade out and then Rose makes his move. The biggest key with Asik is can he stay out of foul trouble? If he can stay out of foul trouble he'll average over 2 blocks per game and be fighting with Love, Dwight, Bynum, and Cousins for the rebounding title. He has to bring his foul count down...which I believe is a simple proposition. And I think he's going to do it. In Chicago, he was given limited minutes, so when he was in there, he went full bore, not worried about foul count. With increased minutes, he'll be concerned with foul count. And there's a really simple fix that most quality NBA big men already know. You don't get early fouls. It's just that simple. You don't be super aggressive in the first quarter. You only deter shots at the rim, you don't really go after them. You stay away from any fouls in the first quarter. And offensively, you try to establish yourself with a couple dunks. Then as the game gets later and later, you ratchet up the defensive pressure and take more risks defensively. That's how all the good big men play. They simply don't allow themselves to get down in foul count early. You can see he's not stone hands like Deke was. He can actually catch and get the ball up high rather quickly. And in Houston with Lin, a point guard that actually wants to make the lob pass off the pick and roll instead of just finish everything, I think he'll get several more looks for dunks with the increased minutes and increased offensive usage.
thats all he needs to do on offense. if he manage to get 8-10 ppg and 10+ boards then we can call it a success
If the organization views him as a project then they are setting him up for failure. They need to be honest with themselves, and Omer about who he is as a player. If they view him as the player that he is that needs to work on area's of his game that need some help, he will have success. Omer is a defensive center, whose focus on the court is solely on protecting the paint. On offense he should be hidden as much as possible. So the pick and roll suits him well. He can clear out space for the likes of Lin, Parsons, or whomever, and roll to the rim to try and keep balls alive around the rim, or finish putbacks. If he can do what he did in Chicago for 30+ minutes then the Rockets just locked up a top 5 NBA defensive center, and a top 15 NBA center overall. If he works on just a few things on the offensive end such as his hands, free throws, and a couple other details then he could be a top 10 NBA center overall.
Noah's been working hard on that midrange shot since he was drafted. It had nothing to do with Rose. He worked on his post game too, it just didn't come along as well. That isn't surprising, given his skinny physique. Blaming Rose for Noah's game is like blaming Damon Stoudamire for how Marcus Camby plays. That's just their natural game. Not every mobile big man is going to be great on the pick and roll. So Asik's stone hands are a result of his low offensive usage, but Deke's stone hands weren't? We didn't pass to Deke for a reason. I suspect the same was true for Asik in Chicago, considering he was the only person on the Bulls with that particular problem.
I believe that almost everything would have to go right for us to be a borderline playoff team, Asik being a pivotal but only a single factor among many. 1) Lin at near insanity levels 2) At least one of the rooks breakout and give consistent contributions almost immediately 3) Martin actually playing like its a contract year 4) McHale having good vibs with the players 5) Pat bouncing back 6) Parsons having a season like last year 7) One of the backup PG's being at least decent 8) And yes, Asik being a immovable fortress in the middle
Nope. But he will be eventually, just a different character. His vocals are enough to sit down and listen to him
If all these factors line up for the rockets this season, this team will Not only make the playoffs - they will likely be a top five team in the west.
