Originally Posted by steve
KD is not going to spell mpg at PG. Will he be there for a set or two based a couple possessions when they run an offensive-minded Scoochie thru some screens where KD might be out top? Would not doubt that at all but AM is NOT giving up on JC. JC had been giving them some pretty good MPG so now he has a bad game like 90% of the other guys and you want to give up on him? AM is NOT giving up on him and neither should you..
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So now he has a bad game? He's had a bunch of bad games and several poor stretches in games where grades out as "just OK" or "didn't really hurt us because we won". Tell me a game where he was good? VMI might really be it, and is that the competition level we're setting the barometer at?
His numbers tell as much of the story as just general observation of decision making and the flow of the offense while on the court. If you exclude the VMI game, he actually has a less than 1:1 assist to turnover ratio. Seriously, less than 1:1 A/TO in the other 15 games. 32% field goal percentage AND 37% free throw.
You never give up on a player, but he's playing way more minutes than what I am comfortable with (20 plus per game in the last 5 games). I love that he's a big guard at 6-2 who can really breakdown a defense and get to almost anywhere he wants to on the floor, but he's got no idea where he's going and what he's doing with it when he gets there. You've got to have a purpose and be able to recognize when you've exposed the defense and make the appropriate play to exploit their breakdown.