How good has Reggie Jackson Been?

[Goudelock]

Greetings from Lakerland. I was a big Reggie Jackson fan when he was in OKC, and I thought that he was easily a starting caliber PG. But I haven't been able to watch him play since he got traded to Detroit. So i was wondering how good he's been for you guys. Is he playing like an all-star, or is he putting up "somewhat empty stats"?

[MotownMadness]

He's really the main reason why we are where we are. He's not perfect or anything but his ability to get to the rim and have clutch 4th qtrs has been our most successful weapon. Definitely not empty stats as our record is really good when he scores anywhere near his avg and we suck when he doesn't. He's a very ball dominant player which can mess With the ball movement but we're also at our best when he plays more selfish. Basically we would be screwed without him

[bballnmike]

Pretty good

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36BvyC_ODRM[/youtube]

[DBC10]

Garbage as of few games. Has trouble with conditioning and makes really terrible passes when he picks up his dribble during a mid drive. Also can't drive and kick to an open shooter to save his life.

But other than that, he's been fine. He's really a diamond in the rough type player but just waaaaaay too ball dominant and plays like he deserves the ball that much in his hands when he doesn't.

[DetroitPistons]

He's been crap the past two games but he has consistently been our best player all season and has been incredibly clutch for us, aside from tonight of course

[MotownMadness]

He was awful tonight

[El Chivo]

He's too bitchy to share the point with another pg.

Out two franchise players are two whiny girls.

[BadWolf]

I think he's to ball dominant as mentioned before. My concerns with him are his effect on chemistry. He was really bad on OKC and it affected his game, a lot. Any reports about issues with other guys? I'd guess he's happy as he's made a star for now.

[dVs33]

He's probably the most influential player on the team. If he's on, the team win. And vice versa.
He is definitely a legitimate all star contender, but i don;t think he makes it.
He needs to keep learning his role and develop a better feel for running the offense, but he's getting there.
I was a big Reggie doubter when he first arrived, and while i'm still skeptical of his ceiling, he's been very good for the most part.

[El Chivo]

You prefer him or a Teague-like point guard?

[mattao313]

You prefer him or a Teague-like point guard?

He is a "Teague" like point guard.

[Blkbrd671]

He's been good but i think he was much better last year. Our team is at its best when RJ is looking to pass the ball(like when he got traded to a new team, and wanted everyone to like him). You'll notice we had really good first quarters because we were moving the ball. As soon as RJ went to his PnR heavy usage self, our offense began to sputter and it translated defensively.

I do question his ability to lead, while i think he wants to be a leader, i think he has too many excuses when sh* hits the fan. Regardless of refs, you have to play basketball. It is his first year as a starter and leader of a team, so its very much growing pains.

[Goudelock]

So basically, he's the most valuable player on the team, but he doesn't need to handle the ball nearly as much as he is. Thanks for all of the responses

[Todd3]

So basically, he's the most valuable player on the team, but he doesn't need to handle the ball nearly as much as he is. Thanks for all of the responses

I personally think he is better the more he has the ball. I think he gets in a better rhythm, and when he's deferring he's not as confident when he does get it later.

That doesn't mean for him to dominate the ball and never pass, but rather him controlling the ball and setting guys up for catch and shoot opportunities. I think that is when he and we are at our best. It's when he passes to Morris/KCP/Dre for iso's and just watches them that he's not as good and our offense stagnates imo.


His strength is on the ball, so the more he has it the more effective can be. Off the ball he isn't much use to the team because he isn't a great shooter

[mattao313]

So basically, he's the most valuable player on the team, but he doesn't need to handle the ball nearly as much as he is. Thanks for all of the responses

I personally think he is better the more he has the ball. I think he gets in a better rhythm, and when he's deferring he's not as confident when he does get it later.

