Jeremy needs to have at least 2 steals this game and every game. I can't explain it but I absolutely love his steals.
Not according to the criminals at NJ. Kids under 5 going to day care or public school are require to take flu shoot.
If you accept that premise that more TOs = more ball handling/decision-making, then the team wins more when Lin is handling the ball (and thus burdening himself w/ TOs). OTOH, when decision-making/ball handling is done by committee (Harden/Parsons/etc.), the team wins less often. Using TOs to support an argument for more ball-handling by Lin. Which is similar to yours and others points railing against too much ball-handling by Parsons/Delfino - an argument that is growing on me. I do think Parsons/Delfino handling the ball is an important "release valve" for this team, especially when the opposing team focuses on shutting down Lin/Harden; but I agree with the general point that Parsons/Delfino shouldn't be burdened with too much ball-handling responsibility and instead should act more as release valves or escape hatches - only to be used sparingly and not relied upon as mainstays of our offense.
They play different roles. A PG's role is to find the highest probability shot. He does not to finish it, unless finishing it has the highest probability. Because of this priority, PG usually has the most TO. If ball handling is transfer to anther position, then the PG has other option except stand behind the 3p line. When that happens, you have a 4 vs 5 situation, which meant you are less likely to win.
Unless said point guard can hit a spot up jumper or play off ball like such point guards as Kidd and Stockton. The point guard shouldn't become useless one the ball is out of its hands. Positions aren't always theoretically pure. The athletes should be great basketball players regardless of position.
I think we're all aware of that. But we need to be reminded over and over that our PG can't hit a spot up jumper. It's probably not going to improve much this year either.
Don't know about everyone here, but I have a hard time hating the Utah Jazz now. No more Sloan, no more Malone, Stockton and no more Deron Williams, Boozer or even Kirilenko. Heck, even owner Larry H. Miller passed away. All the annoying guys on that team are gone. The ones they got left-- Millsap, Jefferson, Hayward, Kanter, Favors, etc.-- are all guys I wouldn't mind on the Rockets at all. There really isn't anyone left on the Jazz (or the Rockets) from when the two teams matched up in the playoffs and there was arguably a "rivalry."
Yeah. And that is a tough condition for a point guard with a scorer's mentality. He'll improve, though.
I agree with this. He just needs to be a reliable enough shooter. I think this off season he focused primarily on his on ball skills (makes sense) because he never anticipated the Harden trade. Now that he knows that he will be sharing the ball with harden it would make sense for him to focus a lot more on off ball stuff. I will give him until next season before I get really angry about it.
Yes, they are combo guard, but as you have seen, Lin has been shooting like crap so far. This is something he needs to work on, but don't expect he can improve it overnight. So for now, the coach needs to play off his strength. Putting him in the corner will not do any good for the team. I also think much of the crap shooting is due to low confident. By playing his strength will build his confident, which should improve his shooting.
He's also coming off a knee injury. Added to learning his role on the team, that may be affecting him some.
He'll be traded by February next season and the anti-Lin folk from the joke tread will rejoice. I kid... Yeah, agree.
30 more minutes to go... hopefully everyone will have a good game tonight like in the past two games.
I hope DMO plays tonight. He didn't look bad, besides his lack of boxing out, the last time he got heavy minutes. And please, no 3s. A guy that tall shooting 3 pointers is a waste of height.
