What improvements do you expect from DMo and TJ next season?

I'm a big DMo fan but idk if the dude will ever rebound like KLove

 

As any great basketball mind would say: just continue to improve what you are good at, to be come great at that. Don't bother about and don't waste time on things you are bad at, until you finished working on what you're good at.
Jones should work on some charities to make other teams want him more as a person. DMO shouldn't work on rebounding, no point in wasting time. Better continue on shooting 3s and posting up. Be great at these 2 things and you'll be an all star, max contract guy. Ignore those who say you need to work on anything else. Not everyone is LeBron, so not everyone has to work on everything in their game to become a super all around player.

 

can't agree with this. if dmo is gonna play at the 4 and sometimes at the 5, he needs to get his share of rebounds. the entire team depends on him getting defensive rebounds after they successfully force a miss. it's like playing the point guard position, you have to be a decent ballhandler. as a PG, if you can't bring the ball upcourt against typical defensive pressure then you simply don't belong on the floor.

 

1. DMO is forcing the misses for his teammates to get.
2. Beverley can't dribble, but he's a point guard.
3. DMO can afford not to rebound, it's not like he'll be out of job if he doesn't.

 

Can't agree with this, sorry. Rebounding at the 4/5 is a must. This is like saying "Hey James, don't worry about making you're defense better. Just be great at offense."

You have to make your weaknesses somewhat serviceable as a professional that does this for a living. Unless you're a specialist and even then look how much burn Troy Daniels is getting.

Also, what great basketball minds are saying this...??

 

dmo's own man is getting way too many rebounds off of him. he needs to check his own guy.

bev has little if any problem bringing the ball upcourt.

if dmo wants to start for a contender he needs become a better rebounder especially when he gets in the playoffs for the first time. otherwise, you're right he could still have a job as a role player off the bench or start for a lottery team.

 

I want DMO to work on being more aggressive grabbing rebounds and to continue to improve from the 3pt line.

I want Jones to become consistent so that he can be relied on during big games...you know, like all of the playoffs.

And I want them both to improve to 70+ percent from the free throw line.

As for stats, I'd like to see improvements of per 36 stats of:
DMO
17 points, 39% 3PT, 9 rebounds, 70% FT

Jones
17 points, 37% 3PT, 70% FT

 

Love had his worst year ever and Dmo his best, and it wasn't close.

 

We just need health and for neither player to take a step back in play, then we'll be good.

 

For starters Jones can drop 15 and Dmo should put on 15.

Jones is a big body that doesn't know how to use his size to an advantage so he's just slow and sluggish carrying around that extra weight. If he can get down to about 238-242 I think it would work wonders for him.

For Dmo he has plenty of room to put on weight so he doesn't get pushed out of the paint and he can box out better. He already moved really well for a 7fter so I'm not concerned about his mobility with the added weight.

 

I don't expect nothing from Terrence Jones except be a good rotational player coming off the bench. I expect better improvement from D-Mo, in rebounding and shooting percentage.

 

It was very close.

 

D-Mo:
1) Improve 3pt% and FT%. I believe he can get to 38% from deep and 70% from the stripe.
2) Develop High/Low chemistry with Dwight. I think D-Mo will start getting doubled especially if teams are going to put a small guy at the Pf spot. I trust D-Mo to make the quick inside pass to Dwight in front of the basket or along the baseline.
3) Work on your balance/core strength. I still see D-Mo on his butt way to often for an NBA big who isn't taking charges

I expect D-Mo to post something like 14ppg, 7rpg, and 3 apg with 48/38/70 shooting splits

TJ:
1) Find someone to box out on every defensive possession. TJ consistently leaves Dwight out to dry when D12 has to challenge a shot by not covering his man for him on the boards. TJ has the size/athleticism to get 10 boards a game. I think Coach can encourage him to focus on rebounding by giving him the green light to go coast-to-coast when he secures the rebound himself. I actually trust TJ dribbling up the court, he has much tighter handles than Smoove who did it all the time.
2) Develop high/low chemistry with Capela and Dwight. There is no reason TJ can't make the same lob plays to our centers that Smoove was making left and right in the playoffs.
3) Move off the ball along the baseline. Teams are going to be focused on Lawson/Harden up top and D-Mo in the post, TJ can get himself A LOT of easy points just by cutting along the baseline like Faried.
4) Work on shooting. I don't think we need TJ to be a sniper from deep, the 35% he shot last year was acceptable. We NEED him to be a 70% FT shooter though.

I think TJ off the bench can put up 12ppg, 7 rpg and 1.5 bpg on 50/35/68 splits.

I can't wait for the season to start.

 

12 and 6 isn't close to 16 and 10.

 

Want to see

DMo- Continue the improvement in his 3 point shooting and work on not rushing his post moves. Rebounding improvement would be nice

Jones- Some progression when it comes to the mental side of the game on both sides of the ball. Improve his 3 point shot.

What I expect to see

DMo- Continue the improvement in his 3 point shooting and work on not rushing his post moves.

Jones- nothing at all.

 

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Jones was awesome until the lung injury. He was pure ass after that. He was playing like he was scared to get hurt.

If you take away the games after the lung injury, Jones had a great year. His natural progression this season should improve upon that. If so, that'd be great.

DMo was playing fantastic in late December to around the time Jones came back from the nerve thing. Then he was inconsistent. If he improves his consistency then that would be great as well.

 

Right on.

They both need to finish 200 point blank lay ups with Hayes fouling them every time each day