Signed By Indiana - The Jeremy Lamb Thread

BlackOutBuzz · Post #241 » by **BlackOutBuzz** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 7:50 pm

jdm3 wrote:
BlackOutBuzz wrote:Batum held a twitter Q&A recently (in French) and was actually asked which position he preferred. He said there was very little difference between the 2 and 3 and that he believes his game fits both. We'll see.

He played it more a couple years ago in 12-13 and did well there. While he is likely best at SF the role of SG is on he can play. Defensively I think we will be more fluid with these two and put MKG on the top wing.

Yep. Either way I don't want to get caught up on positions because there's no point. Who cares which plays which, they can both guard the 2-4 (and for MKG that extends to 1s and small 5s) and complement each other very well.

Joest2003 · Post #242 » by **Joest2003** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 8:01 pm

Call me crazy but If anything Batum will be taking MKG's starting spot which would allow him and Lamb to start together potentially. Not what I would want to see but I always thought of him more as a 3 than a 2. I love MKG but dude needs to learn some offense. He needs to be studying Jimmy Butler and Kwahi Leonard. Its safe to say if MKG was a consistent offensive player he would be a top 15 player in the league easily.

catch20two · Post #243 » by **catch20two** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 8:08 pm

Joest2003 wrote:Call me crazy but If anything Batum will be taking MKG's starting spot which would allow him and Lamb to start together potentially. Not what I would want to see but I always thought of him more as a 3 than a 2. I love MKG but dude needs to learn some offense. He needs to be studying Jimmy Butler and Kwahi Leonard. Its safe to say if MKG was a consistent offensive player he would be a top 15 player in the league easily.

I could see Cliff doing some dumb ish like that and closing games with MKG on the bench. MKG do need to improve his offense tho. All he need to do is shoot the occasional 3 instead of shying from it totally, I don't care if he only make 25% of them.

Joest2003 · Post #244 » by **Joest2003** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 8:11 pm

catch20two wrote:
Joest2003 wrote:Call me crazy but If anything Batum will be taking MKG's starting spot which would allow him and Lamb to start together potentially. Not what I would want to see but I always thought of him more as a 3 than a 2. I love MKG but dude needs to learn some offense. He needs to be studying Jimmy Butler and Kwahi Leonard. Its safe to say if MKG was a consistent offensive player he would be a top 15 player in the league easily.

I could see Cliff doing some dumb ish like that and closing games with MKG on the bench. MKG do need to improve his offense tho. All he need to do is shoot the occasional 3 instead of shying from it totally, I don't care if he only make 25% of them.

He needs to develop a more consistent mid range before he steps that far out. He would literally demand a max contract if he can fix his jumper. His defense is already there.

Vanderbilt_Grad · Post #245 » by **Vanderbilt_Grad** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 8:20 pm

If Kemba and Lamb still have any sort of chemistry then the rotations should take that into account. Lamb starting is one option. Bringing him off the bench early or letting the two close quarters together and such are others.

What's interesting is that we really don't have any idea how many of these guys are going to play together or even what some of their relative talent level is. It's been a long time since the Bobcats / Hornets have really had meaningful battles for PT on the roster.

catch20two · Post #246 » by **catch20two** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 8:36 pm

Joest2003 wrote:
catch20two wrote:
Joest2003 wrote:Call me crazy but If anything Batum will be taking MKG's starting spot which would allow him and Lamb to start together potentially. Not what I would want to see but I always thought of him more as a 3 than a 2. I love MKG but dude needs to learn some offense. He needs to be studying Jimmy Butler and Kwahi Leonard. Its safe to say if MKG was a consistent offensive player he would be a top 15 player in the league easily.

I could see Cliff doing some dumb ish like that and closing games with MKG on the bench. MKG do need to improve his offense tho. All he need to do is shoot the occasional 3 instead of shying from it totally, I don't care if he only make 25% of them.

He needs to develop a more consistent mid range before he steps that far out. He would literally demand a max contract if he can fix his jumper. His defense is already there.

He was very consistent from midrange this past year. I don't need him to be consistent from 3 but at least attempt them when you're defender is 10 feet off and the shot clock is at 10 seconds.

