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Maybe they'll be eating C.R.O.W.S. instead?
He was the key last season and will still be the key this year. GG RJ.
Maybe they'll be eating C.R.O.W.S. instead?
He was very good, but it was one game. Perhaps we should wait a week or so before we start going crazy over him. I'll be happy to be wrong if he continues to play this way.
Looked much better and more aggressive, I like what I saw so far...Hopefully he continues to improve and stays consistent for us.
i've been behind him since the the off-season. i'm not making these claims on the basis of one game.
reason i believe he will be great for us is the work he put in over the summer and the type of player he is. i've no doubt that his shooting stroke will stick and he'll continue to hit threes with consistency. same way George Hill did last year: he put in the work and it showed. he's not going to turn into steve Kerr, but he'll keep the defense on their toes.
second, he's a driver, and a great one at that. people suddenly forget that this guy was one of the most athletic players at one time. he's not in his athletic prime anymore, but his first step is still VERY good and he's got a lot of upper body strength and a knack at getting to the line. the absolute key for him is to be able to have room to drive. so if he's able to hit the three it will have a domino effect and open up his total game. it also looks like he put in work with Pop to get into the post, which is something we didn't see last year.
i haven't checked, but it would be interesting to see how well RJ did last year where he had at least one three (maybe two) in game. i'm sure he had his best games when he was able to keep the defense honest so he could drive. i;m not sure about that so i don't know though.
Not amazing, but he had a solid game. His jumpshot continues to look better than its ever looked. He was aggressive all night, and his D wasn't too bad. With that being said, it was against the Pacers. Not exactly a great team. I do expect him to be much better this year, however. He looks way more comfortable than he did last year. Good game, RJ.
This.
I concur.
He had a couple tough foul calls that could have been let go, in turn cost him a few minutes of PT. He would have easily had a 20+ point night, he was hustling for rebounds and tips, looking to cut to the basket often. Succesful game 1, keep it up RJ!
They don't play games in the off-season, so you're making these claims on the basis of one game, which is an improvement since you've spent the summer saying he's a good player on the basis of zero games.
I think one thing that could lend to potential hope is his shooting stroke is sooooo much better than it was last year, along with his conditioning. He also seemed to be moving quicker too. Loved his cut to the basket with Duncan high hitting him on the cut and drawing the foul. His defense also seemed improved to me, dropping the LBs should improve his mobility defensively and he seemed good last night in the 4th quarter.
no, i'm basing these claims off of first hand experience playing basketball and what i've seen from other players in the NBA and not in the NBA. i don't need a numebr of games to justify my claim that he would be better. what you need is an understanding of the game, which in this respect, i have.
summer of Sophmore year of high school one of my coaches helped me change my shot and I became a vastly better shooter. Same thing with Tony Parker. Same thing with George Hill. Malik Rose developed a jumper. practice makes you better and it always translates to the court.
i've never heard of a player doing the kind of work that RJ put in and not come back much improved. so i knew it would happen first game, and i know it will continue to happen.
Agree with mingus, RJ already showed improvement at the end of last year, he made impact in spurs win over the mavs. He's just getting started, and brings another dimension to the team. I'm sure he'll have poor games, but due to his effort in the off season, he'll be solid majority of the time, and with splitter rearing to go, this is feels like a good season.
damn i love our team even if we arent popular our players have brains/talent/and respect! i just cant imagine lovin any other team
oh yeah and Rj looks the way we expected he wouldand im sure this (summer workout) will raise the bar for him as a player, if you think about it theres no way hes going to stop working on his game esp.
if he overcame the spurs system and feels great contributing on the court with a group of hall of famers !! this has got to fell good for Rj to see his hard work pay off.
theres no direction but UP from here as far as rj's efficiency , next stop DEFENSE!!! if he becomes a solid defender this season w/what ive seen from james anderson oh my.....wait just wait until my tiago comes baby!!!!!!
Last edited by Leonard Curse; 10-29-2010 at 10:26 AM.
This is pretty hard to take seriously.
I think one of the reasons he played well had to do with the pace of the game. RJ is most comfortable running fast breaks and playing an up-tempo style. If the Spurs plan to continue with this style, then RJ should have many more good games.
I never really thought of this helping out RJ but I think you may be onto something with this..If there is a break RJ seems to be always one of the players involved and these type of plays seem to energize him as well on the defensive end of the floor.
One thing I noticed this year and last is that he doesn't seem to be getting the foul calls that he use to get. He went from getting 6-8 free throws to 3-4. Last year when he showed aggressiveness and got the contact he was not getting rewarded with a call. Which I'm sure confuses the heck out of him, but he just needs to adjust. My personal opinion refs may be a little extra generous with 2-3 members of a team especially those that seek out the contact. Our team already has parker, ginobili and Duncan that recieve those calls. Richard is not going to get those calls and needs to a) he learns to embrace his inner drama child force the refs to pay attention b) play through it and not let it affect his aggressiveness.
Putting work in on drills does nothing to change things like RJ being lazy in every other facet of the game when his shot is not going in. That is something he will have to prove he worked to correct on his own...and if he does not show improvement in that area then the improvement in shooting won't matter one bit.
The bold is such an over-exaggeration, I don't even know where to begin. I'm not saying he was Mr. All- NBA Defender or Mr. Intangibles, but the guy was better than the typical bold statement.
He had terrible two months in January and February of last season (in all phases; which lead to a very intense meeting with Pop around the trade deadline), but every anti-RJ yes man tries to make those two months out for the whole season. From March on forward, he was a much more aggressive player in every other facet that included rebounding, taking the ball strong to the hoop, and more aware and aggressive with his rotations on the defensive end.
Before January, RJ actually shot 40% from 3 the first 3 months of the year and helped keep the team stay in contention by many great performances when Tony was out early on.
Last edited by MaNu4Tres; 10-29-2010 at 11:16 AM.
i don't expect him to be a great a defender or a great rebounder for this team (if that's what you're talking about when you say "every other facet"). he's never really been either of those. his whole career he's mainly had a scorers mentality. all i expect him to do is be better in that area. you're expectations are too high and that's you're problem.
Interesting stat from the Pacers game was the fact that Jefferson shot 10 free throws. In all of last season RJ only had two games in which he got 10 free throws. I think him touching the ball more, driving more, will be rewarded with more trips to the line. We'll see if his focus and aggression holds up. Seemed to fade from time to time last season.
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