Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 5:27 pm
Everyone's saying CJ Watson can't play D. How many times has he not played with Baron or Monta? He's always guarding the opposing shooting guard. Every time I see Golden State and Watson, I've seen him about six times now, he's usually in there with one of those two. He guards the oposing SG to protect both Baron and Monta. GS usually runs some sort of match-up zone when he's in and teams just post up big guards against him. He's a victim of circumstance. He's a back-up point guard being asked to guard 2's.
Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe it was just those short spurts I've seen him play when flipping around League Pass. But I was at the Blazer game for his first NBA action. He looked better overall than Sergio Rodriguez in that game, even though Rodriguez set up his teammates better. He won't be in Oakland next season. He's earned it. Let him hit his shots.
The problem is a continuing stop-gap for the moment. Kelenna Azubuike turned out to be a nice find, but he was brought in because of injuries. Watson was simply given a chance and he showed enough to warrant signing for the rest of the season.
Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe it was just those short spurts I've seen him play when flipping around League Pass. But I was at the Blazer game for his first NBA action. He looked better overall than Sergio Rodriguez in that game, even though Rodriguez set up his teammates better. He won't be in Oakland next season. He's earned it. Let him hit his shots.
The problem is a continuing stop-gap for the moment. Kelenna Azubuike turned out to be a nice find, but he was brought in because of injuries. Watson was simply given a chance and he showed enough to warrant signing for the rest of the season.
