Leap Year - The Kemba Walker Thread III

[Braggins]

Kemba has been a very solid defender for the most part, but last season he was too busy being a baby, complaining to the refs, and returning from injury, to play defense. I expect better this season.. He'll occasionally struggle with a big guard for stretches and Westbrook is probably going to abuse him again, but other than that he'll be alright.

[JDR720]

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[LamarMatic7]

I been watching he Hornets for a LONG time i never remember Walker being bad defensively. Only time I can remember a opposing guard really dominating him was Westbrook but he does that to everyone. Hes one of the quickest players in the league he uses that on D and also stops fast breaks like ive never seen a player before in my life. If im going to criticize something its deff the fg% thats really the only thing stopping him from being a John Wall/Kyrie type player.

all from last season:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we7aRuddYmw[/youtube]

it was a season of mental errors galore.

[BigSlam]

I been watching he Hornets for a LONG time i never remember Walker being bad defensively. Only time I can remember a opposing guard really dominating him was Westbrook but he does that to everyone. Hes one of the quickest players in the league he uses that on D and also stops fast breaks like ive never seen a player before in my life. If im going to criticize something its deff the fg% thats really the only thing stopping him from being a John Wall/Kyrie type player.

Fg% is obviously a huge problem, but he's not very good at passing either.

It's funny how similar he is (good and bad) to Felton when Felton was here.


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[Joest2003]

I been watching he Hornets for a LONG time i never remember Walker being bad defensively. Only time I can remember a opposing guard really dominating him was Westbrook but he does that to everyone. Hes one of the quickest players in the league he uses that on D and also stops fast breaks like ive never seen a player before in my life. If im going to criticize something its deff the fg% thats really the only thing stopping him from being a John Wall/Kyrie type player.

Fg% is obviously a huge problem, but he's not very good at passing either.

It's funny how similar he is (good and bad) to Felton when Felton was here.


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Im not going to hold the assists against him until this year now that he has shooters. You cannot ignore the fact that big al is almost 100% post, mkg doesn't shoot, and Henderson NEVER used to catch and shoot. That's not exactly assists friendly. We saw what kemba was last year when his fg% was up and Al was out for a month he was one of the best guards in the league.

[BigSlam]

I been watching he Hornets for a LONG time i never remember Walker being bad defensively. Only time I can remember a opposing guard really dominating him was Westbrook but he does that to everyone. Hes one of the quickest players in the league he uses that on D and also stops fast breaks like ive never seen a player before in my life. If im going to criticize something its deff the fg% thats really the only thing stopping him from being a John Wall/Kyrie type player.

Fg% is obviously a huge problem, but he's not very good at passing either.

It's funny how similar he is (good and bad) to Felton when Felton was here.


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Im not going to hold the assists against him until this year now that he has shooters. You cannot ignore the fact that big al is almost 100% post, mkg doesn't shoot, and Henderson NEVER used to catch and shoot. That's not exactly assists friendly. We saw what kemba was last year when his fg% was up and Al was out for a month he was one of the best guards in the league.

Being good at passing isn't just about the assist numbers. It's about understanding when to pass (which is a huge area of opportunity for him) and maybe more importantly, where to pass (knowing where each player likes the ball delivered to them to put them in their specific rhythm).

I think that Kemba plays at such a frantic street ball type pace that it hampers his ability to play with the precision of a high end PG which stops him from being good at passing.



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[Appwrangler]

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Kenna's head seems in the right place. This is a team that is really going to have to rely on team play, not individual heroics, and he's showing strong leadership in developing that unity.

[fatlever]

http://www.fanly.me/pfr/plTGnojF4Q

2nd Kemba post from his blog about the trip

[spaceballer]

Fg% is obviously a huge problem, but he's not very good at passing either.

It's funny how similar he is (good and bad) to Felton when Felton was here.


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Im not going to hold the assists against him until this year now that he has shooters. You cannot ignore the fact that big al is almost 100% post, mkg doesn't shoot, and Henderson NEVER used to catch and shoot. That's not exactly assists friendly. We saw what kemba was last year when his fg% was up and Al was out for a month he was one of the best guards in the league.

Being good at passing isn't just about the assist numbers. It's about understanding when to pass (which is a huge area of opportunity for him) and maybe more importantly, where to pass (knowing where each player likes the ball delivered to them to put them in their specific rhythm).

I think that Kemba plays at such a frantic street ball type pace that it hampers his ability to play with the precision of a high end PG which stops him from being good at passing.



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I'm not so sure about the correlation between pace and passing/assist ability. If you look at the D'Antoni system's seven-second-or-less Steve Nash or Jeremy Lin during Linsanity, they both played at a very fast pace and were able to rack up assists with their passing ability.

Yes, a slower game can make it easier for PG's with limited passing ability and court vision (not to say that's necessarily the case with Kemba), but a high end PG should be able to maintain passing and assist ability even during a higher pace game. As a matter of fact, a higher pace game can lead to better quality assists since opponents have less time to set up defense.

If anything, higher pace of game tends to inflate assist numbers (along with scoring, and all the other numbers). Not hamper assist ability, unless that's a deficit in the player's game to begin with.

[BigSlam]

Im not going to hold the assists against him until this year now that he has shooters. You cannot ignore the fact that big al is almost 100% post, mkg doesn't shoot, and Henderson NEVER used to catch and shoot. That's not exactly assists friendly. We saw what kemba was last year when his fg% was up and Al was out for a month he was one of the best guards in the league.

