A New Look For Gil?

[Hoopalotta]

Actually if you take the 29.3 PPG in 42.3 minutes and adjust the rate for 36 minutes, you'd get just about 25 PPG.

[Wizardspride]

Fwiw, Gil is heading up to Chicago to work out with Tim Grover.

[Brenice]

Add another supporter of "attack-mode Gil".....But back to the point, a passive Gilbert is like a 6-cylinder Mustang....

Agreed and always felt this way. With Gil in "attack-mode", the offense HAS NEVER BEEN the problem. On offense, Gil is the wizards version of Kobe, Wade, LeBron, etc. Just because he plays the "1" position, doesn't make him a "point" guard. Kobe, MJ, LeBron, and to a lesser extent Wade, have never played with "point" guards. They played with a shooter playing the "1" position. Fisher is not a "point" on the Lakers, neither was BJ or Paxson with the Bulls. Mo or DeLonte aren't "points" either.

Which leads me to this, I have my doubts if LeBron can be LEBRON playing with a non-shooting, pure point guard like Rose in Chicago. Two-heads are NOT better than 1, because LeBron is actually playing "point" forward, and Rose would be playing "point" guard. Where are the off-the-ball shooters?

[sfam]

Add another supporter of "attack-mode Gil".....But back to the point, a passive Gilbert is like a 6-cylinder Mustang....

Agreed and always felt this way. With Gil in "attack-mode", the offense HAS NEVER BEEN the problem. On offense, Gil is the wizards version of Kobe, Wade, LeBron, etc. Just because he plays the "1" position, doesn't make him a "point" guard. Kobe, MJ, LeBron, and to a lesser extent Wade, have never played with "point" guards. They played with a shooter playing the "1" position. Fisher is not a "point" on the Lakers, neither was BJ or Paxson with the Bulls. Mo or DeLonte aren't "points" either.

Which leads me to this, I have my doubts if LeBron can be LEBRON playing with a non-shooting, pure point guard like Rose in Chicago. Two-heads are NOT better than 1, because LeBron is actually playing "point" forward, and Rose would be playing "point" guard. Where are the off-the-ball shooters?

I have the same concern with Lebron playing with D.Wade. They both dominate the ball time. Lebron, I think, is far better off with someone like Bosh. But who knows - perhaps someone like Rose is talented enough to meld his game to better suit Lebron's needs.