KN5 · Post #247 » by **KN5** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 10:04 pm

nickforthreee wrote:
KN5 wrote:I haven't seen much of this guy and not done my research either, any good, atleast decent? All i know is he was at UConn with Walker but thats about it

here's a highlight video that shows his skillset

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XvR0uqFpYyE

Thanks, honestly reminds me a lot of the other Jeremy we have, Lin. He looks great at creating space and taking advantage of little openings whilst being unselfish. Going to be great seeing, him, Lin and Kaminsky on the floor at the same time, HOWEVER, with those 3 on the floor at the same time how will the defence be?

Post #248 » by **BigSlam** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 12:01 am

jdm3 wrote:
JDR720 wrote:there is no way Lamb is the starter unless Batum gets hurt, we didn't dump Vonleh and Gerald for him to put him on the bench.

That and Batum is a much better player. Lamb will be fine off the bench but he does not possess the skills Batum has.

This is so funny because it's so true.

"Cliff will start Batum over Lamb because Cliff is stubborn and hates youth and wasn't accepted at UConn when he was a student applying for colleges and prefers beef over lamb and blah, blah, blah".

Nope, Cliff will start Batum over Lamb because at his stage Barum is a better player than Lamb.

And I'm a fan of Lamb's (as Swedd was back in the day as well).

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Post #249 » by **BigSlam** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 12:24 am

JDR720 wrote:
nickforthreee wrote:@JDR it's no different than last season with Lance. when we got him obviously everyone said he should & would be the starter. he was the big name. but he came here & sucked, & lost the starting job.

yea but Lance is also an idiot and spent his offseason making rap videos.

Batum was also the Blazers 4th option and had a wrist injiry which is why he struggled last season.

Stephenson also lost the starting spot to a proven (young) vet (Henderson) and not a nobody player like Lamb.

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catch20two · Post #250 » by **catch20two** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 1:32 am

Y'all misreading nickythree.

amcoolio · Post #251 » by **amcoolio** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 1:57 am

I'm not that high on Lamb. His body language is terrible. He looked like he was being dragged through glass at the press conference. I've got to see it to believe it.

catch20two · Post #252 » by **catch20two** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 2:04 am

The best scoring wing we got.

BeesWax · Post #253 » by **BeesWax** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 2:16 am

catch20two wrote:The best scoring wing we got.

Is Batum.

nickforthreee · Post #254 » by **nickforthreee** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 2:24 am

lol ima just stay quiet & let the season play out. interested to hear the opinions of lamb by the all star break.

BeesWax · Post #255 » by **BeesWax** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 2:27 am

nickforthreee wrote:lol ima just stay quiet & let the season play out. interested to hear the opinions of lamb by the all star break.

I think he will do well here. I am glad to have him on the bench as some offensive punch in the second unit. I think spending time on the court with Lin and the other guys will get him some nice looks. What worries me about that group is their ability to stop anyone.

MKGsMotor · Post #256 » by **MKGsMotor** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 2:28 am

His demeanor is baked. Just hope his effort isn't

catch20two · Post #257 » by **catch20two** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 2:30 am

jdm3 wrote:
catch20two wrote:The best scoring wing we got.

Is Batum.

Not the guy that averaged 10ppg per 36 minutes. Lol

BeesWax · Post #258 » by **BeesWax** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 2:38 am

catch20two wrote:
jdm3 wrote:
catch20two wrote:The best scoring wing we got.

Is Batum.

Not the guy that averaged 10ppg per 36 minutes. Lol

Yep that is the guy who is our best scoring wing.

catch20two · Post #259 » by **catch20two** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 2:42 am

jdm3 wrote:
catch20two wrote:
jdm3 wrote:Is Batum.

Not the guy that averaged 10ppg per 36 minutes. Lol

Yep that is the guy who is our best scoring wing.

I might be willing to bet that Lamb average more points than Batum on the season but I'll wait to see how the minutes and playing time go. What I do know is that Lamb will average more points per minute.

BeesWax · Post #260 » by **BeesWax** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 2:47 am

catch20two wrote:
jdm3 wrote:
catch20two wrote:Not the guy that averaged 10ppg per 36 minutes. Lol

Yep that is the guy who is our best scoring wing.

I might be willing to bet that Lamb average more points than Batum on the season but I'll wait to see how the minutes and playing time go. What I do know is that Lamb will average more points per minute.

He may but who knows. As a starter he only got 12.5 in 32 minutes on a team in dire need of scoring. It will be interesting to see if Batum bounces back to his previous years which were all better than that in PPG. As a complete player this isn't even close but as scorers it will be tighter though, I will give you that.