None of the numbers back up anything you are saying though. Canaan is basically just a young, short version of Terry. They do the same things well, they do the same things poorly only Canaan's small stature gets him blocked a lot more often.
Debating rather Isaiah is better than Jet is an idiot conversation... As in who ever is debating that Jet is better than Isaiah is a F'n idiot. With that said... I seriously doubt that McHale could give a flying flip about a clutchfans petition.
User Actions Following Houston RocketsVerified account @HoustonRockets ROSTER UPDATE: Isaiah Canaan @SiP03 has been recalled from @RGVVipers where he averaged 21 pts and 8.5 asts per game
I'll just echo Bima's words here <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Listen, I want to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FreeCanaan?src=hash">#FreeCanaan</a> as much as the next guy (maybe more), but notion that Terry is a scrub who can't play is just patently false.</p>— David Weiner (@BimaThug) <a href="https://twitter.com/BimaThug/status/559780598361751552">January 26, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Canaan is a 3 point specialist who had his only success playing as an actual PG in his entire career the D league. He wasn't a real PG in college, and certainly hasn't shown any PG ability with his time with the Rockets. He's a fantastic 3 point shooter and if he was a few inches taller and more athletic, he might have had a shot being good finishing at the rim. Let's not make what we wish he was blind us to what he actually is. If you could mix the positive qualities of Nick Johnson with the positive qualities of Canaan, you'd have something, but as it stands today, neither are very special.
Well if that's the case, he certainly hasn't shown it at the NBA level. Honestly they are fairly similar players, neither play a lick of defense, both are 3 point specialists, neither are worth a damn when it comes to playmaking.
Gotta watch the games. Gotta watch the games. Gotta watch the games. If you think Canaan is just a midget Terry because that's what the numbers say then you're not watching the games. Gotta watch the games. No comparison between Sip and Terry with the basketball in their hands.
I do watch the games, the only reason I brought up the numbers is because if what you think you are seeing isn't what the numbers say you are seeing there's a good chance you are mistaken about what you thought you saw. Canaan isn't a very willing or capable passer and is really poor finishing at the rim due to being an easy block waiting to happen. By far the best part of his game is his 3 point shooting.
That is true a lot of times when there is a large data set. But that's not the case here. The facts are: 1. Canaan has been put in the off guard role when he has played for the big club. That does not mean he cannot facilitate or that he is an inferior facilitator to Terry. 2. Terry has been given the backup playmaker role. That does not mean he has earned it. 3. It is obvious to any trained eye that Terry isn't cutting it as a playmaker. Terry wasn't a playmaker at his zenith in Dallas. He was a spot-up guy. To attempt to have him be a playmaker now in the twilight of his career makes no sense. 4. There is no data on Canaan as a playmaker behind Harden. The only data on Canaan as a playmaker is mop up minutes where he's been sent out there to play with the end of the bench guys. Data simply is not there. 5. We do have a large volume of game action at RGV and in college that shows that Canaan is a scoring playmaker that has no problem creating and finding guys. He's not a selfish player. He's simply spent his college and d-league career playing alongside inferior players. The idea that Canaan is not a point guard, or he can't distribute, or he can't facilitate is promulgated by people that don't watch games and don't consider what a player has demonstrated at previous levels and what he has been given the opportunity to demonstrate at the NBA level. Canaan had not been handed the basketball and given the liberty to run the NBA team for very many minutes. Whatever coach finally gives him some burn will magically discover that he has 40/10 capability on any given night.
The larger sample of his career shows that he's not a very good point guard because he's not a point guard. He's a tiny shooting guard. Look at his pure point rating even in college, it was negative every single year. In fact, the only time he's had a positive pure point rating was with RGV. If you have watched him play as much as I have watched him play, you'd know that he's not a very willing or very capable passer....it's just something that doesn't come naturally to him. He's someone that wants to shoot the ball from 3 or take the ball to the basket and shoot himself (and get blocked over and over again) pretty much every time he has the ball. When he's at his very best and he's playing a low enough level of competition he can look like a VERY poor man's James Harden....but he's not a PG either. As to 40/10, is that 40 minutes played and 10 turnovers? Is that 40 drives to the basket leading to 10 blocks for the other team? Surely you aren't saying that he could score 40 points while getting 10 assists because that's just nonsensical unless we are talking about some kind of China league game.
Agreed with everything up to the point you dropped the 40/10 on any given night. I'd say 30/10 any given night is a better # to throw out
Keep staring at pure point rating Bobby. Meanwhile JET is our backup playmaker and when Harden sits we have JET and Brewer dribbling around up top. Yup, let's not play Canaan until his pure point rating shows us he's a true point guard. Because you know, JET and Brewer are true point guards. Yeppers.....pure point rating.
I'm not saying that Terry is a good playmaker, I'm simply saying that Canaan hasn't shown to be a good playmaker either, certianly not in the NBA. Canaan doesn't really bring anything to the table that Terry doesn't already bring. Almost 100% of Canaan's value to the team is his 3 point shooting ability, even with him called back up, we'll need another playmaker.
Mchale puts terry out ther because he trusts him. Yes Canaan has more playmaking potential but 9/10 Jet is going to make a better decision than Canaan. Canaan of course has the ability, but this isn't the right team for him at the moment. Hopefully his play will force him into the rotation.
Until we get another playmaker there is only one player on this entire roster that can provide similar things that Harden gives this team when Harden sits. That is a player that can run from the top, that can run pick and roll and dish or finish, that can ISO his man up and break him down for a great 3-point look or a drive and finish or kick. There's only one player on this team that can mimick Hardens game and give this team a good solid chunk of what Harden gives this team. That player is Isaiah Canaan.
pretty accurate, they're similar but i much rather the guy with more experience and smarter on the floor. So Terry gets my pick.
Fair enough, we'll agree to disagree. I think while Canaan does try to mimic Harden's game (a SG game) he doesn't have the size or ability for it, which is why he ends up being an easy block so incredibly often. We could have Terry try to be Harden and it would end about the same IMO. Poorly.
