Nalod wrote:franco12 wrote:I always thought RJ might end up like Patrick Ewing, a nice productive player, who didn't meet many early expectations of what they could be, but who none the less had a long career with the same franchise.His career is seemingly on a glide path to be off the team before his contract is over.
Part of me doesn't trust that Thibs is helping RJ's development.
The other part of me is starting to see that RJ just isn't that good.
I hope that part of his struggles this year is about owning his outrageous contract. Imagine getting paid that kind of money, and thinking your honestly not that much better than Fournier!
Ewing was top 50 player.
Ewing retired as one of the Top 50 players of all time and a HOF. The fan feeding frenzy is becoming so over the top it is leading to really dumb overreach comments like this. Maybe time for me to pack it in and just enjoy watching the games...... society is already overly negative enough as it is.
foosballnick wrote:Nalod wrote:franco12 wrote:I always thought RJ might end up like Patrick Ewing, a nice productive player, who didn't meet many early expectations of what they could be, but who none the less had a long career with the same franchise.His career is seemingly on a glide path to be off the team before his contract is over.
Part of me doesn't trust that Thibs is helping RJ's development.
The other part of me is starting to see that RJ just isn't that good.
I hope that part of his struggles this year is about owning his outrageous contract. Imagine getting paid that kind of money, and thinking your honestly not that much better than Fournier!
Ewing was top 50 player.
Ewing retired as one of the Top 50 players of all time and a HOF. The fan feeding frenzy is becoming so over the top it is leading to really dumb overreach comments like this. Maybe time for me to pack it in and just enjoy watching the games...... society is already overly negative enough as it is.
Let me add 1 thing that I should have included- in my comparison, is we’re probably never going to get RJ the help he needs, and we never got Ewing the help he needed.
I’m not saying RJ is or could have been a top fifty player- though he was picked 1 behind a player that will definitely be up in that level in Ja Morant if he can stay healthy.
BigDaddyG wrote:It's clear RJ is the alone adult who sees what needs to be done.Randle is also helping the cause, but I feel that's more unintentional. Courtesy of Reddit:
Clearly RJ been playing 3D chess for the organization, I like it.
RJ 9-18 tonight facing the best team in the nba for 22/7/4. Where’s the hate?
Philc1 wrote:RJ 9-18 tonight facing the best team in the nba for 22/7/4. Where’s the hate?
He attacked first and didn’t settle. He will figure all of that out. It just takes some guys time.
22 year old.
Breen said Randle getting 14 less touches per game. RJ similar.
Does that mean he should be hitting his 3’s more? Of course.
Kid is getting rebounds, passing, and getting to the line.
Enjoy the ride where ever it may lead to.
I think RJ needs to dial it back a bit and stop hunting those 20 ppg. Let the game come to you. Focus more on being a 15 ppg player with as good a defense and playmaker as you can over dying to score 20 ppg no matter how many shots it takes. Being a 20 ppg scorer doesn't make you an All-Star anyway.
SergioNYK wrote:I think RJ needs to dial it back a bit and stop hunting those 20 ppg. Let the game come to you. Focus more on being a 15 ppg player with as good a defense and playmaker as you can over dying to score 20 ppg no matter how many shots it takes. Being a 20 ppg scorer doesn't make you an All-Star anyway.
He can be a 20ppg scorer, he just has to be way more efficient with his shots!
So I think he and the coaching staff have to focus on making him more efficient with his shooting. He worked on his FT shooting over the summer. Great, it's improved.
In season, he has to improve his 3pt shooting back up to 40% like he had it his second year.
i might be one of RJ's biggest fans but he has not been playing well. Even last night he was a no-show on many defensive possessions.
i think it's perfectly acceptable to be an RJ fan and also acknowledge when he's playing sub-par
Chandler wrote:i might be one of RJ's biggest fans but he has not been playing well. Even last night he was a no-show on many defensive possessions.i think it's perfectly acceptable to be an RJ fan and also acknowledge when he's playing sub-par
How long do we collectively get to just come to the conclusion he is just not good at many things?
martin wrote:Chandler wrote:i might be one of RJ's biggest fans but he has not been playing well. Even last night he was a no-show on many defensive possessions.i think it's perfectly acceptable to be an RJ fan and also acknowledge when he's playing sub-par
How long do we collectively get to just come to the conclusion he is just not good at many things?
Serious question- what is he actually good at? what is his skill?
smackeddog wrote:martin wrote:Chandler wrote:i might be one of RJ's biggest fans but he has not been playing well. Even last night he was a no-show on many defensive possessions.i think it's perfectly acceptable to be an RJ fan and also acknowledge when he's playing sub-par
How long do we collectively get to just come to the conclusion he is just not good at many things?
