Question Stolen from Diaries
Kampeska, a fine reader, posted a fine diary asking a fine question:
I've stolen this question for the main page for a couple of reasons:
- It's a good question.
- In order to meet the 300 character minimum in diaries Kampeska strung together about 200 question marks after his question. This really messed up the formatting. Which reminds me, we haven't had a new "filling up the 300 characters in diaries" question in a while so...if you need some extra characters in your diary tell us what and where the best vacation you ever had was. DON'T DO IT IN THIS THREAD. Just add it to your diary if you're short characters.
--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)
P.S. Sorry to the four people who commented already in the diaries. I deleted it because of the formatting thing. Maybe you can recap here?
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It's important...
In my opinion the only Blazer who fits that bill is Brandon Roy and he has room to grow in it. Others have 'potential' but haven't shown it consistently.
Amazingly, Mr. Darius Miles, a decent ball handler with a high confidence level, has shown that skill in the past.
Travis is Getting Better at Creating His Own Shot
Creating your own shot...
You may remember how effective Jim Paxson was in Ramsey's offense in the early 80s. He was an excellent outside shooter which forced defenses to overplay him on the perimeter which then opened up the backdoor cut. I wouldn't say Paxson was a great one on one player but he was a great scorer in that offense.
In today's NBA, if you have a guy who can create his own shot, you can build your offense around that guy. Nash is the perfect example. He forces defenses to play him and then opens shots up for other people.
finishing my thought...
Like many have said, the guy most capable of creating his own shot this year will be Roy. He can break down defenders, draw fouls, and get into the lane and finish with both hands. He demonstrated this last year and I expect he will get better at it this year.
I am also going to pick the lightning rod of controversy, Jarret Jack, as another candidate. He has been known to hit a pull up jumper off the dribble on occasion. I have also seen him drive into the lane and finish. Without the black hole to feed the ball to, we might actually see some motion in the offense that will open up lanes for Jack to do more of this.
if we are
did you watch any....
Roy does well..
If you look at most of the shots he took in that video, he got open by being on the defences weak side from a bad rotation or someone was double teamed, and he wasnt.
I am not trying to take away from his ability, in fact I am praising him for what he does. Not a lot of players in general know how to work off a defensive mistake in order to get a good look at the basket.
Perhaps the 3,000 mile distance
The guy with the ball in his hands at the end of most Blazer games. The one that won RoY. I think he is capable of creating his own shot.
I'm hoping to see the Blazers develop into a team where having a guy who can create his own shot isn't that important. I prefer team basketball to isolation, one on one. As some guy named Wooden used to teach - the ball can move faster than any player on the court.
Brandon Roy
by jsh on Aug 19, 2007 12:39 PM PDT reply actions
Believe it or not
Both Outlaw and Roy demonstrated this ability last year. Outlaw by using his leaping ability, Roy by displaying a deceptively quick first step.
I think LMA can also fit into this category as long as "creating your own shot" doesn't mean bringing the ball up the court, but he didn't show it much in his rookie year.
Sergio can also get his own shot, but does anybody want that yet?
by jon @ Blazer's Edge on Aug 19, 2007 2:13 PM PDT reply actions
I believe it
it's huge
Roy
Everyone else on the team either hasnt' proved they can do it yet because of minimal NBA experience, or just plain can't. That's all I got.
The inclusion
We are not there yet with our PGs.
How to score in the NBA.
Teams fail when they have nobody who can consistently make their own shot AND they don't have a sophisticated offense nailed down. Teams also fail when they have someone who can create their own shot but cannot pass. Opposing teams simply shut down the scorer.
The Blazers are not going to have a sophisticated NBA offense run by five smart guys for some time. Therefore in the upcoming season it is going to be important for people to get their own shots. I would say that on the team only Roy and Rodriguez can create their own shot on a consistent basis, and Rodriguez doesn't shoot that well. Both can pass.
A question for me is do post players count? Is creating your own shot the same as needing to be double teamed? I think Oden and Aldridge on the low block will both probably be double-teamed a fair amount this year. I think that will be important, because we can't rely on Roy to be good or great on both sides of the ball on every possession down the floor.
by EnglandDan on Aug 20, 2007 10:45 AM PDT reply actions
Does that count?
That depends where they are when they get the ball
by EnglandDan on Aug 20, 2007 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Roy can
Martell can, if his defender makes a mistake and closes out too much on him, but that hardly counts.
Jarrett Jack not so much, he ended up taking some poor shots at the end of the shot clock when Zach kicked it out with a second or two left, though he made an impressive number of those.
Roy had the ball in his hands at the end of close games for several reasons. Not only can he create his own shot, but he forces teams to double him, and can be counted on to make an excellent decision at crunch time - whether it's to pass or to shoot.
Very Important
Creating your own shot can be the different between being good and being a superstar. You look at all the superstars in the league and almsot all of them are able to create their own shot. Its what can make a player.
When the game is close you want guys on the floor that can create their own shot.
Well just my 2 cents.
Have fun all.

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