The chances are small but the unmentioned reason is not the only way.
I'm one of those who saw Pippen potential in Mikal on this board. But he will never be a Booker type scorer. Numbers may mislead. Booker shoots against completely different type of defensive attention than Mikal. Period.
Yeah, never understood how they could want Simmons for Harden. That's much worse than letting Harden leave in FA
Yeah, Nets fans are not happy with Dinwiddie after that game.
I love Mikal too but I'm unconvinced he can become the main man on a contending team. But I think sometimes we tend to undervalue the importance of the other guys.
I agree. I think the hardest part about watching Mikal on the Nets is that it seems like he's playing a role he shouldn't be playing. Maybe it will help his game in the long run, though, and he can be that number two or three guy on a championship team someday. Or maybe he surprises me and becomes a bona fide number 1. It would truly be a surprise though.
I think when defenses overplay him and force him to attack the rim, that will be the deciding factor if he can finish consistently in traffic if they take away his midrange. Definitely evolving as a scorer but it’s still a small sample size. Happy for Mikal though, he’s hoopin hoopin.
They have him playing more of a guard role. He's handling the ball more. Sometimes he brings it up from backcourt. He has an ultra green light. He's creating his own shot. In the Woves game, I saw him get a defender on his back hip, then pull up from mid range Ala Booker. When Gobert was switched onto him, I saw him pull it out to the three point line, then take Gobert off the dribble.
Have you had a chance to watch him play with the Nets yet? For stretches they are running the offense through him. He is driving way more than he ever did here. Here he was regulated to spotting up, cleaning up or the occaasional cut. Nothing like they are using him on the Nets.
Yeah I've watched a few games plus a lot of highlights. But we also tried to run a lot of the offense through him during that stretch when Booker, CamP and Shamet were out especially when CP3 was struggling and he simply wasn't getting the same calls then. But he does look more comfortable driving and penetrating so maybe his newfound confidence is letting him be more aggressive leading to more calls.
His numbers went up pretty consistently during that stretch and he was doing things people questioned he could do. Then couple that with what you said. Confidence and being more comfortable. Plus, I think there is something to the Refs across the league adjusting to his new role as well and paying more attention to him.
No thank you. Book is good in stretches at the Point. Been there done that. Book's game elevated when we got Paul for a reason. The Suns are going to need to get a new guard when Paul is done.
To be fair we where laughed out of this place
