supersub15 wrote:The problem I have is not the criticism of Jose. Everybody has weaknesses. But to say that "Guard Play is bringing us down" is plain wrong, statistically, empirically and anything -ally you want.
How about we discuss our number 1 pick's contributions to our losses?
Why don't we all check who contributes the most to our wins and losses:
linkWin Shares
1. Jose Calderon +13
2. Chris Bosh +12
3. Anthony Parker +8
Were those our 2 starting guards and our franchise player?
Wait, there's more. Who's contributing the most to our losses:
Loss Shares
1. Andrea Bargnani -9
2. Jason Kapono -5
3. Jamario Moon -5
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Doh! Did you just call me out for a thread title? Sh*ts on now SS!
(Forgive me, the few threads I have generated never get any posts, and I'm blaming the title, not my content dammit
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Just playing man but can you explain that stat you are showing to me please?
But I stand by my assertion that against the elite, Jose's weaknesses become magnified because of his inability to break down defences and guard his own position.
I love Jose. I think he's a hell of a player. I think his efficiency allows us to punish teams that make lots of mistakes. He'll never make us beat ourselves, but I don't think he has what it takes to one be of the best players on the floor, playing lead guard minutes against the elite teams.
The reason for this is related to how I view the PG position in regards to team building. If I'm going to go with a PG oriented offence, I want a guy that can break defences down and cause havoc. He can be forgiven for some defensive inadequacies by putting a strong defender at the two who can stick shots.
If I'm looking for a system PG (who I think Jose's game as a lead guard is more suited to be, and with the calls for more sophistication rampant, looks like most of us agree on this) I want a big guard who is strong defender that can hit big shots. Guys like Ron Harper, Derek Fisher, come to mind. This guy has to be able to guard his own position.
The issue I see with Jose is that for the first instance, he can't break down defenses well enough on his own to fit there, and in the second he's not strong enough physically, or as a defender to fit. Regardless of how much people blame it on the fact that Jose can't double down and recover, he still can't guard his own position.
Shaazzam-ally, this will always be true!