Whats up with Marquis Daniels?

[moiso]

I've been happy with Daniels.  He's a smart all around player. He looks the same to me now as he has throughout his career.  Great pickup.  Williams, on the other hand, is dissappointing to me.  I didn't realize he could be THAT bad on offense.  And while his defense and rebounding are fine, they aren't so good that he's going to need to play in the games.

[xmuscularghandix]

I think Marquis is doing excellent, the past two games i'll give him a break becuase of the bug.

[Bankshot]

His role is to put the ball in the basket and he is not doing it; he is missing horribly. I dont see why he neeeds any time to get used to scoring from 10 feet away. He is being asked to score from the same spots he has scored all his life. His shooting woes so far have nothing to do with his PG skills or lack of them.Its like playing defense; you can have a bad shooting night, but no excuse for not defending at your best.

He was sick.

[MaineBleedsGreen]

"His role is to put the ball in the basket and he is not doing it"

C'mon, his role is to play D, distribute the ball, take it to the rim when the opportunity or need is there. Admittedly, his shot looks shaky,but anyone who expected him to come in and be a scorer needs to check themselves.

Sure, MD will score some points for us this year, but his real value will be Defense, setting up Eddie and the second unit with good shots, and providing depth to help rest Rondi, PP and Ray.

If he averages 5 points a game I would not be surprised or disappointed.

Agreed ... of course I'd like to see him closer to 8ppg ... but there is only so many shots to go around. As long as he's playing smart, rebounding and passing well, and hustling on defense he'll be fine.