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    The Official Washington Basketball Thread: Wizards, Mystics etc

    in The Tailgate

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    Crawford is a gunner no doubt. But he isn't selfish, which is the key. He does pass the ball and get assists and can have that balance between facilitating and scoring. Crawford just isn't a starter. Not for a good team anyway. His best role is as a second line ball handler and scorer that gives you instant offense. He plays the exact same way whether he gets 35 minutes or 20 minutes, no matter the lineup he's in or the role he's asked to play. That type of mentality is rare and makes him ideally suited to come off the bench.

    He's creative and you can get points from him in a variety of ways too.

    I see him being a bigger, more pass oriented Jamal Crawford only with worse handles. Jamal Crawford has shown he can make an impact and be a key role player for good teams like when he was on Atlanta and on the Clippers, or he can be a chucker and play really inefficient ball when he's not playing the correct role like last year in Portland.

    It is definitely about managing Jordan's minutes and putting him in the right lineups IMO. When we eventually get to a 9 or 10 man rotation, I think he becomes valuable as the primary scorer for the second line.

    ---------- Post added January-13th-2013 at 01:20 PM ----------

    The comparison to Ray Allen was because he's a similar size and build and he has a very graceful game predicated on his smooth handles and picture perfect jump shot. Beal is going to eventually be a great jump shooter because his process is great. So long as he doesn't mess with his mechanics. He is shooting for crappy percentages right now mostly because he hasn't found his range, hasn't figured out when and how to take consistently good shots yet, still figuring out how to get space against NBA defenses. And his first 20 games were playing on a historically bad team that was asking him to aggressively shoot to get into the habit of trying to score at the expense of efficiency.

    If you watch vintage Ray Allen with the Sonics, you'll see how similar he just physically looks to Beal. The way they move around the court is so similar. Also Ray used to be very athletic and would throw down on people when he was young. You're probably thinking old Celtics Ray Allen where he was basically just a jump shooter and did not have the same speed or bounce.

    There are differences between them definitely. Beal is stronger and a more aggressive player. Not as smooth as Ray. And Ray was also a better shooter and more efficient player when he came into the league. But he was also a more finished product because he played three years at UConn and came in at 21 instead of 19. He just knew more. Knew the game better, knew how to take better shots.

    Beal is super smart though, I think he's going to get it figured out really fast. I think you'll see him make great strides with his shooting efficiency by the end of this year. He already looks like he's figuring out how to get room on his shot against quality defenders like Thabo Sefalosha. And it's going to help him a lot getting Wall back because Wall will space the floor and get him the ball while he's open. Don't write off that jumper yet. Conventional wisdom points to it getting a lot more consistent.

    Jan is struggling hard, but Jan has regressed under this coaching staff and has suffered from crap PG play this year. He's got talent, we just haven't been able to develop it or do anything with it this year.

    Jan missed those oops last night because they were bad passes from Wall BTW. Wall was rusty. The plays were nice backdoor cuts that'll be effective once Wall gets back into the flow of things.

    I think a lot of the Jan sucks talk is generalizations because people don't really care to see what his full situation is. He's become the chic player to bash, there is always someone every year. The fan base also gives up on young players instantaneously. People were writing Beal off after his first three games.

    What has Singleton done to prove he deserves to play? I don't understand why people want him out there over Ves. Is it a devil you don't know situation? It's a terrible sign he can't get into games as wide open as the lineups have been. Jan was in the doghouse and he actually got out of it probably because Singleton was struggling even worse. If he's not playing right now he must be awful in practice.

    Growing up I saw Ray Allen dunking on everyone...the younger generation only sees him as a jumpshooter

    The Official Washington Basketball Thread: Wizards, Mystics etc

    in The Tailgate

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    Mcgee's stats are inflated......he is a momentum killer, I hope the wizards do not sign him and part their ways...hopefully he can blossom with another team. He takes bad shots over and over again and has no basketball iq, as many points he does make he gives them right back by his poor defense and goaltending, plus he rarely blocks out, most of his rebounds come from his athletic ability. I would rather have a consistent center who plays tough physical defense and high iq. I am not a stats guy , I want players that understand the game and will pass the ballMcgee is in his 4 th year and has not learned anything in regards to the game of basketball.

    We are the laughing stock of the nba

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8ZtEXuP0Y0

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