BigSlam wrote:jeroka wrote:Liver_Pooty wrote:
He's not going to start unless Walker gets injured.
it really doesn't matter how Kemba's health is... even when healhty, he still shoots below 40% from the field, he is a poor defender and an average assist guy. the Hornets will never amount to something until they move past Kemba being their best player... luckily, Jordan got Kaminsky to fall on his lap, that was luck, as if the universe was desperately try to help MJ the GM, at last.
Jesus, do you even follow our team? Ever even watched a game??
Kemba is an excellent, hard working defender. Sure, he's not blessed with supreme size but he fights his arse off through screens and will pressure the ball handler with great focus. His transition D, especially one on one when he is on his heels moving backwards, might be some of the best in the league. His ability to either strip the ball or take the charge is amazing.
Don't know if there are basic stats or advance stats or analytics to support that, but I also couldn't give a toss. My feel-o-meter tells me that Kemba is farrrrrrrrrrrrrr from being a poor defender.
I like Lin a lot but this nut hugging is going to taint my opinion of him just as much as the Kemba apologists do Kemba.
Just let them play for goodness sake before you start anointing one or the other.
correct, just let them play. but your "nut hugging" comment is uncalled for. if you're going to state a blatant opinion of how you feel then you should not have any issues with someone voicing their own opinion whether you disagree with it or not.
on the topic, I agree with your assessment with Kemba defensively. he's not that small but he's going to have trouble with bigger PGs. conversely, Lin is a little bigger but struggles defending the lightning quick guards. but Kemba's shooting percentage is a concern because it continues to impact spacing. getting shooters may help but if I were to scheme to defend Kemba, I'd just dare him to shoot over and limit his penetration and reduce the passing lane. there needs to be movement (probably why PNR and Lin was brought here) and outside shooting. perhaps a new scheme will help Kemba offensively instead of the so-called Alfense.
