I honestly think they should consider using Stewart or Henderson on the wing this year. Jones has not earned the PT he's getting, and if he's not going board, and d up, I'd rather have player out there who is just a good overall baller.
In the first half guys like Pointer and Branch were running only to have each other waiting on the wings to shout a 3. But in the second half, we Jordan, Pointer and Branch finding Greene, Harrison, Stewart and Henderson for open threes in transition. This is how we can win games, but we need guys who can knock down these shots.
Documenting this so if it ever happens we can laugh when you immediately hate it.
Hah. Please do. You can document that I like both Stewart and Henderson. It's early, so we'll see about Jones. He's looked pretty awful so far. Hopefully, it's rust.
I don't think Jones looks awful. Just looks like he lacks confidence and experience. From what I've seen in two games..
Positives
-Jones has a nice midrange J
-Elevates well on jumper
-Solid handle for player his size
-Runs the floor well
Negatives
-Doesn't show the motor needed on consistent basis
-Not an aggressive rebounder
-Not a shot blocking presence (hands down at side far too often)
-Gets down on himself quick
-Runs harder in offensive transition than defensive
Like I said earlier, or possibly in another thread, if his play is due to his knee, fine. If it's rust, fine. But if this is the player, I'm concerned that while he has some skill, it's not the skill we need at this position. We could have done very well replacing Samchez and Sampson with a guy who loves to rebound, and chipped in with put backs and occasional 10 foot jumpers.
Now we have a guy who doesn't rebound, and barely defends at all, but he can hit a 10 footer, and overall, he has some offensive skill. We need Jones to play like Anthony Glover, and he just isn't that type of player. We need a bull dog in there.
Right now, and man, let me clear perfectly clear, it's really, really early, but Amar Alibegovic seems much tougher, and much more of what we need. He mixes it up inside for rebounds, and he moves the ball without an invitation from Phil Greene.
As far as my comment regarding Stewart and Henderson, we need wings who can stick the three if we intend to try and score in transition. How many times in the last two years did we see Branch or Jordan lead the break only to find a wide open shooter camped out on the three point who wanted no part of that shot? Harrison wants it. Greene has improved to the point where he can be counted on it, but when it's Pointer, Branch, Jones and Balamou setting up for that 3, we've just completely wasted a fast break. With our size issue, we need weapons elsewhere.