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kurtis48239 wrote:Dj is a pretty bad at backup pg,its when he gets a chance to start that he plays at a better level.Hes the type of player that needs to get in a rhythm to get going and needs the minutes to do so.He was pretty much a non factor until jennings went down.

Redeemed wrote:... He works well in a structured offense or system which is why he did well under Larry Brown, Thibs, and SVG while struggling in other stops.

kdthunderup wrote:http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2015/2/19 ... n-analysis

I feel like this may be obvious to most of us but looking at the Piston's board they seem to think that Jackson will be an upgrade on Augustin, sadly I don't think they have watched much of his game.

Pretty much Augustin is proven at this point to be that far superior shooter, finisher, passer and free throw shooter then Jackson and he won't come with the poor attitude and chemistry problems. Can't wait to see what he can bring to this team because I was really getting sick of Jackson's poor shot selection and next to no effort on defense.

spearsy23 wrote:He's definitely better than the Reggie we gave up. Who knows what the Reggie Det gets will look like?

bbms wrote:Players like DJ Augustin historically did good or overachieved for the Thunder.

Role player mentality, initiate the second unit offense, solid three point shooting and has a feel for the pick and roll. That's pretty much the definition of Eric Maynor and Derek Fisher. Eric Maynor was a major overachiever for the Thunder while Fisher's rotting corpse did something close to good and that's excellent for a projection for what a guy like Augustin will fare in his Thunder stint. Except he is much more talented than both guys.

He'll most definitely share the ball handling duties with Waiters, but this time, Waiters will have Mitch McGary to chat with him in the Pick and Roll, and Augustin/Singler/Morrow/Novak around to stretch the floor for him, possibly PJIII and Lamb. I don't expect not only DJ Augustin to do good here, but expect Waiters to look much better now with a more friendly fit around him.

The best attribute a coach can have is the ability to put players in a position to succeed. That’s what’s made guys like Rick Carlisle et al so successful. In Oklahoma City, Jackson was asked too frequently to do what he cannot do. Nearly 17% of his field goal attempts this season have come in catch-and-shoot form, per NBA.com, and he boasts an ugly 31.3% eFG on those opportunities. By comparison, just 13.7% of Jennings’s attempts following Smith’s release were catch-and-shoot. The new Piston simply wasn’t effective playing next to Westbrook, but he absolutely should be coming off of Drummond and Monroe screens and running into space surrounded by guys like Jodie Meeks, Tolliver, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. [Losing Singler certainly hurts Detroit’s shooting, but you have to give to get in this league.


What else can Jackson do well? Drive the ball effectively. His 53.0% field goal percentage on drives ranks sixth among the top-50 in drives per game, per SportVU, behind only mega-studs like Stephen Curry and LeBron James. Jackson got to the rim just 6.5 times per game with the Thunder due to his limited minutes, and because he played in such a crowded system with a massive frontcourt incapable of spacing the floor the way Detroit can. Still, Jackson was able to create 7.7 team points per game in those opportunities, or 1.184 points per drive, which ranks 15th among the top-50 in drives per game. Give him some more chances and extra breathing room, and it’s likely that he can produce at a similar or even higher clip.
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bbms wrote:
Thunder's offensive side of our second unit is most definitely better than it was before the trade.

I can see a Augustin / Waiters / Morrow / Singler / McGary second unit building leads for the Thunder. Very similar to what we had here when Maynor/Harden/Collison were running pick and rolls and building leads for the Thunder.

Thunderhead wrote:When I read Royue Youngs story bout Reggie not playing in our home opener this year, because he was mad because he did not get traded, it made me angry and still does. That game was vrs Denver, and Thunder had 8 active players. They really needed that guy on the court, here's the game flow

http://www.popcornmachine.net/gf?date=20141101&game=DENOKC

And Royce describes the media asking him if he was gonna play, and he says no, and goes and dunks the ball with a bad ankle ............. but ya know , the media could've torched his arse right then. But they did not report that. I wish I'd known about it , when it happened. Media protected the team cause the team did not have Russ or KD and really needed Reggie. If the fans had known that then, it would've gotten brutal in the arena.

Then Reggie goes crying to Wojo, that he was getting blamed for all the problems ........... that's off the fricken wall. That's a guy with mental problems.

I'm now thinking back over the season to this point, and some things I saw on the court, are becoming more clear.