vege wrote:Leuer is not showing any effort, his body language is terrible, a lot of things don`t show on box score, for example, when someone throw a bad pass at him, he won`t even try to get the ball, it will just be someone else`s turnover and then he will give the guy a look and the shoulder and walk to the defense and not guard anyone. Add the fact that his shooting has been atrocious and we pay him 10+ million per season and yeah, he is one of the reasons why we are this bad.
Then you add the fact that we pay Galloway 7 million a season and he is pretty bad at the point and his shot selection is terrible and the fact that we have absolutely no SF on the roster (only Stanley and he is very limited), and so we`re forced to play a lot of 3 guards rotation with a 6`3 Bradley guarding other team`s SF and you got another part of the reason of why we are so bad.
Henry did not play well, he is a HUGE liability on defense, even when he is shooting well and scoring well, he is completely lost on defense, people who praise him are just hating on Leuer and hoping some day our 2nd year player figure things out. He is very gifted offensivelly so that`s probably why people praise him even when he is bad. He has never looked better than Leuer. Tolliver is not good at all and he is BY FAR our best option after Tobias at the PF. The other 2 guys shouldn`t be getting any playing time.
Reggie`s problem is not only his poor shooting, he stops the ball and create absolutely nothing, our guys poor shooting is most of the time Reggie`s fault, he will hug the ball and give it to someone else, who is not in a good position with 5 seconds left on the clock, and that guy will have to do something, usually take a bad contested shot. He is hurting our team badly, I would compare him to Josh Smith at this point. I`m pretty sure if we bench him and play Beno instead (not galloway) we would get a lot more wins and production from other players.
But then again, this is just pre-season, so this could be all wrong
I like the way you think and post.
In the nicest way, I do understand and submit to the idea that box scores do not convey the whole story. While I mentioned the box score it was mostly to admit that I didn't have a bird's eye view. I also used the box score comment to help with regards to my opinions on other players and to inquire to those who did watch.
I believe one of two things will happen; either Leuer will have a season where he rebounds and makes amends for last year... or he will ask for a trade while exhibiting a lack of dedication.
One thing I feel about this franchise, and maybe I'm just inventing this theory... but it seems that this group of Stan's, comes off as if they are less than welcoming toward new additions. I felt strongly about that with Reggie, Andre and Morris last year. It almost seems that no player is confident enough in his own ability. Lots of insecurities. Just my $.02.
As I have stated several times before, I am finding it hard to support Ellenson. The good thing is, I don't dislike the guy, as I do some others. I just think there are too many negatives in his game. To make a long story short - I don't think there is a lot of separation between the 3 PFs not named Harris. One has to wonder whether commitment to playing time might be based on SVG's refusal to accept that any given player was a mistake. On that note salary may trump youth - even with Galloway over Kennard.
Reggie is a burr in my saddle. My most disliked player on this team since Stackhouse. I have an issue with underwhelming, 'me first' chuckers.
Is Beno still on this team? I thought he was just on the roster because his contract was waiting to end. Not as a player that will be under contract for the '17-18' season. I could be wrong, but I would favor Udrih back for another season.
I used to pay for the NBA league pass, but I cannot justify paying that kind of money as long as Reggie Jackson remains on the team and Van Gundy is still in charge. So, I will have to rely on some of you guys to aid with the visuals during the season. Peace.
