sca wrote:1. Show me an above average starting SG whose best weapon is his post-game. I'll tell you how many of them are there in the league: None. Literally zero.
Didn't see that you said "best weapon". However I still stand by my choices of Kobe and Wade, who are an automatic two points when they post up.
2. You're saying that he's taking it step-by-step. Sorry but I don't just see it and I doubt any unbiased fan does either. If he's taking it step-by-step, then
a) that means he's solely focusing on one area at a time. I haven't seen DeRozan improve in ANY area, much less one, since his sophomore season. Sure, he's had strides where he seemed like he's improved at certain facets of the game, but he's reverted to his old playing ways soon after (Remember Bargnani's rebounding stretches? Well, yeah.)
Well you're not paying attention. He's improved his handles a bit, has worked on his ball skills which are still mediocre though, and his post game has improved a lot.
b) WHY DOESN'T HE CHANGE HIS FOCUS TO AN AREA OF PLAY THAT HE DEFINITELY LACKS AND ACTUALLY NEEDS TO IMPROVETO BECOME A GOOD PLAYER AT HIS POSITION, I.E. SHOOTING? Sorry for the rant but this is annoying to say the least. You can fix your shot in just one offseason. It's absolutely doable. Luol Deng has done it. Marvin Williams has done it. Jose Calderon has done it. Kyle Lowry has done it. Andre Iguodala has done it. And these examples are just off the top of my head. There's absolutely no reason why a guy with supposedly great work ethic like DeRozan can't do it. But he's delusional. This is a guy that just doesn't come to terms with his own limitations. Maybe his consistent summer play with scrubs *cough Drew League cough* leads him to believe that he's better than he actually is, IDK to be honest.
Sooooo many things wrong with this post. Calderon was always a good shooter, he just needed to adjust. How many seasons did it take for Lowry, Williams, and Deng to improve their shooting? It didn't happen overnight. Iggy still sucks as a shooter, I can't believe you actually brought him up.
Sorry but you sound eerily similar to those Bargnani apologists.
At least I have eyes. You've just shown me you know nothing about basketball.