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yup definitely saw some improvements. he will have to be consistent though.
We saw sporadic good games from him last season, so it could be just one of those solid games followed by mediocrity....
Despite that, its a new year and, despite his foul trouble, I liked what I saw from him tonight.
We will see if he can keep it up consistently this year.
New season, I'll give him the benifit of the doubt for now.
16 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assist in roughly 18 minutes.
I'll take that from him.
Good game RJ.
yup definitely saw some improvements. he will have to be consistent though.
i was happy with his output and yah he looked to be in sync with the other guys
He has improved. He looks really comfortable and he seemed to finally get everything. The guy is just going to get better.
He looks a lot better out there. Just looks way more comfortable on the court and its translating into him being a lot more aggressive.
He played well in this game, I liked what I saw, however, he's playing against a team that will be one of the worst defensive teams in the NBA this year..we'll have to see a few games against teams that play consistent and smart defense..
He should have finished with 4 fouls...that block was legit
RJ played well, attacking more and his J looks much better
truth.
I cringed the first half of the game when he clanged the rim on that 3 and then again on that free-throw, but I loved his aggressiveness driving the lane.
Last year towards the end of the year, he began looking a lot more comfortable and was being really aggressive and I'm glad to see that continue
I want to see him do this consistently. As HH said, Indiana might not be the best measuring stick.
Don't get me wrong, he played really well tonight, despite the foul trouble. Let's hope it stays this way.
really expect a change from him. last year's gone as far as i'm concerned
He played well, especially in the first half. Also it looked the Spurs offense was more fluid which helped his game as well. This should bode well for the rest of the season.
played better then bosh and wade in game one
The main thing is RJ looks comfortable and confident. The production is a byproduct of those things. Hopefully, there's more in store from him.
Mark my words..RJ is going to be the key to our success this season, not DeJuan Blair.....
I believed all along this guy would turn it around this year. It's no surprise to me that he played well. I'm sure it'll continue. His improved stroke will open up the rest of his game.
lots of y'all who doubted RJ will be eating crowe.
Definite improvement, but I'm not ready to go that far yet. My biggest complaint/concern is that there were too many times when he couldn't finish at or near the rim. Going to the FT line is great, and something the Spurs really need. But if he could finish and turn those into and-1's he could really dish out some punishment. If he's going to be the key to our success, he's going to have to stay with more of those plays and get the ball to do down.
Don't get me wrong. I liked what I saw a lot more than last year.
Cool, maybe you could give credit to where you got that from next time.
really? credit for what?
Comfortable, confident, sure of himself, knew where he was... these were the things really missing from him last year. I believe Pop when he says RJ worked all summer making sure he took his experience from last year to come back better this year. If this is the type of game he plays more regularly this year, we'll be much better already.
This is the RJ I expected to see last year when we acquired him. Hopefully it becomes a consistent thing though. But hey he outplayed his performance from last season's opener.
Obviously this was great to see him comfortable and productive but the season is young and the Pacers defensive was bad.
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