Serious question- what is he actually good at? what is his skill?
I agree, I’ve always been a fan but he seems to be off this year. Making more defensive mistakes and obviously the offense isn’t there. But I’ll continue to be patient because our fan base really lacks that.
Knixkik wrote:smackeddog wrote:martin wrote:Chandler wrote:i might be one of RJ's biggest fans but he has not been playing well. Even last night he was a no-show on many defensive possessions.i think it's perfectly acceptable to be an RJ fan and also acknowledge when he's playing sub-par
How long do we collectively get to just come to the conclusion he is just not good at many things?
Serious question- what is he actually good at? what is his skill?
I agree, I’ve always been a fan but he seems to be off this year. Making more defensive mistakes and obviously the offense isn’t there. But I’ll continue to be patient because our fan base really lacks that.
How long do you wait? What's your limit? When can a reasonable person determine that a player is just not worth it.
RJ has been given the luxury of 3 solid years of minutes.
He is limited defensively cause he can't move fast enough, same with Fournier. Those guys just don't get faster magically. At best, he'll be a below average to average defender. This is something you just can't learn and incredibly he is going backwards in this department.
On Offense, here are his eFG% for the 3 complete seasons and this year: 45%, 49%, 47%, 45%. The AVERAGE sg/sf type player is ~52-53%. RJ is going to have to work REALLY HARD to just get to average.
He is a turn over machine.
How many shitty years does a player get before we realize he is below average?
Is there any real indicator that the talent is there if only he could put it together? I don't see it. What are the show-me moments? Where are they?
The only thing I can see that RJ has gotten better at in 3+ years is FT shooting.
Can anyone point to anything else? In 3 years of hard work that he is supposedly known for?
Knixkik wrote:smackeddog wrote:martin wrote:Chandler wrote:i might be one of RJ's biggest fans but he has not been playing well. Even last night he was a no-show on many defensive possessions.i think it's perfectly acceptable to be an RJ fan and also acknowledge when he's playing sub-par
How long do we collectively get to just come to the conclusion he is just not good at many things?
Serious question- what is he actually good at? what is his skill?
I agree, I’ve always been a fan but he seems to be off this year. Making more defensive mistakes and obviously the offense isn’t there. But I’ll continue to be patient because our fan base really lacks that.
fanbase def lacks patience. Unfortunately I think RJ's looking more and more like a bust. I hate to say it but the guy I see over and over is Quentin Richardson. Big strong guard, gets hot from time to time, not really good at anything (at an NBA level)
I think its very possible RJ is not any better than Cam/Grimes/IQ and only gets the minutes because of the franchise commitment (#3) and contract.
His prime technically starts in 2 years
we just gotta hope for the Jimmy Butler miracle!!!
fishmike wrote:Knixkik wrote:smackeddog wrote:martin wrote:Chandler wrote:i might be one of RJ's biggest fans but he has not been playing well. Even last night he was a no-show on many defensive possessions.i think it's perfectly acceptable to be an RJ fan and also acknowledge when he's playing sub-par
How long do we collectively get to just come to the conclusion he is just not good at many things?
Serious question- what is he actually good at? what is his skill?
I agree, I’ve always been a fan but he seems to be off this year. Making more defensive mistakes and obviously the offense isn’t there. But I’ll continue to be patient because our fan base really lacks that.
fanbase def lacks patience. Unfortunately I think RJ's looking more and more like a bust. I hate to say it but the guy I see over and over is Quentin Richardson. Big strong guard, gets hot from time to time, not really good at anything (at an NBA level)I think its very possible RJ is not any better than Cam/Grimes/IQ and only gets the minutes because of the franchise commitment (#3) and contract.
Or he’s just a notoriously slow starter. Remember he took over the entire second half of last season and his efficiency was much better. I think he’s adjusting to a new offense with Brunson leading and just needs time to settle. Not an excuse and I’m not an apologist for him but this is his yearly trend.
martin wrote:The only thing I can see that RJ has gotten better at in 3+ years is FT shooting.Can anyone point to anything else? In 3 years of hard work that he is supposedly known for?
Getting to the rim. What he does when he gets there is another story, but he gets there!
Definitely a disappointing season 1/4 of the way in. We all wanted his shot to become more consistent...but not like this! Looks to have regressed defensively, which is especially disappointing as we were touting him to be our primary wing defender after Bullock left. A little better with his layups, but not where he needs to be.
I'm still a believer in his potential (20ppg at 22 years old is not an achievement to balk at), but so far this year feeling better with either IQ or Cam on the floor. I expect him to pick it up as the year goes on...I've also been wrong before.
