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Otro articulillo sobre Carlillos que acaba de salir "calientito y como pan con mantequilla":

 

Arroyo: Fancy passes or passing fancy?

 

Posted by Ira Winderman on October 13, 2009 02:45 PM

 

The raves came Tuesday, just as they did a year ago at this time.

 

Last October, the gushing was about Shaun Livingston's passing, the way the former first-round pick moved the ball during one particular practice. Less than three months later, Livingston was gone, to now meet the Heat as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder in Wednesday's exhibition in Tulsa.

 

Tuesday, the admiration was for Carlos Arroyo, and the way he moved the ball in just his second practice with the Heat since being added Sunday.

 

"He can pass," coach Erik Spoelstra said. "He found guys for easy shots. He's one of those guys that he makes two or three passes in a session, where you don't necessarily see it. And he caught some of our guys by surprise. But that's going to be a good element.

 

"Carlos has a knack for pick-and-roll basketball and finding guys and getting them in open positions."

 

Now, whether one of the most rigid offenses in the league allows for such creativity is another matter. And we're still not sure how sold management is on Arroyo, who is here on a make-good, non-guaranteed contract.

 

But it is sort of nice to have a point guard who doesn't pass from Point A to Point B and then cut to Point C for a potential spot-up jumper.

 

Sometimes, there has to be more to the offense than give the ball to Dwyane Wade and get the heck out of the way.

 

"We need to continue to work our system," Spoelstra said. "But we also need to find easy baskets, and passing guys that have a gift for that helps."

 

Hallelujah. You can only watch Hoosiers for so long on this level.

 

So far, it's all been good with Arroyo (pictured in a courtesy photo provided by the Heat).

 

"He's in phenomenal shape," Spoelstra said. "He's an absolute basketball fanatic. I had heard a week ago that he had been playing in city league in Miami, but, also, he'd been playing pick-up ball at the parks.

 

"I've known Carlos pretty well for the last several years and there's not many more guys who are more of a hoop junkie that he is. He's always looking to play and keeps himself in great condition."

 

There was similar hope last year with Livingston, but never such gushing about Shaun being 100 percent in basketball trim.

 

No, Arroyo is not a defensive stopper. And yes, he does take a few questionable shots.

 

But he also can make things happen, which hardly is the worst thing for a team that found that to be a problem both in last season's playoffs and at the start of this preseason.

 

"Carlos is a seasoned, clever player," Spoelstra said. "We did a defensive drill where it was a high pick-and-roll and Carlos, he tests your defense, because he can get in the paint. He's clever. He sees everything on the floor, but he can also deliver the ball where it's needed to go."

 

Likk: http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/...r-passing-fancy.html

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Muchos detalles positivos, pero no me ha gustado esa frase:

 

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Now, whether one of the most rigid offenses in the league allows for such creativity is another matter. And we're still not sure how sold management is on Arroyo, who is here on a make-good, non-guaranteed contract.

 

En la primera parte, se cuestiona si el estilo de Carlos puede funcionar con el tipo de ataque de Spolestra, y no es buena noticia.

Y me parec

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Y otro articulillo mas de Carlillos:

 

Arroyo arrival provides true competition for Heat's Chalmers

 

MIAMI - Mario Chalmers' scholarship ended Sunday.

 

Suddenly, for the first time since Chalmers was named last season's Miami Heat opening-night starter, there is legitimate competition at point guard with the signing of free agent Carlos Arroyo.

 

Until the Heat made the move for the eighth-year veteran, Chalmers' competition had been limited over the past year to the likes of Chris Quinn, Marcus Banks, Shaun Livingston, Luther Head and current camp longshot John Lucas III.

 

But now there is a veteran in the mix who has started 113 NBA games, one who has served as an understudy to the likes of John Stockton, Mark Jackson and Chauncey Billups.

 

"I think he's landslide better than everybody," Heat forward Michael Beasley said of Chalmers' previous competition.

 

Beasley, in fact, said it is apparent that the signing of Arroyo has motivated Chalmers, who made the surprise jump to starter after being taken in the second round of the 2008 draft.

 

"I think he's taking this move and really getting competitive with it," Beasley said of his closest friend on the team. "Everybody knows Carlos is a great player, a vet, a scorer with court vision. He can do it all. And 'Rio now got somebody not only to go head-to-head with, but somebody to look up to, somebody to learn off of."

 

Until Quinn went down last week with a foot injury that will have him in a walking boot for at least a week, Heat President Pat Riley had gone out of his way to avoid the appearance of a challenge to Chalmers' standing. Chalmers last season became the first Heat rookie to start all 82 regular-season games.

 

"It's always going to be competition in practice, when we try to make each other better," Chalmers said after Tuesday's practice at AmericanAirlines Arena. "By him coming in here it helps us out, but there's no beef, no battle. Everybody is cool. We're trying to make each other better."

 

This is not the first time the two have squared off, with offseason scrimmages at Palmetto High creating a familiarity.

 

"A lot of us get together and try to stay in shape, get some runs," Arroyo said of those friendly sessions. "He's a great player, an up-and-coming young guy. We just have to push each other."

 

The difference with Chalmers is that, until now, there had been little pushing, nothing like the competition Beasley faced with Udonis Haslem last season upon his arrival as the No. 2 overall selection in the 2008 draft.

 

Coach Erik Spoelstra said he plans a "deeper discussion" with Chalmers about the new dynamic at the position, then downplayed any perceived challenge to Chalmers.

 

"This doesn't mean anything about our faith in him," he said. "I still have great faith in him and what he did, but also the improvement he made this summer. But this move strengthens our rotation and it helps our team."

 

That was apparent during Arroyo's initial two days with the team, first when he helped forward James Jones line up a volley of successful 3-pointers in Monday's practice, and then when he guided the second team during Tuesday's scrimmage.

 

"He can pass," Spoelstra said. "He found guys for easy shots. He's one of those guys that he makes two or three passes in a session, where you don't necessarily see it. And he caught some of our guys by surprise. But that's going to be a good element.

 

"Carlos has a knack for pick-and-roll basketball and finding guys and getting them in open positions."

 

Link: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sp...1309,0,1124661.story

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