Juke Skywalker - The Kemba Walker Thread II

countryboi · Post #261 » by **countryboi** » Sat May 25, 2013 12:26 am

fatlever wrote:would you rather see kemba average 20ppg and 5apg or 16ppg and 8apg?

16 and 8 we are a better team when he is getting everyone involved

Post #262 » by **BigSlam** » Sat May 25, 2013 12:33 am

fatlever wrote:would you rather see kemba average 20ppg and 5apg or 16ppg and 8apg?

14 and 10.

catch20two · Post #263 » by **catch20two** » Sat May 25, 2013 1:23 am

fatlever wrote:would you rather see kemba average 20ppg and 5apg or 16ppg and 8apg?

I'd be fine with 20ppg and 5apg if we had a future star like Wiggins. I don't feel like Kemba has to average 8-10 assist for us to be successful. I hope he patterns his game after a champion like Tony Parker instead of a media hyped Chris Paul.

countryboi · Post #264 » by **countryboi** » Sat May 25, 2013 1:26 am

catch20two wrote:
fatlever wrote:would you rather see kemba average 20ppg and 5apg or 16ppg and 8apg?

I'd be fine with 20ppg and 5apg if we had a future star like Wiggins. I don't feel like Kemba has to average 8-10 assist for us to be successful. I hope he patterns his game after a champion like Tony Parker instead of a media hyped Chris Paul.

he has more of a tony parker game anyway but then again he did benefit greatly from playing with timmy

Post #265 » by **BigSlam** » Sat May 25, 2013 1:37 am

catch20two wrote:
fatlever wrote:would you rather see kemba average 20ppg and 5apg or 16ppg and 8apg?

I'd be fine with 20ppg and 5apg if we had a future star like Wiggins. I don't feel like Kemba has to average 8-10 assist for us to be successful. I hope he patterns his game after a champion like Tony Parker instead of a media hyped Chris Paul.

Parker has averaged 8apg these last two seasons.

HornetJail · Post #266 » by **HornetJail** » Sat May 25, 2013 1:40 am

Kemba averages 18/8 the second we get a decent big man.

catch20two · Post #267 » by **catch20two** » Sat May 25, 2013 2:34 am

BigSlam wrote:
catch20two wrote:
fatlever wrote:would you rather see kemba average 20ppg and 5apg or 16ppg and 8apg?

I'd be fine with 20ppg and 5apg if we had a future star like Wiggins. I don't feel like Kemba has to average 8-10 assist for us to be successful. I hope he patterns his game after a champion like Tony Parker instead of a media hyped Chris Paul.

Parker has averaged 8apg these last two seasons.

Yes, Parker has averaged a little under 8apg these last two seasons, 2apg more than Kemba currently averages, and has yet to win a championship averaging over 6.1apg. Just my personal opinion but I think assist is a overrated stat. I'd rather Kemba work on his leadership skills more than his court vision even though he should focus on both. I think Kemba has a bad habit of overthinking making the right pass which lead to him being hesitant sometimes. That's something that'll improve if he becomes more confident as a leader.

BeesWax · Post #268 » by **BeesWax** » Sat May 25, 2013 2:40 am

BigSlam wrote:
catch20two wrote:
fatlever wrote:would you rather see kemba average 20ppg and 5apg or 16ppg and 8apg?

I'd be fine with 20ppg and 5apg if we had a future star like Wiggins. I don't feel like Kemba has to average 8-10 assist for us to be successful. I hope he patterns his game after a champion like Tony Parker instead of a media hyped Chris Paul.

Parker has averaged 8apg these last two seasons.

I agree I want his assists to be around 8 but don't expect it until he has a could other guys around him. Next year 20 and 5 will be great after that if we can get a big name I think a drop in points and rise in assists is a good thing.

Liver_Pooty · Post #269 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Sat May 25, 2013 2:42 am

Parker averages 8 assist because he's surrounded with snipers from deep. He can get in the paint and dish it out to Green, Ginobili, Leonard, Neal, etc. Walker gets in the paint and has almost no one to dish it to.

thruthefire · Post #270 » by **thruthefire** » Sat May 25, 2013 4:43 am

Let's not ignore the fact that Parker is lethal inside of 10 feet, much more so than Kemba. He creates those passing lanes.

But it is nonetheless interesting to compare the two at age 22:

http://bkref.com/tiny/a8O3I

Parker needed to improve his free throw shooting and just stop taking nearly as many three-pointers. It's not as simply for Kemba, who has to become a better three-pointer shooter going forward, as he doesn't have the same ability to finish around the rim.

Post #271 » by **fatlever** » Tue May 28, 2013 4:12 am

i hope kemba has been watching parker in this series.

Elden Payton · Post #272 » by **Elden Payton** » Tue May 28, 2013 4:25 am

Agree fats.

Kemba reminds me of the man himself Tim Hardaway and needs to watch some tape on Mr. Bug.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jOrUgr4Sss[/youtube]

Uncanny.

mrknowitall215 · Post #273 » by **mrknowitall215** » Tue May 28, 2013 4:40 am

Thanks for posting that Tim Hardaway mix. That took me down memory lane of when he was one of my favorite players growing up. I always thought that Kemba had a similar game to Tony Parker, but with a little more flair & emotion, like Tim Hardaway. Therefore, I guess it's safe to say that Kemba is something like a Tony Parker/Tim Hardaway hybrid. Hopefully, he can live up to their achievements as well throughout his career.

vorbis · Post #274 » by **vorbis** » Tue May 28, 2013 4:53 am

boy, those age-matched comparison stats between tony parker and kemba are pretty cool, huh? not nearly as good FG% for kemba, but he stacks up very well otherwise.

Elden Payton · Post #275 » by **Elden Payton** » Tue May 28, 2013 4:53 am

Hardaway averaged a lot more assists and was a consistent low twenties per game scorer but he is played in one of the most high octane offenses in league history with real talent in Richmond and Mullin.

Later on in his career he became the flair of those Riley/Zo Miami teams which were either a basketball team or a chain gang, I'm not sure which.

Tim Bug was an assassin on the court and had a remarkable toughness for a little guy.

What Kemba could learn from the Bug is how he quite often created opportunities for his team mates with his circus handle, a lot of guys get zoned in once they've broken their man off the dribble and take it to the cup as soon as the D collapses, Bug probably averaged 2-3 assists a game with little scoop passes to the guy standing next to him under the hoop.

Kemba needs to learn that once the D has collapsed on him there are probably 2-3 guys standing around open.

Tim Bug knew that if the defense didn't know if he was going to shoot or pass they couldn't commit too much either way, this equals points and a lot of them on good efficiency.

Robot Rock · Post #276 » by **Robot Rock** » Tue May 28, 2013 8:56 pm

Kem-Bug.

LamarMatic7 · Post #277 » by **LamarMatic7** » Tue May 28, 2013 9:43 pm

fatlever wrote:i hope kemba has been watching parker in this series.

that reminds me that Biz has definitely been watching the playoffs according to his twitter. I hope he has been paying close attention to Hibbert.

JMAC3 · Post #278 » by **JMAC3** » Thu May 30, 2013 1:28 am

Is Kemba already the best player we have ever had....

Liver_Pooty · Post #279 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Thu May 30, 2013 1:39 am

JMAC3 wrote:Is Kemba already the best player we have ever had....

I know plenty will say Wallace, but Walker as soon as next season will be better.

Post #280 » by **BigSlam** » Thu May 30, 2013 1:40 am

JMAC3 wrote:Is Kemba already the best player we have ever had....

No.