How can we get our superstar better?
Posted: Sat Feb 2, 2008 1:44 am
1. Game Plan Thoughts:
Dirk's improving his plays lately. He's made some clutch shots. However, Dirk is not the type of player who can do it all. He needs teammates to create space and shots for him. That makes him the "easiest" superstar to be shut down in clutch time.
Dirk is Dirk. I don't want to blame him. That's his style. But can someone step up with him? Trade JET please. He's inconsistent. I wonder why he deserves so much minutes.
Whoever jailing up jumpers with bad shot selection should get their playing time cut. At least, Hassell and DG try to get to the basket and take jumper when opened.
Please don't always bother by who's getting more paid. But get whoever with hearts and intensity on the floor please. For those who's content with a fat contract and never improve, forget about them. Or we would never improve to the level we want. We can't afford stop improving. The road is harder than ever.
2. Big man rotation thoughts
Diop please. He's the only one giving us a little of everything - rebound, shot blocking, easy dunks. He makes mistakes but which young player does not. Damp is no Diop. He can't try to get offensive board, at the same time, able to get back to protect the jungle.
But everytime I see Bass at 5, I know AJ is gambling. Nothing against him, he plays hard. He's a threat from 14-15 feet. But we can't gamble too much against elite teams. Please give Diop more minutes.
Diop is improving. I know he makes silly mistakes sometimes. But he would improve with better guidance. He shows flash of offensive talents. He has the highest potential to get everything we want from a big. Why not giving him up so early?
3. Trade thoughts
In my opinion, if we can get a versatile swingman like Artest or Maggette for JET / Stack + multiple 1st. It takes burdens off Josh Howard to keep him fresh for the 4th quarter. They are both solid rebounders who can create space and second opportunities in which the opponents can't double Dirk that much.
I know Ron is a headcase. But think about it, he's clutch and he can lead (see Kings comebacks against the Spurs 2 years ago) and he's a top defender in the league. He can fix our poor perimeter defense immediately and take burdens off our bigs. If we're willing to take some salary, we don't necessarily need to part with Josh or Devin.
Offensively, you can't leave him open. He can slash, shoot 3s, and shoot in-between jumpers. And the starting five and practice more together to get us 5 most consistency lineup before the playoff comes.
Dirk's improving his plays lately. He's made some clutch shots. However, Dirk is not the type of player who can do it all. He needs teammates to create space and shots for him. That makes him the "easiest" superstar to be shut down in clutch time.
Dirk is Dirk. I don't want to blame him. That's his style. But can someone step up with him? Trade JET please. He's inconsistent. I wonder why he deserves so much minutes.
Whoever jailing up jumpers with bad shot selection should get their playing time cut. At least, Hassell and DG try to get to the basket and take jumper when opened.
Please don't always bother by who's getting more paid. But get whoever with hearts and intensity on the floor please. For those who's content with a fat contract and never improve, forget about them. Or we would never improve to the level we want. We can't afford stop improving. The road is harder than ever.
2. Big man rotation thoughts
Diop please. He's the only one giving us a little of everything - rebound, shot blocking, easy dunks. He makes mistakes but which young player does not. Damp is no Diop. He can't try to get offensive board, at the same time, able to get back to protect the jungle.
But everytime I see Bass at 5, I know AJ is gambling. Nothing against him, he plays hard. He's a threat from 14-15 feet. But we can't gamble too much against elite teams. Please give Diop more minutes.
Diop is improving. I know he makes silly mistakes sometimes. But he would improve with better guidance. He shows flash of offensive talents. He has the highest potential to get everything we want from a big. Why not giving him up so early?
3. Trade thoughts
In my opinion, if we can get a versatile swingman like Artest or Maggette for JET / Stack + multiple 1st. It takes burdens off Josh Howard to keep him fresh for the 4th quarter. They are both solid rebounders who can create space and second opportunities in which the opponents can't double Dirk that much.
I know Ron is a headcase. But think about it, he's clutch and he can lead (see Kings comebacks against the Spurs 2 years ago) and he's a top defender in the league. He can fix our poor perimeter defense immediately and take burdens off our bigs. If we're willing to take some salary, we don't necessarily need to part with Josh or Devin.
Offensively, you can't leave him open. He can slash, shoot 3s, and shoot in-between jumpers. And the starting five and practice more together to get us 5 most consistency lineup before the playoff comes.
