Duhon at SG

[magicLA 57]

He might make a better SG than PG, but he's still pretty awful.

 

Putting Doo Doo in the SG rotation is unnecessary on this team and Imo, a waste of time to experiment with.

 

The only time you'll see him there is in the unusual circumstance where Nelson is unavailable along with one of our SG's (as was the case in Wednesday's game).

 

 

Duhon defended SG's while with Chicago (and regarded as one of the best at it at the time for that matter)...like I said earlier I am no fan of his performance thus far, but jeez give the guy a chance we're not even 15 games in and he's learning a brand new offense that is entirely different than most other NBA offenses.

 

that unusual circumstance you speak of is not so unusual as Vince Carter is well, Vince Carter...and we will be facing teams with excellent perimeter defenders in the playoffs

[Franchero MVP 391]

I also saw that and was thinking that without 2 legitimate ball distributors on the court the offense just seizes up.

 

You're assuming he is a legitimate ball distributor. He is not.

[magicLA 57]

You're assuming he is a legitimate ball distributor. He is not.

 

so far he has not proven to be a good game manager and has made a lot of bad passes but again this is way too early to judge his game that closely...and he has been throughout his career a very sure handed distributor so I prefer to give him an honest chance before I would make that conclusion - if after the all-star break he is still having trouble running the offense and making bad decisions then it's time to start to worry about that

[Live or Die Magic 383]

Saw the title of this thread and couldn't believe it. Then I saw it had 5 pages of responses and couldn't believe that either. Then I took a look inside and was so glad that the comments were exactly what I'd hoped they'd be. Carry on.

[Franchero MVP 391]

so far he has not proven to be a good game manager and has made a lot of bad passes but again this is way too early to judge his game that closely...and he has been throughout his career a very sure handed distributor so I prefer to give him an honest chance before I would make that conclusion - if after the all-star break he is still having trouble running the offense and making bad decisions then it's time to start to worry about that

 

Fair enough. I didnt watch much of Duhon before he came to the Magic so I'll reserve my judgement. But from what I've seen so far he is just way too passive on everything. Passive on making plays, shooting, etc.

[Miller4Prez66 545]

You're assuming he is a legitimate ball distributor. He is not.

 

He had over 20 assists in a game once, he's always been a solid distributor. His problem is his shooting. It's terrible. But when he's on the floor, he just needs to pass, play defense, and take an occasional open shot. He's not playing like I'd want him to, but I've seen him play before and he's certainly more capable.

[Progfrog 18]

Duhon defended SG's while with Chicago (and regarded as one of the best at it at the time for that matter)...like I said earlier I am no fan of his performance thus far, but jeez give the guy a chance we're not even 15 games in and he's learning a brand new offense that is entirely different than most other NBA offenses.

 

that unusual circumstance you speak of is not so unusual as Vince Carter is well, Vince Carter...and we will be facing teams with excellent perimeter defenders in the playoffs

 

It's still a third or fourth option and Duhon is inconsistent. Even if he does learn the offense he's a really streaky shooter.

 

He'll get better, particularly his passing, but I'm gonna remain critical of him till that time.

[AcuWill 45]

Better discussion available here:

 

http://truebluenation.com/forum/index.php?/topic/21265-cant-win-games-with-shoot-first-pg/

 

For serious.