The Next Step For Jake

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  1. SheedSoNasty

    SheedSoNasty Well-Known Member

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    Was Hayward ever that athletic? Layman can quick jump with the best of them.
     
    SheedSoNasty, Feb 6, 2019
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    No. Layman is a ridiculous athlete.
     
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  3. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I think he can play shooting guard. I remember the days when shooting guards were where you hid your bad defenders.
     
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    He was getting USED last night... Prob the reason we lost, him and CJ. But great on offense but we're terrible on D.
     
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    He doesn't really beat a screen at all. You could throw a chair out there and it would have the same effect.
     
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    Who'd have thought you could sell high at the deadline for Jake and Meyers last summer?
     
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    I wouldn't sell high on Jake for anything right now. The parts of his game that we all thought he wouldn't straighten out, hitting threes consistently... moving off the ball well, he's killing at. I'm sure he will be decent on defense in time. Meyers, unless somebody actually wants him, I don't mind having on the team. When i think of the way everybody in this fan base absolutely excoriated him in every possible way... his success actually makes me feel happy for him.
     
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    I love his game
     
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    offense, effort and athleticism are all super bonuses for Jake.

    defensively he needs work. i think that will come as he has the desire, he's just not as naturally gifted on that end as he is attacking. but it will improve if he works at it.

    I was hoping harkless would evolve more but he's mostly a ghost even considering the injury etc.

    but im also happy having him/hood/mo' being a pretty solid swing utility rotation.

    assuming stotts fascination with ET ends, which doesnt seem likely as he's been using him to bring up the ball even when Dame is on the floor, go iso, brick the shot and get more minutes. unreal.
     
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    Next step is consistency
     
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    Problem is none of our players can beat the screen there terrible at getting around screens.
     
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    Yeah. Now that you mention it. They don't exactly zip through traffic.
     
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    I have a bad feeling we could lose him in Summer. He's unrestricted free agent and can choose to go wherever he likes. And considering he got benched so many Times for no reason, he could choose to go to a other Team that gives him constantly good minutes..
     
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    I think that he is restricted free agent.
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    I'm pretty sure The Nets are going to offer a fuck ton for him.
     
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    Nope, he's unrestricted
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  19. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    I wouldn’t mind if he signed his QO. The three albatrosses come off the year after which would allow us to sign him to a bigger deal then.
     
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    Bobby Marks is my go to guy. If he is wrong then my world falls apart.
     
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