THE BUST FILES: Lessons From Richard Jefferson

[ceperez]

I wouldn't put the chance at zero. I think if LMA remains healthy, he will be the first or second option eventually but some people just cannot get the system and he's not really a proven superstar. He's got the numbers but that's not saying much until his team has playoff success. I guess the best comparison to LMA although an inferior player, was Kevin Love, during his all-star and MVP consideration years in Minny. Team never got anywhere but he had monster stats. I don't think LMA is to that level of empty numbers. In fact I think he is good, but after Love was exposed on a good team where he had to share the ball he became a minor factor. Hopefully this doesn't happen to LMA. I think we can expect the same kind of or at least some drop off in LMA's numbers though - similar to Love's but maybe not as much of a complete nosedive.

Right now, LMA problem is efficiency and lack of versatility. He's only shown two kinds of offensive moves, the midrange jumper and the post up jumper. He misses the midrange even when he is wide open. The post up keeps getting picked off when he dribbles.

He also coasts in defense. Opponents keep laying up the ball when he is defending the paint.

The one plus side of LMA is that the front court is huge!

[will_spurs]

He misses the midrange even when he is wide open. The post up keeps getting picked off when he dribbles.

Yet 43% of the time the ball manages to find its way into the hoop, I assume by its own will.

[Kawhitstorm]

Right now, LMA problem is efficiency and lack of versatility. He's only shown two kinds of offensive moves, the midrange jumper and the post up jumper. He misses the midrange even when he is wide open. The post up keeps getting picked off when he dribbles.

He also coasts in defense. Opponents keep laying up the ball when he is defending the paint.

The one plus side of LMA is that the front court is huge!

Why in the would it matter that "the front court is huge" if LMA is doing a whole lot of nothing according to you. In any case, he has been making his mid-range jumpers the past 3 games & he actually had a couple of decent postups in the 2nd half but he just missed the shots.

[Calispursfan11]

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