Comments on: Can He Bounce Back? Richard Jefferson

By: Jugadores revelación (IV): Tuvieron un mal año « Manager Fantástico

Jugadores revelación (IV): Tuvieron un mal año « Manager Fantástico — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:32:48 +0000

[...] estático a la Bruce Bowen, resultó ser un desastre y terminó promediando sólo 12,3 puntos y con el peor porcentaje de tres puntos de su carrera. Este verano ha cumplido 30 años y renovado con los Spurs por mucho más dinero del que debería. [...]

By: NBA Playbook – A Look At The Playcalling In The NBA Through Videos, Pictures, & Words » My Favorite Sets: Backdoor Lob Plays

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:42:07 +0000

[...] the past, we talked about how much more successful Richard Jefferson was when cutting to the basket last season. This is one of the ways that the San Antonio Spurs were able to achieve that. [...]

By: Tuna

Tuna — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:36:29 +0000

Rex, I think the PnR with Duncan in the high post is definitely a great play for RJ, and let's not forget that "our newest rookie" Splitter also has great hands/passing skills and plays the PnR extremely well. Also, RJ doesn't need a steady diet of PnR possessions to score his points... just one or two baskets like that at the beginning of the games will give him the touches that get his motor running and his confidence up. There were games like that last year in which RJ was the player we wanted (and expected) to see.

The first play showcases 1) Manu's passing and court vision; and 2) RJ's BBIQ and court awareness. After his man leaves him to double Duncan, RJ starts to step into the open area to improve Manu's passing angle and indicate that he has a clear path to the basket. The key is to make the other player pay for leaving you to double-team elsewhere, and RJ is smart enough and skilled enough to do that.

Even when teams stop sagging off RJ on D, he will still get free by moving, with all the screens the Spurs set. I think that's really more his game anyway, rather than to stand around waiting for the ball to be passed to him.

TP and Manu do get a ton of points from slashing, but that's not their only game... TP has a pretty good mid-range jumper, and I believe he's been working on his 3's this summer. Manu... can... score... from... anywhere.

By: Tuna

Tuna — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:36:00 +0000

Rex, I think the PnR with Duncan in the high post is definitely a great play for RJ, and let’s not forget that “our newest rookie” Splitter also has great hands/passing skills and plays the PnR extremely well. Also, RJ doesn’t need a steady diet of PnR possessions to score his points… just one or two baskets like that at the beginning of the games will give him the touches that get his motor running and his confidence up. There were games like that last year in which RJ was the player we wanted (and expected) to see.

The first play showcases 1) Manu’s passing and court vision; and 2) RJ’s BBIQ and court awareness. After his man leaves him to double Duncan, RJ starts to step into the open area to improve Manu’s passing angle and indicate that he has a clear path to the basket. The key is to make the other player pay for leaving you to double-team elsewhere, and RJ is smart enough and skilled enough to do that.

Even when teams stop sagging off RJ on D, he will still get free by moving, with all the screens the Spurs set. I think that’s really more his game anyway, rather than to stand around waiting for the ball to be passed to him.

TP and Manu do get a ton of points from slashing, but that’s not their only game… TP has a pretty good mid-range jumper, and I believe he’s been working on his 3′s this summer. Manu… can… score… from… anywhere.

By: Tuna

Tuna — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:36:00 +0000

By: Tuna

Tuna — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:36:00 +0000

By: Tuna

Tuna — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:36:29 +0000

By: Moving Richard Jefferson is the San Antonio Spurs best option | 48 Minutes of Hell

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:10:34 +0000

[...] our amigo Sebastian Pruiti of Nets Are Scorching and NBA Playbook took a pretty good look at what Richard Jefferson did, and didn’t do, well last year. According to Synergy Sports, in the Spurs’ half court [...]

By: J2

J2 — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:03:26 +0000

The spurs were asking Jefferson to take a different role than he was used to and mesh with players he hadn’t played with before. Toward the end of the season, they found the right mix of having Jefferson teamed up with Ginobili and Hill and either Parker and Jefferson will figure out how to mesh better or they won’t spend a tremendous amount of time on the court together. I expect Jefferson’s scoring average to move up to about 15.5 ppg this year and about 4 rpg.

By: joshmbp

joshmbp — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:00:36 +0000

Overall i think there is some great analysis here and i really appreciate how good of a job youve done. i hope that his shooting percentages swing back towards his numbers from the year before, and i think that, if they do, jefferson will be a completely different player.

I also think that your first clip doesnt really fit with what the caption states underneath. If you look at the time of game and the number of points scored, it seems more like jefferson is trying to get the tempo back under control more than anything else. If the game continued at that pace the score would be in the 120 range and that isnt spurs basketball. His decision to pull back instead of dunk on the defender could just be an effort to disrupt a rhythm that the grizzlies may have achieved on offense more than anything else. I dont remember this game in particular to give any more analysis but i dont think that the clip is the kind of play that youre referencing in the caption below it.