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The Jose conundrum

Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:30 pm
Posted by htran90
BC
Member since Dec 2012
30492 posts
Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:30 pm
Let's just start by saying we all love Jose.

However last night was a summary of the last 10 games or so.

Poor telegraphed passing
Poor shooting
Poor decision making
Elite and pesky defense

Gotta wonder if it keeps up, what his true value will be when even elite defense doesn't stop play off teams
Posted by SLafourche07
Member since Feb 2008
9946 posts
Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:31 pm to
He must still be bothered by his ribs. That’s when the downturn started.

If we can get a few of our other guys back he may need to take some games off and rest
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
40292 posts
Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:34 pm to
quote:

Gotta wonder if it keeps up, what his true value will be when even elite defense doesn't stop play off teams
whose minutes is he taking that you'd give to someone else? i could see a case for dyson (maybe)
Posted by armsdealer
Member since Feb 2016
11678 posts
Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:42 pm to
I am not worried about Jose. He brings energy like no other. He probably should sit though and get healthy.
Posted by Jar_Jar_80
Member since Oct 2013
2004 posts
Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:53 pm to
Jose role is about 15-20 min off the bench of defensive havoc then you can extend it by how he is playing and effecting the game.
Posted by CrystalPreserves
Member since May 2019
2853 posts
Posted on 12/27/22 at 12:56 pm to
Would not trade jose
Posted by WicKed WayZ
Louisiana Forever
Member since Sep 2011
32345 posts
Posted on 12/27/22 at 1:00 pm to
He’s not a scorer but his decision making and passing can and should improve. We just need him to be more traditional coming off the bench and using his pesky good defense and high motor. I do think we could use another scorer coming off the bench. Or at least someone other than Trey that can consistently knock down shots when BI, CJ or Z aren’t out there to create offense
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
111707 posts
Posted on 12/27/22 at 1:06 pm to
quote:

Gotta wonder if it keeps up, what his true value will be when even elite defense doesn't stop play off teams

We saw that in the playoffs last season. Even though his stats looked solid, and he had a few moments with CP3, it kinda felt like he was a liability defensively.


Disclaimer: Just want to point out, when you get an undrafted rookie that is good enough to be in a playoff rotation and put up decent numbers, that's a HUGE win any way you look at it, so that wasn't a negative post in any way. Just an evaluation or my take on his play i the playoffs.
Posted by ThePistol
Lafayette, LA
Member since Mar 2007
1594 posts
Posted on 12/27/22 at 1:07 pm to
I think this is just part of an 82 game season for a player like Jose. He sustained a minor injury that obviously had an effect, but he should normalize here pretty quickly. I have no concerns about Jose.
Posted by GynoSandberg
Member since Jan 2006
72327 posts
Posted on 12/27/22 at 1:37 pm to
quote:

However last night was a summary of the last 10 games or so.


Tbh it’s more like the majority of his games, especially shooting wise. Fans tend to hang on a few special moments of his an pretend that’s the player he is
Posted by FatMan
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2016
1832 posts
Posted on 12/27/22 at 1:59 pm to
Some of Y'all, very few but some, need to pump the breaks... you forget what BI missing means- look at Trey, he's been on a shooting % slump last 10 games too. When BI is back, we not only have more depth but ELITE spacing creating shots for shooters. Also, I think Jose is mildly still injured too.

Last night's lack of depth led to very few open looks and open drives for Jose. I know you said last several games, but the same is true. We don't need Jose to be an All Star or even a starter or 6th man of the year, we need him to be our spark.
Posted by msizzle08
Member since Dec 2019
650 posts
Posted on 12/27/22 at 2:06 pm to
Jose just hitting his sopohmore slump. Herb had it, Trey had it and now Jose. He'll be fine for sure.
Posted by Gingersnap
Natchitoches
Member since Dec 2012
900 posts
Posted on 12/27/22 at 6:11 pm to
Even through this slump after the injury Jose still has a higher 3pt % Than Naji, Herb, Zion,Kira while trailing Devonte by 1%, CJ by 1.5% and taking the 3rd most attempts per game.
Can y’all go a week without looking for something to freak out about. Jesus
Posted by tibebecolston
Member since Mar 2013
4234 posts
Posted on 12/27/22 at 7:19 pm to
Elite Defense and Good shooting is going to be his norm. I don’t sour on a dudes stroke who has shown he has a good one, over a 4-5 game stretch.

Many of his bad decisions have been due to being less aggressive with his shot, so not worried about that either.

Long term outlook for me is still a high level 6th or 7th man on a championship caliber team.
Posted by aswemajor
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2011
1705 posts
Posted on 12/27/22 at 11:45 pm to
quote:

The Jose conundrum


Jose isn’t a conundrum. Man is having a career year. Top 10 in the league in defensive RAPTOR. A couple bad games come around for every player. It’s a long season don’t sleep on our boy.
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