martin wrote:MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:I am a big fan of Iman Shumpert, but if MDA does not play him until the end of the season, do not get worried. MDA will be bringing him along slowly maybe, like he did with Toney Douglas and the other guy.
Fields? Like starting him? Is that what you mean by bringing him along slowly?
No, there was another rookie that he didn't bring in until late in the season, but I can't remember.
Aha, it was Chandler. He didn't get serious burn until February, March of his rookie year.
But this wasn't MDA, was it? Still, it was the Knicks.
Vmart wrote:Already on board Shump is no chump.
+1
Peanut Butter and Jelly
Iman Shumpert and Baron Davis will fit like Ray Williams and Michael Ray Richardson
MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:martin wrote:MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:I am a big fan of Iman Shumpert, but if MDA does not play him until the end of the season, do not get worried. MDA will be bringing him along slowly maybe, like he did with Toney Douglas and the other guy.
Fields? Like starting him? Is that what you mean by bringing him along slowly?
No, there was another rookie that he didn't bring in until late in the season, but I can't remember.
Aha, it was Chandler. He didn't get serious burn until February, March of his rookie year.
But this wasn't MDA, was it? Still, it was the Knicks.
It was Douglas and it was March of his rookie year when Walsh traveled with the team to Texas.
Let's also remember that it was TD's rookie year. He was far from ready to run a team and so far still isn't a very good PG.
Nov. 12 of 14 games avg'd 16.4 mpg
Dec. 10 of 15 games avg'd 10.7 mpg
Jan. 5 of 15 games avg'd 12.2 mpg
Feb. 5 of 11 games avg'd 14.4 mpg
Mar. 14 of 16 games avg'd 28.4 mpg
Apr. 8 of 8 games avg'd 30.4 mpg
If you look at the way TD's rookie season went, it was clear that Mike gave him a shot to show what he could do early and as the team and he struggled Mike pulled back TD's minutes and games played. Then when the season was truly over TD played a ton. There was no evident bias on Mike's part, just a coach dealing with a rook that wasn't fully ready and a team that was struggling. Mike doesn't have a problem with rookies and young players. He never has. He's always played good young players that could contribute. This team has had young players in prominent roles so there's no evidence that Mike has a thing against young players.
Are we back on this Dantoni doesn't like young guys thing? Landry Fields? Mozgov?
Bippity10 wrote:Are we back on this Dantoni doesn't like young guys thing? Landry Fields? Mozgov?
If you want to go back there Hill is the starting center for Houston and had 17 and 13 the other night in 28 minutes when they beat the Spurs. Also, he didn't play Mosgov until injuries and suspensions forced him to. He gets a ton of credit for playing Moz for a few weeks at the end of January/beginning of February.
If you want to give him credit for playing guys he and Walsh drafted you talk about Gallo and Fields.
OMG! Please don't start on this again. Let's just enjoy the new team. Let bygones be bygones.
I was just trying to preempt to backlash that will happen if MDA does not play Shump right off the bat.
MarburyAnd1 - the question is not whether Shumpert will play.
The question is whether he will start.
misterearl wrote:Peanut Butter and JellyIman Shumpert and Baron Davis will fit like Ray Williams and Michael Ray Richardson
Like the Pearl and Clyde?
Like Mo Cheeks and Mark Jackson?
Like Rory Sparrow and Clinton Wheeler?
misterearl wrote:MarburyAnd1 - the question is not whether Shumpert will play. The question is whether he will start.
It's like that?!
MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:misterearl wrote:MarburyAnd1 - the question is not whether Shumpert will play. The question is whether he will start.
It's like that?!
Don;t be surprised if Shumpert gets a long audition in the backcourt through December and January.
When he games start piling up and the travel starts to drain energy, quality depth will be critical.
It's like that, and that's the way it is.
misterearl wrote:MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:misterearl wrote:MarburyAnd1 - the question is not whether Shumpert will play. The question is whether he will start.
It's like that?!
Don;t be surprised if Shumpert gets a long audition in the backcourt through December and January.
When he games start piling up and the travel starts to drain energy, quality depth will be critical.
It's like that, and that's the way it is.
HUUUUUUUUUUAAAA!!!
Iman's skills, intensity, and reflexes are outstanding. His shot-selection is atrocious.
Bonn1997 wrote:Iman's skills, intensity, and reflexes are outstanding. His shot-selection is atrocious.
Gotta keep working with the Kid. It's gonna take time to learn and adjust to the pro game. I'm positive that everyone is gonna be in his ear at practice to try and teach him to recognize a great shot as opposed to a bad one. I'm also sure that a good razzing in the film sessions will calm him down a bit. It just takes time.
His defense is outstanding. Better than TD. If Bibby is injured, until Bddy comes back he might be our best PG. With him and TD on the floor I'd rather see TD play SG.
