Leap Year - The Kemba Walker Thread III

Post #81 » by **yosemiteben** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 5:41 pm

fatlever wrote:Kemba Walker Thread

Yeah, sorry, realized that and deleted the post. Will stick it in the game thread.

Post #82 » by **JDR720** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 10:30 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/GoodmanESPN/status/580496324434481153[/tweet]

Is kemba on this list?

DY_nasty · Post #83 » by **DY_nasty** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 10:33 pm

JDR720 wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/GoodmanESPN/status/580496324434481153[/tweet]

Is kemba on this list?

Yeah

Kemba is at 16 with a generally fair assessment and Mo is at 29

Joest2003 · Post #84 » by **Joest2003** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 10:39 pm

Kemba needs Al to stop cloggin up the paint, He was getting to the rim at will when Al was out. That was always his strength in college.

catch20two · Post #85 » by **catch20two** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 10:45 pm

Joest2003 wrote:Kemba needs Al to stop cloggin up the paint, He was getting to the rim at will when Al was out. That was always his strength in college.

I agree. It would be one thing if Al's offense could carry us but we score just as much without him without his defensive deficiencies. He just in the way these days. I wish Clifford saw it that way and played him only about 25 minutes and hardly ever down the stretch unless he's on fire.

catch20two · Post #86 » by **catch20two** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 10:50 pm

Fair ranking for Kemba although I'd put him over Rondo but since Rondo is a former champion, former all-star, and stuff ridin KG, Paul, and Ray coattails I guess he's falling to reality nowadays.

HornetJail · Post #87 » by **HornetJail** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 11:52 pm

16th is probably fair, considering he's missed a huge chunk of the season and has struggled upon his return.

Liver_Pooty · Post #88 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:48 am

thruthefire wrote:
The boy who cried wolf: The Kemba Walker thread

catch20two · Post #89 » by **catch20two** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:51 am

Liver_Pooty wrote:
thruthefire wrote:
The boy who cried wolf: The Kemba Walker thread

The Boy Who Cried Whistle or Foul would be more fitting.

Liver_Pooty · Post #90 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 4:31 am

Learn how to shoot a basketball. Thanks.

Post #91 » by **yosemiteben** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 4:37 am

Kemba had a very good game against Chicago. Other than that, playing like Lance played earlier in the year would be a step up from what we're getting from Kemba right now.

Liver_Pooty · Post #92 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 4:41 am

yosemiteben wrote:Kemba had a very good game against Chicago. Other than that, playing like Lance played earlier in the year would be a step up from what we're getting from Kemba right now.

Other than that hot month he's had a horrific year. 38% shooting with that hot stretch included. Pathetic.

Post #93 » by **JDR720** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 4:46 am

shooting % by month

November: 36.6% and 26.5% on threes
December: 42.5% and 38.4% on threes
January: 41.1% and 30.4% on threes
March: 34.3% and 29.6% on threes

Liver_Pooty · Post #94 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 4:57 am

JDR720 wrote:shooting % by month

November: 36.6% and 26.5% on threes
December: 42.5% and 38.4% on threes
January: 41.1% and 30.4% on threes
March: 34.3% and 29.6% on threes

Thank you.

Average PG.

Post #95 » by **JDR720** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 5:03 am

I dont know why he cant shoot, maybe he jumps too high or holds the ball weird or inconsistent release. He needs to team up with MKG and practice jumpshots every day during the summer.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewSIv2LkXUI[/youtube]

catch20two · Post #96 » by **catch20two** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 7:30 am

He can't shoot because he's almost always indecisive and off balance. Whenever he's not playing confident he be looking like he's panicking. Whenever he take shots in smooth rhythm he generally make them or they go in and out. A damn shame I woulda never thought that a player like Kemba would have confidence issues at this point but it's obvious and even more obvious when MoWill is on the floor because he start deferring too much as if he don't want the ball.

Post #97 » by **yosemiteben** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 11:44 am

I would say it's only like 10% of Kemba's where he actually jumps straight up in the air. He's usually either fading back or doing his little running jumper where his momentum is carrying him forward.

Not sure if just never had a set shot or if he had to adapt because his height kept him from getting clean looks.

Post #98 » by **yosemiteben** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 11:46 am

catch20two wrote:A damn shame I woulda never thought that a player like Kemba would have confidence issues at this point but it's obvious and even more obvious when MoWill is on the floor because he start deferring too much as if he don't want the ball.

Yep, that was hard to watch. This game he looked just like a shorter Lance in his bad days on offense but that was trying to shoot his way out of that slump.

mrknowitall215 · Post #99 » by **mrknowitall215** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 6:30 pm

Ranking the NBA's point guards
By ESPN The Magazine

ESPN's NBA Forecast panel graded all 30 starting point guards in four weighted categories-leadership, defense, shooting/scoring and passing/playmaking. Each player's scores were then calculated to determine his overall point guard rating.

17. Kemba Walker
---- Overall - 6.26
---- Leadership - 6.81 (11th)
---- Defense - 4.68 (T-26th)
---- Playmaking - 6.16 (21st)
---- Scoring - 7.1 (T-13th)

I feel like Kemba got slighted on the defensive end due to all of the pick-and-rolls he have to endure in Al Jefferson's crux, as well as I feel like Ricky Rubio remain overrated, but other than that I think this was a fairly based system ranking. Put Kemba to at least 15th on defense because there's no way they could convince me that Kyrie Irving, Damian Lillard, or Michael Carter-Williams are better defenders

Post #100 » by **JDR720** » Wed Apr 1, 2015 1:53 am

Kemba on radio earlier today
http://wfnz.com/2015/03/31/kemba-walker ... -clifford/