atlantabbq99 wrote:Timmaytime wrote:atlantabbq99 wrote:
I agree, I watched KCP in Georgia. He is a shooter. If he is coached up and played in a good system like the Hawks or Spurs, i think he could be a .400 three point shooter.
How is Baze off the dribble? I haven't watched a lot of him admittedly but I would imagine it's not something he has to do all that often.
You're right, he doesn't do much off the dribble. He mainly cuts and spots up for open jumpers. Baz is smart on offense and knows his role and knows how to move without the ball. Teague and Millsap going one on one from time to time and Baz knows how to read the defense and make cuts or screens and gives Teague and Millsap a passing lane if the defense collapses on them.
Their are a few times when Baz might create his own shot and he is pretty good at getting into the lane and elevating over guys to get a decent look. He doesn't do it alot, but when he does, he looks pretty decent.
i'm not trying to say Baz is Pippen, but his game reminds me of a poor man's Pippen, in their approach to the game, in that he is very aggressive on defense and always tries to force a turnover or create havoc and just very flat out active, but on offense, he is very passive, just goes with the flow, doesn't force anything and just takes what ever the defense gives him.
Thank you for the analysis. I think what i've seen from KCP is that he kind of knows that he has to create his own offense. No one on this team is really looking to be a distributer (Reggie does at times but mostly to Dre)
Because of this I think he has developed more off the dribble capabilities and his catch and shoot numbers have suffered. If you look at his stats on NBA.com, he's shooting 43% from mid-range, and only 30% from 3. I'm not trying to say it's Reggie's fault that he can't shoot unless it's a pull-up, but it's certainly affected him
