It really is painful. In terms of guys I like seeing post up, it's: 1. Ed Davis (because he basically only takes shots that work, and if it won't he'll give it up and the ball keeps moving) 2. Evan Turn (he's just abusing smaller guys. This is pretty much the only way he can run our offense, and he does it so well.) 3. Lillard (he does it on small guards occasionally, and is smart enough to only use it when it'll work) 4. Mo Harkless (he's just surprisingly strong for a guy with his build. I noticed he's actually got bigger, more well-defined arms than Aminu now--the dude clearly has been lifting.) .... .... .... .... 5. Nurkic (come on dude, just pass it out and get the pick-and-roll going. You have your bread, you have your butter, and you have chocolate-coated sardines dipped in tapioca. Nobody wants the chocolate coated sardines dipped in tapioca. Gimme some a that delicious, toasty pick and roll.)
nope, he needs to develop his game as much as possible, even if it takes mistakes and bad games, cause it will benefit the team long term... limiting your player is the stupidest thing you can do and they did it with him in DEN
Is that really where it went wrong in Denver? I just don't remember them ever having any good guards who can run pick-and-rolls. It wasn't that they limited his creativity--they just didn't have the pieces to do the one thing Nurkic is really, really good at. I'm fine with them running a low post ISO every couple games for Nurk. Eventually maybe he becomes good at it with several seasons of practice. But it's definitely not something you run several times a night. It's like watching Dwight Howard trying to prove a point out there--painful and embarrassing. This is Dame and CJ's prime, man. They are pick-and-roll guards, and the team's stars. We're fighting for playing at home in the playoffs. Nurk post-ups aren't ready for prime time yet. They weren't in Denver, they weren't last year, and they've looked terrible so far. Take it back in the shop and go back to doing what works.
One year with Stotts and he's a jump shooter, working on extending his range to 3. How about working on lay ups? Fuck.
I'm not. Last year we ran 3 post ups per game through Nurk. He turned it over 1/3 of the time, and he averaged less than a point per possession. That's pretty bad. He's just not good at it. Getting skinnier hasn't made him better at it--if anything it's made it worse. There are so many things going right with this team that this is really a pretty glaring area where we're going the wrong way.
What you're wrong about is whether or not we should be doing it. It needs to be an option. He'll only get better at it.
True but he did have a resemblance of a post game as a rookie but that disappeared quickly after his rookie season.
Well he did some post "moves" that resembled a post game. I don't think he knew what he was actually doing though haha
Jusuf will want to forget October, but November has been treating him very well! If Nurk averages 24/8/3 he'll be an all-star. Even 18/8/2.5 will be great for us in general.
he was never a player who goes for rebound at any cost if theres a teammate who can get it, hell leave it to him
There are very few post players with a polished post game when they're 23 years old. Pau Gasol is prolly the youngest I can remember with a polished post game during his time in Memphis. Okafor is said to have a polished post game, and certainly fits the bill. If he can ever be healthy. I have no concerns with Nurk's post game, as he's very young. Five years from now if he's still making the same mistakes I'll be very disappointed.
