DJ or Kemba

[TheDorkLord]

that is because he isn't a pg. from a pure point guard perspective, dj is many times better than kemba. just watch what happens to the offense when kemba is the primary point on the floor. it stops moving and if we don't go pick and roll at the top, most positions are down right ugly.

Yep, I've noticed a big slow down in how the offense runs when Kemba is the primary point. The half court offense comes to a crawl. Hopefully that changes soon.

[superb1]

Also, at some point the team to make a decision on their PG. As far as I have known, our starting PG has not really been set. Someone has always been looking over their shoulder. Also to a point, the pg position has not been treated well either by the head coach or the FO. Why draft DJ, when we had Felton, why draft Kemba when we had DJ. In hindsight again, we should have traded the picks and drafted Paul. We need anoint the started at point and his backup, and move on.

[Plowright]

Superb, you draft the Best Player available not your needs, unless your a potential championship team, which we have never been. Also, Yes the offense is not as smooth under Kemba but lets not remember, he is new to this league, was late to training camp due to his contract. DJ has got every jump start on him there is, for him to be able to be out there and play meaningful minutes is a win right now.

[superb1]

I remember people arguing why we drafted DJ over Lopez, that was arguably a toss up and it was thought we should have Lopez. But hindsight is a b@#$%. But why this debate. If we let DJ go cuz we he is in a contract year, is Kemba doomed to face the same fate if we have no choice to draft BPA and it happens to be a point. If Kemba is the one, then set DJ free and deal with Kemba. But I'm greedy I want both, so if we have to pay DJ, do so. Gotta pay someone someday.

[SWedd523]

We took a positional approach when we decided to pick DJ instead of Lopez. That was the same offseason we gave Mek his big contract and the FO looked at it like DJ was the better "fit" because him and Ray could play together while Lopez and Mek couldn't.


Just another example of why you draft BPA and not for fit.

[spectre]

We took a positional approach when we decided to pick DJ instead of Lopez. That was the same offseason we gave Mek his big contract and the FO looked at it like DJ was the better "fit" because him and Ray could play together while Lopez and Mek couldn't.


Just another example of why you draft BPA and not for fit.

Absolutely agreed. It's bit us in the ass more times than not. I'd also throw in 9 times out of 10 you take quality over quantity.

You guys will eventually get your wish of Kemba trying to run the point. Sign and trade hopefully sooner than later. What kills me is how people still try to hang that "no confidence" label on DJ.(Larry Brown is gone!) There is a thing as quiet confidence. DJ has never been a raw raw look at me player guess he needs to start dancing and doing the jump chest bump after hitting shots to be described as confident or clutch; besides that is what most like to see. Anyway, he is playing to get paid and expecting to get more than the mle and that's not coming from Charlotte for certain.

I'll admit I've continually brought up his lack of confidence. So far this year he's proving me very wrong. I'm very happy about that. It wasn't about the chest bumps tho...it was asserting control. He's doing that so far these last couple games.

The question of course will always be whether he'll continue doing it. There are no alpha males on the team anymore so there's really no excuse.

that is because he isn't a pg. from a pure point guard perspective, dj is many times better than kemba. just watch what happens to the offense when kemba is the primary point on the floor. it stops moving and if we don't go pick and roll at the top, most positions are down right ugly.

Oh I knew he wasn't a pure PG, but so far I've not seen him playing like anything other than a SG w/ handles. I chalk a lot of that up to him being new and the coaching staff wanting him to shoot (remember back whenever Ammo would get the ball the bench would all yell "shoot"?). He's not going to look anything like a PG until he gets more time under his belt and starts playing consistently with the starters.

[stun704]

love of the game? lol

remember when he actually won the starting job and LB buried him on the bench for his second season? Remember when he proved he could be a solid starting PG in the NBA and was one of the most efficient PGs in the league and people still gave him flak for not being Rose? Remember when the organization apologized to the man's family and said they were 'committed'?

Yeah, screw love of the game. He can love the game somewhere else where he isn't the first guy thrown under the bus.

boo fucking hoo hes getting paid millions of dollars to play a game, he needs to stop being a bitch and man up if the reasons u listed causes him to be jaded

[SWedd523]

I'm going to agree with stun, but for different reasons. If he has the ability to play this well, then he should be doing it because he can, not because he wants to get a bigger deal. Effort shouldn't be a product of money.



Now I doubt that's the case, and I wouldn't be surprised to see him come back to earth to his 15/7 averages. But for the sake of the argument.

[adam187]

who do i want taking the last shot? uhhhh, duh, swagga jack!

dj has been playing lights out. he deserved to take that last shot simply because he has been playing with an edge and because he's probably our best pure shooter you can trust (fuck you matt carroll). like dy says, it's easy to forget about all the icing FTs he's hit because those aren't highlight plays. dj was playing so well the heat had to move lebron over to guard him.

i don't know why dj rushed that last second three point attempt, he was probably about to be swallowed by lebron. we should have had kemba out there, at the very least as a second option or decoy. honestly, i don't care who shoots the last shot, i just want it to be our best option, whoever is most open. that was our main problem, the heat sniffed out our play and we didn't have any fall backs. it's always going to be difficult trying to get a game winner to go in when you're being covered by an athletic beast who has at least 8 inches of height on you.

[superb1]

We took a positional approach when we decided to pick DJ instead of Lopez. That was the same offseason we gave Mek his big contract and the FO looked at it like DJ was the better "fit" because him and Ray could play together while Lopez and Mek couldn't.


Just another example of why you draft BPA and not for fit.

That's why I say pay and play DJ. He and Kemba fits and we can end our pg dilemna