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re: JJ Redick “mentoring” NAW
Posted on 1/18/20 at 10:23 pm to Soggymoss
Posted on 1/18/20 at 10:23 pm to Soggymoss
He does one thing well. He can teach one thing. He hasn’t made the playoffs every year bc he’s carrying his team or contributing in a variety of ways. He shoots the ball good. That’s it. Call my take shitty but he offers nothing to a team except shooting, and that’s exactly what I said
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Posted on 1/19/20 at 3:53 am to Upperdecker
Name someone that works harder on his craft than JJ. Hell the man is 35, among the best shooters ever. and is still out there working trying to get better. His defensive game suffers because of his physical limitations.
You can do way worse for a mentor than a guy who shows up 2 hours early for practice to work on his game.
A mentor for a young guy is not just learning his game. It's that mentors work ethics rubbing off on him. Breaking down film with him, learning how to spot what he sees opposing teams are doing to him. Its alot less X's and O's, that's the coaches job.
Take a guy like KAT, he would be a horrible mentor, even though he's great offensively, he has zero work ethic.
You can do way worse for a mentor than a guy who shows up 2 hours early for practice to work on his game.
A mentor for a young guy is not just learning his game. It's that mentors work ethics rubbing off on him. Breaking down film with him, learning how to spot what he sees opposing teams are doing to him. Its alot less X's and O's, that's the coaches job.
Take a guy like KAT, he would be a horrible mentor, even though he's great offensively, he has zero work ethic.
This post was edited on 1/19/20 at 4:04 am
Posted on 1/19/20 at 8:26 am to Upperdecker
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He does one thing well. He can teach one thing.
That's like saying Rondo can't be a good mentor because he only knows how to pass. Redick may be known for just one skill, but there is a lot that goes into building up that skill. First and foremost is probably his motor. It's the difference between him being a starting caliber guard on a playoff team and being a bench gunner like Darius Miller.
In addition to his high motor, he knows how to get foul calls, and knows where to be and what to do on defense which lets him play better than his physical gifts should allow him to on that end. And that's just the on court stuff. One of the biggest parts of mentoring comes in the form of teaching guys good practice habits. Young NBA players also pretty frequently credit vets as the ones that taught them "how to take care of their bodies" by getting proper nutrition and rest.
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Call my take shitty but he offers nothing to a team except shooting, and that’s exactly what I said
You didn't just say he brought shooting, you said he had gravity, and then you dimiss that like it's not the most valuable skill in today's NBA. When the team is fully healthy it will not be an easy decision deciding who plays with Zion/Ingram. As "one dimensional" as he is, Redick will be in serious consideration to take minutes away from multiple versatile, 2 way, starting caliber players.
Posted on 1/19/20 at 8:33 am to Upperdecker
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He does one thing well. He can teach one thing. He hasn’t made the playoffs every year bc he’s carrying his team or contributing in a variety of ways. He shoots the ball good. That’s it. Call my take shitty but he offers nothing to a team except shooting, and that’s exactly what I said
Wow. Just wow.
Posted on 1/19/20 at 8:58 am to Upperdecker
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He does one thing well. He can teach one thing. He hasn’t made the playoffs every year bc he’s carrying his team or contributing in a variety of ways. He shoots the ball good. That’s it. Call my take shitty but he offers nothing to a team except shooting, and that’s exactly what I said
Ok, this take is really shitty.
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