Being good at passing isn't just about the assist numbers. It's about understanding when to pass (which is a huge area of opportunity for him) and maybe more importantly, where to pass (knowing where each player likes the ball delivered to them to put them in their specific rhythm).

I think that Kemba plays at such a frantic street ball type pace that it hampers his ability to play with the precision of a high end PG which stops him from being good at passing.



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I'm not so sure about the correlation between pace and passing/assist ability. If you look at the D'Antoni system's seven-second-or-less Steve Nash or Jeremy Lin during Linsanity, they both played at a very fast pace and were able to rack up assists with their passing ability.

Yes, a slower game can make it easier for PG's with limited passing ability and court vision (not to say that's necessarily the case with Kemba), but a high end PG should be able to maintain passing and assist ability even during a higher pace game. As a matter of fact, a higher pace game can lead to better quality assists since opponents have less time to set up defense.

If anything, higher pace of game tends to inflate assist numbers (along with scoring, and all the other numbers). Not hamper assist ability, unless that's a deficit in the player's game to begin with.

Not the pace of the game, the pace of Kemba.


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[spaceballer]

Being good at passing isn't just about the assist numbers. It's about understanding when to pass (which is a huge area of opportunity for him) and maybe more importantly, where to pass (knowing where each player likes the ball delivered to them to put them in their specific rhythm).

I think that Kemba plays at such a frantic street ball type pace that it hampers his ability to play with the precision of a high end PG which stops him from being good at passing.



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I'm not so sure about the correlation between pace and passing/assist ability. If you look at the D'Antoni system's seven-second-or-less Steve Nash or Jeremy Lin during Linsanity, they both played at a very fast pace and were able to rack up assists with their passing ability.

Yes, a slower game can make it easier for PG's with limited passing ability and court vision (not to say that's necessarily the case with Kemba), but a high end PG should be able to maintain passing and assist ability even during a higher pace game. As a matter of fact, a higher pace game can lead to better quality assists since opponents have less time to set up defense.

If anything, higher pace of game tends to inflate assist numbers (along with scoring, and all the other numbers). Not hamper assist ability, unless that's a deficit in the player's game to begin with.

Not the pace of the game, the pace of Kemba.


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That's been a problem since his UCONN days. His UCONN coach wanted him to learn from Harvard's Jeremy Lin how to control pacing. Hopefully, now that they're on the same team, they can help each other.

Here's the NYTimes article about Kemba's UCONN assistant coach using Harvard's Jeremy Lin as a teaching model, and wanting to teach Kemba to learn to have the same pacing control in pick-and-rolls as Harvard's Lin.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/15/sports/ncaabasketball/coach-uses-lin-as-model-for-teaching-pick-and-roll.html?_r=0

[fatlever]

Old news that has been posted in other threads, but just in case you missed the news - Kemba has joinned JordanBrand and left Under Armour.

[yosemiteben]

Old news that has been posted in other threads, but just in case you missed the news - Kemba has joinned JordanBrand and left Under Armour.

Was expecting Steph to complete the Cam, Kemba, Steph UA trifecta when Steph comes to the Hornets.

Bonnell's piece on the switch is just sad.

[BlackOutBuzz]

Old news that has been posted in other threads, but just in case you missed the news - Kemba has joinned JordanBrand and left Under Armour.

Was expecting Steph to complete the Cam, Kemba, Steph UA trifecta when Steph comes to the Hornets.

Bonnell's piece on the switch is just sad.

You can tell he has no idea what to do with the new "highlights" feature.

"Dammit I gave them a headline, now I need 3 more sub-heads? I don't think my articles even have 3 interesting points. Uhhhh..."

1. Guard has switched from Under Armour to Jordan Brand

"Yeah, this one's good, honestly they wouldn't have to read anything else because that is the only thing of substance I'm gonna put into these next 150 words!"

2. With Jasmine Jordan nearby, he deadpans disappointment over change

"The key here, peons, is to stress that it was a joke. My idiot readers will probably think he's being serious."

3. This was classic Kemba Walker sense of humor

"For the third highlight I'm, again, beating it into your brain that Kemba was joking, thus killing any remaining charm the story may have had before you've even started reading the actual story! I'm also implying here that I KNOW Kemba and his sense of humor, and it's something a journalist of my stature can appreciate so much more than you... jerks. Dammit I'm running out of names to insult the readers with."

"A small piece of intrigue driven into the ground leaving you frustrated for having even read it. It's the perfect Rick Bonnell story! All in the highlights!"

[amcoolio]

Kemba's middle name is Hudley... Maybe he should go by Hudley from now on

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[MasterIchiro]

Kemba's middle name is Hudley... Maybe he should go by Hudley from now on

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http://i.imgur.com/x8ov1Yw.png

I tried to add it but couldn't. Is the link right?

[amcoolio]

Yes, it might be too big for your avatar. I believe avatars are 100X100. Try inputting that.

[HornetJail]

Based on how much some of you trash Kemba on here, a lot of you should sign up

[MasterIchiro]

Yes, it might be too big for your avatar. I believe avatars are 100X100. Try inputting that.

I tried it as a file signature. Is it too big for that?

[Braggins]

Based on how much some of you trash Kemba on here, a lot of you should sign up

Well, its on the 21st of this month, so its against Novemba Kemba. He might miss every shot, except the money balls. Of course he'll make every money ball.