What am I missing here?
Diaw loves-loves-loves to pass, to the point where everyone on the forum crushes him for being TOO unselfish.
Contrast that to the adulation invariably bestowed on every 'pass-first' point guard. Pass-first point guards are ADORED by coaches, fans, television analysts. Shoot-first point guards, by contrast, are CRUSHED by the same coaches, fans, and television analysts for dominating the ball and stifling an offense.
So... why not turn Diaw into an honest-to-God pass-first point guard... a la Magic Johnson? Think of the matchup problems he'd present in the back court. Like Magic, he's 6-9, with handles, vision, and a tremendous ability to exploit shorter defenders in the post. He doesn't have Magic's outside shot, leadership, or charisma, but if there's a better poor-man's Magic in the league, I'd like to know who it is.
It makes me scratch my head to see us so desperate for Tyrone Lue and Anthony Johnson when we have Diaw on our roster. Really? Tyrone Lue? Anthony Johnson?
Give Diaw the damn ball. And let him give the damn ball to everyone else...
M
Diaw loves-loves-loves to pass, to the point where everyone on the forum crushes him for being TOO unselfish.
Contrast that to the adulation invariably bestowed on every 'pass-first' point guard. Pass-first point guards are ADORED by coaches, fans, television analysts. Shoot-first point guards, by contrast, are CRUSHED by the same coaches, fans, and television analysts for dominating the ball and stifling an offense.
So... why not turn Diaw into an honest-to-God pass-first point guard... a la Magic Johnson? Think of the matchup problems he'd present in the back court. Like Magic, he's 6-9, with handles, vision, and a tremendous ability to exploit shorter defenders in the post. He doesn't have Magic's outside shot, leadership, or charisma, but if there's a better poor-man's Magic in the league, I'd like to know who it is.
It makes me scratch my head to see us so desperate for Tyrone Lue and Anthony Johnson when we have Diaw on our roster. Really? Tyrone Lue? Anthony Johnson?
Give Diaw the damn ball. And let him give the damn ball to everyone else...
M