Jordan McRae's last seven games

#26
#26
BadJerry20 said:
He does see the floor well, and makes good passes. The problem is his handle is too shaky to run the point. He makes good passes after taking only 2-3 dribbles, more than that and his handle gets sloppy.
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His handle is a lot better than McRae's. Have you ever noticed how far from his body that McRae dribbles the ball?
 
#28
#28
BadJerry20 said:
A lot better than McRaes? Moore can't touch the ball with his left hand. Plus I'll trust Zo here.
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Zo had him at pg to start the season.

McRae can't dribble with either hand. Give me two guys that can't dribble, I'm going with the one that can see the court.

As far as trusting Zo, McBrick is still getting minutes.
 
#29
#29
bamacheats said:
Zo had him at pg to start the season.

McRae can't dribble with either hand. Give me two guys that can't dribble, I'm going with the one that can see the court.

As far as trusting Zo, McBrick is still getting minutes.
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You just proved my point with Moore. Played PG at the start of the season, played horrible. Rode the bench for a few games, moved from the point and has played really good.
 
#30
#30
bamacheats said:
His handle is a lot better than McRae's. Have you ever noticed how far from his body that McRae dribbles the ball?
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Whoa don't know about that. There's a reason Moore lost his PG position to McRae.

Moore is much better off the ball, just looks much more comfortable. It really doesn't matter though, I don't see Moore playing PG for an extended period the rest of his time here.
 
#31
#31
bleedingTNorange said:
Whoa don't know about that. There's a reason Moore lost his PG position to McRae.

Moore is much better off the ball, just looks much more comfortable. It really doesn't matter though, I don't see Moore playing PG for an extended period the rest of his time here.
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Moore lost his pg role because of not completely understanding the offense, not due to his ball handling skills.

Moore has a better handle than McRae. Apparently his last bit of offensive production has blinded some people of that fact.
 
#32
#32
BadJerry20 said:
You just proved my point with Moore. Played PG at the start of the season, played horrible. Rode the bench for a few games, moved from the point and has played really good.
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No offense Jerry, but you don't come across as really knowing what you're talking about.
 
#33
#33
bamacheats said:
No offense Jerry, but you don't come across as really knowing what you're talking about.
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Lol says the guy that thinks Moore has a better handle. What part of what I said wasn't true. Or did the fact that you proved my point hurt your feelings?
 
#34
#34
bamacheats said:
Moore lost his pg role because of not completely understanding the offense, not due to his ball handling skills.

Moore has a better handle than McRae. Apparently his last bit of offensive production has blinded some people of that fact.
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Kind of like the fact that you have been blinded by Moore's recent production? Works both ways
 
#35
#35
Gotta say, I know McRae was highly rated out of high school, but I definitely did not see his sudden explosion that's been going on the past several games.
 
#36
#36
ShowSomePride said:
Gotta say, I know McRae was highly rated out of high school, but I definitely did not see his sudden explosion that's been going on the past several games.
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There was always something about McRae that made me wonder why he didn't start and why he didn't score more. He struck me as different from guys like Golden and Richardson. Every now and again he'd show a flash of offensive ability and I'd just wonder 'Where is that all the time?'

I'm not saying I predicted this or saw it coming, but I will say it doesn't totally surprise me.
 
#37
#37
utfan72408 said:
There was always something about McRae that made me wonder why he didn't start and why he didn't score more. He struck me as different from guys like Golden and Richardson. Every now and again he'd show a flash of offensive ability and I'd just wonder 'Where is that all the time?'

I'm not saying I predicted this or saw it coming, but I will say it doesn't totally surprise me.
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I think a lot of people saw the flashes from Jordy. I think he has just matured, finally realized not all shots are good shots, and while he's not great at it he has started playing some d. Which in turn has allowed him to stay on the floor. His playing time was sporadic, because well he was sporadic. Plus the kids confidence is through the roof right now, you can tell he doesn't think anyone can stop him. So to me I think maturity is the key change this year for him.
 
