I remember the game where the light went on for DMo. I was at the game, against the Sacramento Kings. I was like "who the **** is this guy" lol.
We may trade DMo for DeMarcus later. But we ain't trading him for any of these guys on rookie deals that have been mentioned. Either we don't want them or their teams ain't going to give them up for DMo (Okafor).
Again with the Ryan Andersen stuff. Dmo shot .368 from 3 last year and will likely improve on that this year. Ryan Anderson is a career .378 shooter from 3, yet you want to trade dmo for him. You deserve a lifetime ban for something so dumb.
They wouldn't. They have Saric coming next year or the year after. Absolutely no need for bigs. LOL Do you know that when someone is a volume shooter and actually is guarded when shooting threes his percentage is lower than when someone shoots a few threes completely unguarded, and isn't a stretch four because he is completely unguarded so he doesn't strecth the defences? Good job at looking at raw stats there mate.
What's wrong with him shooting unguarded shots. If they collapse on Harden and leave him open he knocks them down. That's all we need at the 4. We don't need some "volume shooter" at the 4 that can't do anything else and gives the Rockets no versatility. I'd rather put Ariza in at the 4 and go small if there needs to be a "volume shooter" on the floor.
GOD DAAM HURRY UP DMO! AND STP TALKING ABOUT ANDERSON! HE SUCKS. every year the same ****in thing, anderson this anderson that, anderson's dick is bigger, dmo sucks. oh yeah well **** YOU!
DMO coming off a back surgery and being a free agent at the end of the seasons isn't worth a whole lot in the trade market. He is a nice little player but he isn't getting you an elite PF, even if Morey seems to be able to convince other teams to do dumb things all the time.
Except that his unguarded percentage is huge and that isn't because the defence is collapsing because of penetration like it happens with other teams. It is because the defences don't respect him at all. So he doesn't stretch the defence and he isn't a stretch four. When he shoots more hopefully this year, and the defence decides to guard him, then we can talk. And his percentage will logically fall like with everyone who takes more shots and is guarded. It is logic and it happens with every player.
I don't get your point. How is the defense not respecting him and giving him open shots an argument against him. He is a capable and consistent spot up 3 shooter. If they respect his shot he DOES provide spacing, but they don't so he gets easy shots which he makes.
A stretch four opens up the paint and makes penetration easier because a defender has to hang out in the perimeter or guard him closely. The defender of DMO doesn't so he doesn't provide the stretch of the defence so he's isnt' a stretch four. Do you understand it now? And when I say they don't respect his shot I mean at all. But I have posted about this at least 3 times in thsi thread so you can look back and see the astounding numbers.
What you said was true before 2015. Around Christmas time last year, Motiejunas started knocking down open threes at about 50% (last 40 games 48.4%). If what you said was true after that, the Rockets would have just thrown Motiejunas the ball and let him sink uncontested threes. Motiejunas got the ball uncontested from then on because penentration occurred due to spacing and his defender is forced to collapse. I do give you, sometimes it was bad defense.
Somthing fresh, to stop speculating Is there a timetable on Donatas Motiejunas' return? Morey: No -- I think again, the doctors are taking the lead there. He’s already back on the floor playing basketball, restriction-free. (Now) because it’s a back injury the doctors want muscles that support the back and the legs, in the back area, to be as strong as when he went out, maybe stronger. Also to have (the muscles) to be very balanced and that’s what the doctors are waiting on. Once those are good, then we’ll get the green light.
maybe this will help you start being a little realistic when you have two completely different players as mentioned.....
He's not back on the floor playing basketball what I've heard, he's in the gym shooting by himself. That's all that's been reported so far.
It was the second most unguarded player in the league at 3pointers (with a minimum amount of shots ofc). It was not due to penetration since other players like Barnes and Green who benefited from similar attention by the defences to Curry had much lower completely unguarded percentages. (completely unguarded means that a player isn't even in the vicinity to put up a hand rushing back to cover). The fact that the Rockets didnt' take more advantage of it? Blame the coaching staff and the offensive sheme. Hopefully he will utilise it more often this year and if he keeps this up and shoots 3-4 a game with good percentage he will stretch the defences and so will be the famous "stretch 4". Right now he isn't one, and it's not against him. He just wasn't.
I hear what you say. However, I think the other side's argument has merit too. If DMo can knock down open 3s at above .400, his man would respect that and would not easily leave him open outside. That in itself is the purpose of the so-called stretch 4. The guy doesn't have to shoot a lot o outside shots. He only needs to be accurate enough to keep the defense honest. Right now, DMo's 3pt shot is still not respected. So he doesn't stretch the defense. But if he hits enough kick out 3s, they will get the respect.
