Enough about Rasho!

[samikeyp]

Rasho is not going to be someone he is not !!

Nor should he. There is, however, room for improvement.

[SequSpur]

Rasho ave. over 12 rebounds a game?

Dude couldn't average 12 rebounds a week.

Tpark is strange.

[Karl Mundt]

2 games you can remember? How many games have we played so far?

Yes, but how many key times is he on the floor? How many fourth quarters?

You said it yourself Rasho very rarely plays in the fourth quarter, so i don't see why you expect me to remember a number of them. How many 4th quarters can you remember when he played badly?

[johnny00]

How is it that any thread involving Rasho is guaranteed to get 2-3+ pages of posts??? For someone who is the quietest player on or off the floor could gengerate this much heat is beyond me.

[Useruser666]

You said it yourself Rasho very rarely plays in the fourth quarter, so i don't see why you expect me to remember a number of them. How many 4th quarters can you remember when he played badly?

You're getting into a chicken or egg argument. He's not in because he can't score and his defense is not that much greater than Horry in the clutch.

I'm not going Sequ on him just yet, but I want more out of him. Well, atleast the numbers he has shown he can put up in times past.

[The Big Chicken]

What is up with you guys and numbers. This is not a computer programe, it is a game. A player contributes not only in numbers.

And yes, Rasho is not playing good. But we all know he can do better, now it is up to him and the coach to fix he's play.

[Useruser666]

What is up with you guys and numbers. This is not a computer programe, it is a game. A player contributes not only in numbers.

And yes, Rasho is not playing good. But we all know he can do better, now it is up to him and the coach to fix he's play.

Welcome The Big Chicken!

Rasho is not only weak on numbers, but also weak on effort. When I bring up numbers I only am comparing him to his own stats last year and in previous seasons with the Wolves. I don't think it is too much to ask that he plays atleast as well as his first season with the team. He needs to show up.

[The Big Chicken]

I agree he has to show up, but I am telling you that his numbers are down now for the second consucetive year and he is still playing as starter. He must be doing something right. Do anyone knows what is pop's opinion on his performances?

[Useruser666]

I agree he has to show up, but I am telling you that his numbers are down now for the second consucetive year and he is still playing as starter. He must be doing something right. Do anyone knows what is pop's opinion on his performances?

Pop's opinion is that he was trying to put Rasho in a trade for Tyson Chandler.

[ladiesman]

This is the same crap we saw from Rasho when he was in Minnesota. He will not get better, he will always be inconsistent. At the end of the season, his "not-so-good-games" will outnumber the good ones....

Ladiesman

[ChumpDumper]

Chandler isn't going anywhere -- and why would they want Curry and Rasho on the same team?

[T Park]

This is the same crap we saw from Rasho when he was in Minnesota.

Actually the crap you saw from him there was he was a good offensive player but a terrible defensive player.

Complete opposite here in San Antonio.

He isnt gonna be traded, the Spurs wont make a trade, hes going nowhere, DEAL WITH IT!

[rr2418]

I'm not into stats, so I'm not going to write a bunch of numbers just to impress people, BBuutt, I would like some of you anti-Rasho people to tell me what is it you want him to do? The guy is scoring and playing D. Again, I'm not saying he's scoring in bunches and playing hardnosed defense, but he's contributing. You guys mentioned "lack of effort". Describe "effort". How do you know he's not trying? I know this is a fan forum, but really, how do you guys know there is no effort on his part? What does he need to do for you all to say "Wow!! Now that's effort!".

[ChumpDumper]

If he made a few 10-footers and tip-ins, that'd be fine.

[ladiesman]

He always looks lost, well not always, but most of the time he does. Maybe he is trying to hard like Malik last year. IMO he is this year's Turkoglu.

ladiesman

[Useruser666]

I'm not into stats, so I'm not going to write a bunch of numbers just to impress people, BBuutt, I would like some of you anti-Rasho people to tell me what is it you want him to do? The guy is scoring and playing D. Again, I'm not saying he's scoring in bunches and playing hardnosed defense, but he's contributing. You guys mentioned "lack of effort". Describe "effort". How do you know he's not trying? I know this is a fan forum, but really, how do you guys know there is no effort on his part? What does he need to do for you all to say "Wow!! Now that's effort!".

Rasho is scoring? Rasho is playing D?

I will say he is doing a slightly better than average job on the defensive end.

Scoring though is a whole nother topic. How many points did he get in his last game? 0 That's how many! His scoring is down significantly. This will hurt the Spurs when his defender will start not respecting him and start sagging off on Duncan. Besides this there is the issue that he doesn't play hard and goes up softly to the basket. I'm not saying he has to dunk every shot, just go up with some authority. You can't draw many fouls with weak arm floaters or tips. You can't score either when those tips don't go in.

Here are Rasho's numbers for his last 10 games.

0pts 11rbs Denver
4pts 7rbs Pacers
4pts 7rbs Lakers
6pts 12rbs Kings
2pts 6rbs Clippers
8pts 7rbs Portland
8pts 4rbs Suns
4pts 5rbs Celtics
6pts 6rbs Wolves
2pts 11rbs Orlando

Now I know numbers aren't everything, but look at them and tell me he is not one of the weaker points of the team. Tell me he shouldn't improve. If a deal to bring a better player in here were available should we not look at it?