smw6230 wrote:The thing about Grimes is I like his shot better than IQ and McBride's. His form is natural and his release is free and easy. Everything about his shot looks good when he lets go of the ball. He even hasn't had any "wild" misses on attempts.
I may be wrong but I just trust that Grimes shot is eventually going to fall.
Snap Judgement - IQ is an athlete playing PG. I sometimes watch IQ run the point and he'll speed down the floor at 100mph with little idea of what he'll do with the ball. This sometimes leads to trouble, more oftenit leads to him running into the paint then back out. He doesn't read the floor or anticipate where guys will be (for the pass).
OTOH, McBride looks like a floor general. He reads the floor. His play is measured, his pace is patient, he stays in control. Even when playing fast he doesn't rush.
IQ has several issues that need to be solved before he could be a full time PG, or a full time PG who isn't playing next to a dynamic, playmaking SG.
He has trouble turning the corner on defenders 1v1, needs a pick to get to moving towards the basket AT ALL
He's not exactly 100% error free or totally awesome with the picks he gets. He'll get the pick and still not get places 1/2 the time.
As a result of the above, but also because decision making, IQ spends a LOT of time and time off the clock going east west.
Then he launches a 28 ft 3 pointer. Ok in summer league, difference between W and L often in the regular season/real NBA players
Last and most maddeningly - he will take about 4-6 seconds off the clock just d*cking around. Could be in situations where the Lakers pressed and then he doesn't account for the fact it didn't take Knicks 5 seconds to get over the time line. Other times he just "does it". Kind of gets the shot clock to 8 seconds, THEN tries to run the first pick/play - it doesn't work, and he's...launching another poor 28 ft 3 pointer.
Yeah, I can see Thibs coaching him right after the game. He did these same things last year.
And for all that, since IQ does some other things extremely well, he's a good player. He can play some PG too.
He's a ways away from seeing serious minutes at PG, unless he fixes those things.
McBride might pass him on the PG depth chart for those reasons.