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yosemiteben wrote:With that said, I haven't look at his advanced stats and maybe I overestimate his contributions on that end of the floor.
catch20two wrote:I've always thought Hendo was a overrated defender. He's not a bad defender but he's definitely just average. Slightly above average on ball defender and a horrible off ball defender leaves him average overall. He's not a stopper, just a stopgap.
ARHornet wrote:catch20two wrote:I've always thought Hendo was a overrated defender. He's not a bad defender but he's definitely just average. Slightly above average on ball defender and a horrible off ball defender leaves him average overall. He's not a stopper, just a stopgap.
He's overrated as a defender by Charlotte fans because, other than MKG, he's the best wing defender we have. So we value him higher than we should. He's not a bad defender. But as you said, he's average.
SeanBobcats wrote:Definitely needs an upgrade. He exploded last season in the last 20 games or so but he was very disappointing this season. He shoots too many jumpers and doesn't drive to the basket as much as he should. If we can get a replacement, I would like to dump him to another team if anyone will take him.
catch20two wrote:ARHornet wrote:catch20two wrote:I've always thought Hendo was a overrated defender. He's not a bad defender but he's definitely just average. Slightly above average on ball defender and a horrible off ball defender leaves him average overall. He's not a stopper, just a stopgap.
He's overrated as a defender by Charlotte fans because, other than MKG, he's the best wing defender we have. So we value him higher than we should. He's not a bad defender. But as you said, he's average.
MKG is a superior defender compared to Hendo, like 2-3 levels up, and even Kemba is better.
ARHornet wrote:catch20two wrote:ARHornet wrote:He's overrated as a defender by Charlotte fans because, other than MKG, he's the best wing defender we have. So we value him higher than we should. He's not a bad defender. But as you said, he's average.
MKG is a superior defender compared to Hendo, like 2-3 levels up, and even Kemba is better.
Yeah, I said of the wings, so I wasn't comparing him to Kemba. Obviously MKG is better. Hendo is the 2nd best wing defender we have which leads our fans to overrate him a bit. When in reality, even though compared to our other wings he is a good defender, in the grand scheme of the entire NBA he is merely average.
Balllin wrote:Zion Williamson is 6-5, with a 6-10 wingspan. I see him as a slightly better Kenneth Faried.
catch20two wrote:SeanBobcats wrote:Definitely needs an upgrade. He exploded last season in the last 20 games or so but he was very disappointing this season. He shoots too many jumpers and doesn't drive to the basket as much as he should. If we can get a replacement, I would like to dump him to another team if anyone will take him.
Hendo would be a better player if he drove to the basket more but he'll never be consistent at driving to the hole because he ain't got no handles. He'd get ripped over and over like in the Heat series if he tried to drive a lot.
Liver_Pooty wrote:I would be absolutely astonished if Henderson is our starting 2 guard next year. I just don't see it happening.
Liver_Pooty wrote:I would be absolutely astonished if Henderson is our starting 2 guard next year. I just don't see it happening.
Biz Gilwalker wrote:Liver_Pooty wrote:I would be absolutely astonished if Henderson is our starting 2 guard next year. I just don't see it happening.
I'd be disappointed, but it wouldn't be the end of the world. He did his part to help us into the playoffs. I respect two-way players, particularly on the wings and while he's not ideal, he's serviceable. I'd rather go another year with Hendo than spend $11M on Gordon Hayward or Rudy Gay.
Balllin wrote:Zion Williamson is 6-5, with a 6-10 wingspan. I see him as a slightly better Kenneth Faried.
catch20two wrote:I have this bad gut feeling that we'll go into next season with Hendo starting at the 2 but we'll sign or trade for somebody to give MKG competition at the 3. Hendo is a curse.
Biz Gilwalker wrote:catch20two wrote:I have this bad gut feeling that we'll go into next season with Hendo starting at the 2 but we'll sign or trade for somebody to give MKG competition at the 3. Hendo is a curse.
If we don't trade him, Hendo should be our backup SF. I honestly think he plays better at the SF.
Does anyone here actually think Kemba's a below average defender? For the second half of the season, he was better defensively than he was offensively if you ask me. Sure he found teammates but he bricked like 65% of his shots. Kemba's all-around game, his ability to do EVERYTHING well (including defense) is why I'm positive he'll be an all-star someday. I don't think anybody here thinks Kemba's a bad defender.mrknowitall215 wrote:Is Gerald Henderson's defense overrated or is Kemba Walker's defense underrated?
, but he's a good all-around player. He also shot significantly better percentages than Kemba this season whether you want to believe me or not. Gerald's a legit NBA starter, just not for a team with aspirations to go make noise in the playoffs that already has a jump-shot-less SF/SG starting for them.
BrotherDave wrote:Gerald is so good that nobody wants him.
I'm convinced that Hendo will be traded during this upcoming draft with our 25th pick probably for Afflalo,Nelson from Orlando. Clifford wants Afflalo on this team and we have Cap Space to absorb Nelson and still have bucks left to sign more players.