Hey Vets: Let Nate be Nate

[wiley]

Yesterday I posted what I would like to get out of Nate Robinson, which is mainly....HUSTLE.
In other thread I said Danny and Doc should sit him down and show him the video of Eddie House's famous dive/save from the finals against the Lakers and tell him we're looking for that kind of energy and spark....explaining how he'll soon be a fan favorite with that kind of play.  So that's what I want from Nate in general terms...

Now, from Doc and the vets I hope we get acceptance of Nate's game on offense....I don't want another Marbury experience, desperate to fit in instead of using one's own offensive mojo....
Let him be a pure scorer whether he's playing PG or SG.  Let him hog the ball a little bit and let him miss some shots without yanking him or scolding him or otherwise getting on his case about selfishness....I believe when you green light a natural scorer you get more out of him than when you try to stuff him into a different kind of envelope and then expect scoring on the side (oh by the way Nate, please score while you adjust your entire orientation to being a team player...)  There's nothing wrong with a microwave if you use it correctly.  Of course one keeps an eye on shooting percentage, and so if he stunk it up terribly on offense something would have to be done, but don't get on his case in the meantime. 

[Bankshot]

That's pretty much what Doc said he wants out of Nate.

[sk7326]

if we had room for Marbury, we'll have room for Robinson.  What I want from Nate is just defend with sincerity and be the offensive player he can be.  Don't repeatedly shoot bad shots (see Cassell, Sam or Wallace, Rasheed) but don't lose his nerve either (see Marbury, Stephon).

He can really help this team - he's a better player than Eddie House - but it's his job to become as good a fit as Eddie House was.

[wiley]

That's pretty much what Doc said he wants out of Nate.

That's fine, but I want him to stick to that.  Yank him for lack of energetic play, but don't panic when he misses a few or has an ugly stretch on offense...all our players have had plenty of ugly stretches on offense this year, high turnover rate, etc...don't single out Nate..

[Mike-Dub]

if we had room for Marbury, we'll have room for Robinson.  What I want from Nate is just defend with sincerity and be the offensive player he can be.  Don't repeatedly shoot bad shots (see Cassell, Sam or Wallace, Rasheed) but don't lose his nerve either (see Marbury, Stephon).

He can really help this team - he's a better player than Eddie House - but it's his job to become as good a fit as Eddie House was.

You could have just said their names normally lol.