Al Jefferson is a 50% shooter from the post. That means he is no better than a 33% 3 point chucker like Antoine Walker. What is worse is that a 3 point chucker can get easy shots in flow of an offense and at PF can spread floor.
You have to work the ball into Al which means a passer working hard to get ball into post, 3 guys standing around, seconds off shot clock etc.
When you consider that against serious competition in big games (which have been few and far between in Boston and Minny) his ability to score in post drops dramatically..... his utility is not that great.
He would be a great 6th man but unfortunately he is paid like a star. Factor in his short size, his [pee] poor defense, his injury history, his off court drinking and you have an overrated stat stuffer who contributes little to winning basketball at NBA level.
Jeez, someone clearly has no appreciation for the post game. Those 3 point shooters aren't as open if you don't work it into the post, most of your good open 3 point shots are either in transition or from kick outs. Players who demand double teams in the post are extremely valuable to shooters and an offense in general.
And passers have to "work hard to get it into the post"? Really? You just set up an angle and pass it in. I learned this in CYO ball. Not complex.
Nevermind the pick and roll that a good big gives you, which opens up offense for both guards and bigs and everyone on the floor based on how a defense reacts...
If you want quick shots that take no time off the clock and bigs that shoot 3's only, perhaps you should go become a Pheonix fan this year. You will love Hedo and their chucking offense that never will sniff a title. Or go bring Antoine back.. he worked out well right?
Shots in the post become harder in big games, but notice in the Finals Game 7 was decided in the post and on the boards. Al Jefferson is a starting talent, he just needs talent around him, and he could certainly improve his D. On offense he is more than capable.
Al Jefferson is a 50% shooter from the post. That means he is no better than a 33% 3 point chucker like Antoine Walker. What is worse is that a 3 point chucker can get easy shots in flow of an offense and at PF can spread floor.
You have to work the ball into Al which means a passer working hard to get ball into post, 3 guys standing around, seconds off shot clock etc.
When you consider that against serious competition in big games (which have been few and far between in Boston and Minny) his ability to score in post drops dramatically..... his utility is not that great.
He would be a great 6th man but unfortunately he is paid like a star. Factor in his short size, his [pee] poor defense, his injury history, his off court drinking and you have an overrated stat stuffer who contributes little to winning basketball at NBA level.
really? I'm curious, how do you rate Kevin McHale then?
Kevin McHale career TS% is over .600. That's a world of difference between him and Big Al.
If you read the post he was responding to you would see he was only saying there is value to an inside player. Pablo apparently doesn't understand why a post game is important to a basetkabll team. He wasn't saying Al was as good as McHale, only that they are both post scorers and are valuable.
And last time I checked, there was a world of difference between McHale and almost everyone who ever played PF, so that's not much of a slight on Al. He also has time to develop still. I'm sure he wishes he played with players of the caliber of Bird, Parish, and DJ. I'm sure he'd shoot a better percentage.
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