Landry Fields - top 5 reclamation project on SIs Point Forward blog

[consmap]

Everyone on this team is suffering from the lack of ball movement. Something has to change. :\

[S.R.]

I don't really miss Jose - his defense took away almost everything he gave you on offense (another discussion), but I do miss watching him:
a) Run the pick and roll with Amir (and watching Amir drop the ball in Ed's lap for easy layups/dunks)
b) Hitting Fields on back-door cuts

Landry is a useful player - he'd be a fantastic asset if he could ever recover his shot.

[isaacthompson]

Final line says it all:
"He just needs to be relocated to a team with willing passers in order to fully actualize it."

Bang on. I don't believe this Casey sh*t about DeMar and Rudy being willing passers.

[ceez]

"He just needs to be relocated to a team with willing passers in order to fully actualize it."

JV just nodded so hard he threw his neck out

[Masai Ujiri]

This team would actually be a lot better if you replaced Lowry with Jose and Gay with Hayward.

Too bad we can't do that now (although maybe in the offseason)?

[Axel]

Interesting fact that speaks to Fields' off-ball capabilities:

"Nearly a quarter of Fields’ used possessions came on cuts alone, according to Synergy Sports. Other hefty slices came in transition or spot-up situations, leaving only a few possessions where Fields actively took part in shot creation."

On a dribble heavy team, a player who cuts hard and often is a great asset for an offence. Fields has fallen out of the rotation lately, but he is still a good "glue guy" - one who works hard on both ends, wont demand the ball on offence and defends well.

Final line says it all:
"He just needs to be relocated to a team with willing passers in order to fully actualize it."

We have some talent that simply isn't be used properly (this applies to basically everyone on the team). Lowry is best as a drive and dish PG, but he isn't driving anymore. Amir is best as a PNR roll man, but we aren't hitting the roller enough. Etc, etc, etc. Regardless of what direction MU decides to go, we need a play-maker. If we don't get a traditional PG, then we need a winger who is a willing and able passer to help facilitate the offence.

http://nba.si.com/2013/11/22/jimmer-...ris-humphries/