Very simple. Does he fit the uptempo game Don Nelson plays or not? Personally, I think he isn't fast enough and is a much better pick and roll shooter type point guard that would operate best offensively in a more deliverate half court system.
LOL and with an average of about 25 practices during the year....he would be on the bench for about 4 years. DD
You think? Golden State is at Lux Tax cap. We've got a $4 million TE. They're not going anywhere this year. And with BDiddy, Ellis, Richardson, Pietrus, Azubuike, and now SJax playing in the backcourt, somebody is the odd man out. I would think that Nelson would prefer to run the quicker Ellis at backup point when Davis was out. Anyways, everything I'm reading is he is gonna be the 2nd string PG for them. Oh well. I was thinking of a possible fit for our TE. I'm sure they aren't planning to get rid of him but I'd prefer him over Chucky Atkins.
It doesn't get much more deliberate than Rick Carlisle and the Pacers scheme. He was an OK bench player there but not that much more than that.
Yes, they had the tempo. Not for sure if their offensive scheme was conducive to him. I think he could be a highly effective player given more minutes. But Carlisle was too quick to pull the trigger because of his defense. And he is not a good man defender. But he is very smart. And I think he could fit into our defensive scheme which depends on pushing players towards help a lot better than Carlisle's defensive scheme.
I don't know if it's the scheme of defense other than that the Rockets defense is just plain better executed than the Pacers - so I guess his weaknesses wouldn't look as bad due to the players around him, but they woudl be the same (and probably be exploited). What the problem is with Jasikevicus is that he's been distinctly average on offense - which should supposedly compensate for his defensive shortcomings. For a guy with his resume I don't think 40% 3 point shooting is an unreasonable expectation. As of right now he's at 37%, which is just one point higher than Alston. That's not the same lights out shooter he was pre-NBA.
He is a terrible defender and a terrible half-court player. He lacks the handles to deal with pressure D, and when the ball isn't in his hands he is a lost puppy. He will be a lot better with Nellie because defense doesn't matter much to Nellie and they will have a LOT less structure to their offense. Saras like to play without a lot of restrictions. He is a better than average passer. His only problem in that regard is the urge he has to make the spectacular pass instead of the safer and equally effective pass. He is a streaky shooter but better with regular minutes. He'll be a decent backup but they are in a world of hurt if he must start due to injuries.
He's actually much better than Spanoulis in that he can shoot (though not as well as we expected) and he doesn't turn the ball over too much.
If he hustles there he will have plenty of open 3 point shots most nights with the Warriors. Nellie won't punish him for bad defense either. Could be a good fit but I can see it working the other way also. Nellie needs to retire.
Yeah I agree. I am still intrigued by the combination of shooting and passing we saw in 04 before he got here when he was playing for the National Team over there and Macabi. I think he is a much better shooter than 37% from distance and can't help but feel that he would be much more accurate on a team where the point constantly gets open looks like Rafer does. He's obviously much better from midrange and finishing and his PPS is 1.26 whereas Rafer hovers around 1.05. I'm big on player pairs, especially on who plays best with the star players. When you take a look at 82games.com, he was one of only 2 or 3 players that had positive numbers when playing alongside Jermaine. When you look at our offense, Yao is obviously going to draw more attention than Jermaine on the block. He's better and much more dominant. ...........I think Sarunas would do great offensively and I think JVG could get his D to acceptable standards. I'm dreaming. Don't think GS is going to want to give him up but I would definitely take him over Atkins if he was available.