That doesn't mean for him to dominate the ball and never pass, but rather him controlling the ball and setting guys up for catch and shoot opportunities. I think that is when he and we are at our best. It's when he passes to Morris/KCP/Dre for iso's and just watches them when he gets off his rhythm and our offense stagnates imo

Well thats his problem he needs to move around cut instead of standing around the perimeter.

[Todd3]

So basically, he's the most valuable player on the team, but he doesn't need to handle the ball nearly as much as he is. Thanks for all of the responses

I personally think he is better the more he has the ball. I think he gets in a better rhythm, and when he's deferring he's not as confident when he does get it later.

That doesn't mean for him to dominate the ball and never pass, but rather him controlling the ball and setting guys up for catch and shoot opportunities. I think that is when he and we are at our best. It's when he passes to Morris/KCP/Dre for iso's and just watches them when he gets off his rhythm and our offense stagnates imo

Well thats his problem he needs to move around cut instead of standing around the perimeter.

We don't really have great passers around him to make those passes though. Maybe something to do if playing with Jennings or Blake, but no one else in the starting lineup avg more than 2 asts. He's our best passer on that unit (7th in the league in ast %). So he should have the ball the most and have guys around him who move better off the ball and spot shoot. It's why I think SJ should be starting.

[mattao313]

I personally think he is better the more he has the ball. I think he gets in a better rhythm, and when he's deferring he's not as confident when he does get it later.

That doesn't mean for him to dominate the ball and never pass, but rather him controlling the ball and setting guys up for catch and shoot opportunities. I think that is when he and we are at our best. It's when he passes to Morris/KCP/Dre for iso's and just watches them when he gets off his rhythm and our offense stagnates imo

Well thats his problem he needs to move around cut instead of standing around the perimeter.

We don't really have great passers around him to make those passes though. Maybe something to do if playing with Jennings or Blake, but no one else in the starting lineup avg more than 2 asts. He's our best passer on that unit (7th in the league in ast %). So he should have the ball the most and have guys around him who move better off the ball and spot shoot. It's why I think SJ should be starting.

Yeah I said not having another playmaker in the starting lineup would hurt but that doesn't mean he needs the ball more or not move off the ball. The few times he does he usually gets some kind of open shot whether a corner 3 or layup so KCP/Dre/Morris can at least find the open man.

[Todd3]

^I just think our best playmakers should have the ball as much as possible, and everyone should play to their strengths, so if that is on-ball for Reggie, then using him more off-ball doesn't make sense to me (especially if we lack playmakers to get him the ball in positions to score).

In other words he should be penetrating and passing to KCP/Morris/Ersan for 3s, as opposed to them penetrating and passing to him for 3s. That's playing to guys strengths instead of weaknesses. Problem isn't Reggie's movement off-ball, it's that he needs better 3pt shooters to pass to when on-ball imo

[mattao313]

^I just think our best playmakers should have the ball as much as possible, and everyone should play to their strengths, so if that is on-ball for Reggie, then using him more off-ball doesn't make sense to me (especially if we lack playmakers to get him the ball in positions to score).

In other words he should be penetrating and passing to KCP/Morris/Ersan for 3s, as opposed to them penetrating and passing to him for 3s. That's playing to guys strengths instead of weaknesses. Problem isn't Reggie's movement off-ball, it's that he needs better 3pt shooters to pass to when on-ball imo

But that isn't realistic Reggie can't have the ball in hands more he already has a high usg% hes gonna has to play off the ball sometime. Plus him having the ball more would just make the offense even more predictable than it already is.

[tmorgan]

This team needs Stanley Johnson to gain two years of experience in a week and become the starter at the 3. Reggie will be able to move off the ball some of the time if there's another competent handler and passer in the lineup. KCP just isn't that guy, and Morris isn't either. Reggie should be deadly on the cut, because the paint is his bread and butter, but if he's in there, there's literally no one else on the floor in the starting lineup you can trust to execute any kind of set. I'm pretty sure Stan has him outside unless he has the ball in his hands for exactly this reason.