Seiklis
Sixth Man
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He is retiring from basketball to BOX a family of kangaroos.
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He is retiring from basketball to BOX a family of kangaroos.
I like a lot of his game, but the next time he goes left will be his first, teams will catch up to this if they ever bother to scout him.
I see what you're saying, but his right hand drive seems like a nba level talent, he looks much slower and less powerful going left, it works against preseason level defense but not in primetimeReally? I disagree.... He went left about 6 or 7 times in the Sixers highlights that someone posted above. He didn't finish with the left in all of them but in probably about 5 of them. This isn't a limitation I've noticed in him.
"BankShot, I watched Dajuan Wagner. I knew Dajuan Wagner. Dajuan Wagner was a friend of mine. Jared Cunningham, is no Dajuan Wagner."
I see what you're saying, but his right hand drive seems like a nba level talent, he looks much slower and less powerful going left, it works against preseason level defense but not in primetime
I'm replying to say I have no reply, I guess I've struck a nerve...I'm liking JC and it's a pretty good story that he is currently part of the rotation for the best team in the leagueThat may be... and I guess we'll see. I'm just a little sensitive to people getting called out for not having a left hand for three reasons:
A) Dajuan Wagner was my biggest draft bust of all-time. He had a nice stretch of scoring and then the league figured out he didn't have a left hand at all and it all came crashing down.
B) I've listened to Austin Carr for years always talk about forcing players left even when this isn't a valid weakness for that player. Hell, I've heard Austin Carr critique players for not forcing left-handed players left. I love Austin but he wasn't a defensive wizard himself and this seems to be the only defensive adjustment he regularly suggests (often incorrectly).
C) I've heard announcers and critics of LeBron James say that teams need to force him left despite the fact the guy has been finishing with his left hand more than his right since I first saw him play live in 10th grade. There has never been a day that LeBron has been in the NBA that he hasn't been as good or better going left than right. Yet, many assume because he's a right handed player that this is somehow something teams should do with him. As many of you know, LeBron is essentially ambidextrous and writes and eats with his left hand.
i might have to eat my words about him...i really wasnt impressed by pre season but so far he's looked good filling spots
I'm replying to say I have no reply, I guess I've struck a nerve...I'm liking JC and it's a pretty good story that he is currently part of the rotation for the best team in the league
100% in the same boat. I think it is easy to get to the rack in preseason because no one is playing defense. But he has finally looked worthy of his 1st round pick and I think he might have to stick even after the guarantee date.
His jumper (particularly spot up 3's) looks better than I thought it would and I love his defense. I think he could fill a nice niche as a defensive-oriented guard that would be ideal for matching up with quicker PGs when everyone's healthy and provides nice depth at 1/2 in case of injury.
I see he and Joe Harris competing for best towel waver honors most games once Kyrie and Shump are back though. No way you can give him minutes with Kyrie/Shump/Mo/Smith/Delly unless it's garbage time. Maybe he can prevent teams we blow out from killing the end of our bench and making the other team's loss look more respectable. We saw that way too much last year.