#38
#38
BadJerry20 said:
I think a lot of people saw the flashes from Jordy. I think he has just matured, finally realized not all shots are good shots, and while he's not great at it he has started playing some d. Which in turn has allowed him to stay on the floor. His playing time was sporadic, because well he was sporadic. Plus the kids confidence is through the roof right now, you can tell he doesn't think anyone can stop him. So to me I think maturity is the key change this year for him.
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A very good explanation. :hi:
 
#39
#39
Was in a small class with him last year. Really nice guy. I'm happy for him, he's putting his name on the NBA radar.
 
#40
#40
bamacheats said:
Moore lost his pg role because of not completely understanding the offense, not due to his ball handling skills.

Moore has a better handle than McRae. Apparently his last bit of offensive production has blinded some people of that fact.
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Agree to disagree then...I have seen nothing that tells me Moore has better handles than McRae. And seeing as how McRae is still the PG, and golden the backup...I'd say the staff doesn't see what you're seeing either.
 
#41
#41
I remember last year watching him play and me a few buddies agreed that if McRae could learn to handle the ball and drive to the rim more aggressively he would become a much greater player.

Look how true that turned out to be. Whoever said it earlier, they were so right that he makes about 10 easy points every game just waiting and finding the hole instead of throwing up ridiculous shots.
 
#42
#42
bleedingTNorange said:
Agree to disagree then...I have seen nothing that tells me Moore has better handles than McRae. And seeing as how McRae is still the PG, and golden the backup...I'd say the staff doesn't see what you're seeing either.
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The staff sees the same thing that I do, that Moore doesn't know the offense well enough to run the point.

The staff also sees that his role was to only be a backup pg at about 8-10 minutes a game, never the primary. Golden falling apart changed a lot of roles, not just Moore's.

McRae is not running the point. No one is. The point position does not mean who gets to bring the ball up the floor. We're not playing with a pg at the moment. Calling him a 1 is mere semantics.
 
#43
#43
bleedingTNorange said:
Agree to disagree then...I have seen nothing that tells me Moore has better handles than McRae. And seeing as how McRae is still the PG, and golden the backup...I'd say the staff doesn't see what you're seeing either.
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He was a really good passer for us there. He should be able to do many things because he has those natural instincts for the game. He can score and pass at a high level. Now he has to keep working on his handle and get that tighter to make sure he cuts down on turnovers."...Tracy Webster

Better passer yes. Ball handler - not yet.
 
#44
#44
One other thing with him playing off the ball, look at his rebounding numbers compared to when he was at point. That's an advantage I wouldn't want to lose by sliding him back up top and him being the first guy getting back on D.

There's a reason CCM is still looking at PGs even though he will have golden and Landry at that spot next year. Moore's future is off the ball, will he possibly get some minutes at the point in spurts, sure...but I don't ever see him being the starter or playing starter minutes at point (barring some unforeseen situation).
 
#45
#45
bamacheats said:
The staff sees the same thing that I do, that Moore doesn't know the offense well enough to run the point.

The staff also sees that his role was to only be a backup pg at about 8-10 minutes a game, never the primary. Golden falling apart changed a lot of roles, not just Moore's.

McRae is not running the point. No one is. The point position does not mean who gets to bring the ball up the floor. We're not playing with a pg at the moment. Calling him a 1 is mere semantics.
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Like I said, agree to disagree. Hard to imagine Moore could do a worse job that golden is doing at poInt though?!

If Moore ever is the starting PG (or playing starter minutes at point) I'll eat crow, but I don't see that happening, he's much more dangerous off the ball IMO.
 
#47
#47
bleedingTNorange said:
Like I said, agree to disagree. Hard to imagine Moore could do a worse job that golden is doing at poInt though?!

If Moore ever is the starting PG (or playing starter minutes at point) I'll eat crow, but I don't see that happening, he's much more dangerous off the ball IMO.
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Still learning.
Could be a prolific shot blocker when he learns to do it on help defense.
 
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