Watched your Game Vs. Utah (McCants)
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:38 pm
Hi Minnesota people.
I was bored and watched y'all crush Utah last night, which was nice.
I was watching, in particular, McCants. He is a strange player. These are my impressions, from one game. Do they hold up as valid for the entire season, or are they just a fluke?
1) He looks very lackadaisical at times, and somewhat inattentive. But this does not translate into him being late on rotations or failing to guard his man reasonably well. It occurred to me that he may be playing the game at a slightly "faster" rate than your average NBA player. Meaning, he has a little room to be distracted, seem unfocussed, etc. and yet is able to get away with it. Does this make any sense?
2) There were 2-3 times when his dribbling caused a turnover; yet at least twice that I remember he immediately got the ball back somehow through some defensive play. At times it looks like he was a force of pure chaos in there, either generating turnovers or creating them. Is that typical?
3) He seems to have a decent post game which he hardly ever uses. I saw one spin move early in the game which led to an easy bucket. Or was this a fluke?
4) Is he the 6th man? He was playing the 4th quarter but not starting the 1st...does he have stamina or fouling issues?
5) He seems to be a good passer - he takes the ball out of bounds when the other team presses - but his passes seem... somehow not very crisp. They don't often cause a turnover directly, but... oh I don't know. I just never felt totally comfortable when he was passing it.
6) He does not get flustered. I remember one play where he drove into the lane, realized there wasn't anyone around, pump-faked Korver (?) into the air, and drew a shooting foul. He was very calm and professional about it. That was smart. But he missed the shot and both foul shots. Which was not smart.
My overall impression is that he's very serviceable currently, and obviously could improve - but that's if he decides to focus. Will he focus? All game?
I was bored and watched y'all crush Utah last night, which was nice.
I was watching, in particular, McCants. He is a strange player. These are my impressions, from one game. Do they hold up as valid for the entire season, or are they just a fluke?
1) He looks very lackadaisical at times, and somewhat inattentive. But this does not translate into him being late on rotations or failing to guard his man reasonably well. It occurred to me that he may be playing the game at a slightly "faster" rate than your average NBA player. Meaning, he has a little room to be distracted, seem unfocussed, etc. and yet is able to get away with it. Does this make any sense?
2) There were 2-3 times when his dribbling caused a turnover; yet at least twice that I remember he immediately got the ball back somehow through some defensive play. At times it looks like he was a force of pure chaos in there, either generating turnovers or creating them. Is that typical?
3) He seems to have a decent post game which he hardly ever uses. I saw one spin move early in the game which led to an easy bucket. Or was this a fluke?
4) Is he the 6th man? He was playing the 4th quarter but not starting the 1st...does he have stamina or fouling issues?
5) He seems to be a good passer - he takes the ball out of bounds when the other team presses - but his passes seem... somehow not very crisp. They don't often cause a turnover directly, but... oh I don't know. I just never felt totally comfortable when he was passing it.
6) He does not get flustered. I remember one play where he drove into the lane, realized there wasn't anyone around, pump-faked Korver (?) into the air, and drew a shooting foul. He was very calm and professional about it. That was smart. But he missed the shot and both foul shots. Which was not smart.
My overall impression is that he's very serviceable currently, and obviously could improve - but that's if he decides to focus. Will he focus? All game?
