Re: Chris Paul wants out?
I don't think anyone is saying that they're going to ball hog or fight for shots...they just don't complement each other. Neither one is a knock down shooter, don't you want a slasher who can force the defense to collapse into the paint a little and open things up for the shooters? And occasionally have someone who can consistently hit the transition 3?
What about when one guy is dribbling and running the offense, what's the other one doing? Running off screens to get an open jumpshot? That's what shooters do when their penetrator is breaking down the D, is it not? You're going to have James penetrate the paint and pass it off to Wade who then follows right behind him and penetrates as well? Isn't that counterproductive?
Wouldn't the defenders who were worried about James now be in prime position to stop Wade? Is Wade going to become a knock down shooter who you want taking jumpers even if he's missed a couple because you understand what type of shooter he is?
I'll take a CP3 getting into the teeth of the defense and kicking it out to Melo who's going to force someone to stick close to him, or step out and contest and allow him to blow right by them because he can knock down a shot from anywhere on the court. Why wouldn't Wade and James defenders hover around the paint and make sure to take away the cutting angles and force the streaky shooters to shoot? That's what Boston did to stop LBJ and eventually he just started chucking shots since no one else was giving him any help either.
I don't understand how some folks were saying that a Rose and Wade/LBJ wouldn't exactly be a good fit for the Bulls, they'd be better off with a shooter...but suddenly LBJ and Wade would make a perfect fit? They're all slashers and none of them have the type of jumpshot you're gonna go into a game relying on. If they get hot then you feed the hot hand but you don't go into a game planning for LBJ or Wade to shoot all night. Do you?
Both of their numbers are coming down, I think we all agree on that, but I think that either one of them would have been fine just teaming up with Bosh. I don't understand how both LBJ and Wade's game will flourish with them both being on the court, basically being the same player.
I know this example isn't an exact mirror image of what's happening in Miami...but isn't there a chance that this situation can be similar to Ellis and Curry in GS? Together, they both put up solid numbers, but they share the rock a good amount of the time. Ellis gets hurt and sits out, Curry is now handling the rock more and his numbers go up.
I don't get why this seems so far fetched to people. Isn't the goal of building a solid basketball team (or any team for that matter, be it sports or otherwise) is to complement skill sets not to replicate them? Otherwise you have a bunch of people that can do A & B, and no one is taking care of C.
I don't think anyone is saying that they're going to ball hog or fight for shots...they just don't complement each other. Neither one is a knock down shooter, don't you want a slasher who can force the defense to collapse into the paint a little and open things up for the shooters? And occasionally have someone who can consistently hit the transition 3?
What about when one guy is dribbling and running the offense, what's the other one doing? Running off screens to get an open jumpshot? That's what shooters do when their penetrator is breaking down the D, is it not? You're going to have James penetrate the paint and pass it off to Wade who then follows right behind him and penetrates as well? Isn't that counterproductive?
Wouldn't the defenders who were worried about James now be in prime position to stop Wade? Is Wade going to become a knock down shooter who you want taking jumpers even if he's missed a couple because you understand what type of shooter he is?
I'll take a CP3 getting into the teeth of the defense and kicking it out to Melo who's going to force someone to stick close to him, or step out and contest and allow him to blow right by them because he can knock down a shot from anywhere on the court. Why wouldn't Wade and James defenders hover around the paint and make sure to take away the cutting angles and force the streaky shooters to shoot? That's what Boston did to stop LBJ and eventually he just started chucking shots since no one else was giving him any help either.
I don't understand how some folks were saying that a Rose and Wade/LBJ wouldn't exactly be a good fit for the Bulls, they'd be better off with a shooter...but suddenly LBJ and Wade would make a perfect fit? They're all slashers and none of them have the type of jumpshot you're gonna go into a game relying on. If they get hot then you feed the hot hand but you don't go into a game planning for LBJ or Wade to shoot all night. Do you?
Both of their numbers are coming down, I think we all agree on that, but I think that either one of them would have been fine just teaming up with Bosh. I don't understand how both LBJ and Wade's game will flourish with them both being on the court, basically being the same player.
I know this example isn't an exact mirror image of what's happening in Miami...but isn't there a chance that this situation can be similar to Ellis and Curry in GS? Together, they both put up solid numbers, but they share the rock a good amount of the time. Ellis gets hurt and sits out, Curry is now handling the rock more and his numbers go up.
I don't get why this seems so far fetched to people. Isn't the goal of building a solid basketball team (or any team for that matter, be it sports or otherwise) is to complement skill sets not to replicate them? Otherwise you have a bunch of people that can do A & B, and no one is taking care of C.
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