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It's still too early to say if Ross should be used as a go to scorer or lock down defender or spot up shooter or whatever. He needs to get some consistent playing time to show what he's got. He also needs to use the summer to work on his game because he was not impressive at all in the SL.
I like Xixak's example of the Spur's giving guys specific roles, but as he himself mentioned you want to get more out of a #8 pick. We're looking for guys to build around, not the other way around.
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Craig wrote: View PostOk.
Your mistake, I believe, is in assuming that Ross has even touched his actual potential....I'm fairly confident he hasn't. The problem is that before they can do ANYTHING with him he has to play proper basketball, consistently. He continues to fail at this. Nobody wants him to go, or bust, or whatever....just get his head out of his ass and get better.
As for the decision..... I was talking about Ross and his horrible decision to go to allstar weekend instead of resetting, recharging and getting his shit straight.
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Mediumcore wrote: View PostIt's still too early to say if Ross should be used as a go to scorer or lock down defender or spot up shooter or whatever. He needs to get some consistent playing time to show what he's got. He also needs to use the summer to work on his game because he was not impressive at all in the SL.
I like Xixak's example of the Spur's giving guys specific roles, but as he himself mentioned you want to get more out of a #8 pick. We're looking for guys to build around, not the other way around.
If Ross can shoot 40%+ from 3, score 15ppg, grab 5 boards and play lockdown defense... then he is a player you can build with. That's what we should be focussing on growing him into. Send him out there and ask him to play iso-ball, and he's going to under-perform and DeMar will take all the minutes at 2-guard. He has never been that type of player so idk why you would want to turn him into that now. Find me one guy who went from being a 3+D guy in college to being a breakdown/iso/lead your team in scoring type guy at the NBA level. When you ask players to do things they aren't good at, they won't be successful.
I mean we've seen that time and time again with this team. We brought in Bargnani, a stretch forward, and asked him to bulk up and play center... this is illogical. If we had just developed him into an instant-offense 6th man type stretch big from the start, I think he actually could've been a good asset for this team. DeMar DeRozan's 3rd season (and 1st half of last year) is a similar story. Asking a guy like him to create off the dribble is just asking for him to under-perform.
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Xixak wrote: View PostYes I did say I would like to get more out of a #8 pick, but the fact is we didn't draft more.
If Ross can shoot 40%+ from 3, score 15ppg, grab 5 boards and play lockdown defense... then he is a player you can build with. That's what we should be focussing on growing him into. Send him out there and ask him to play iso-ball, and he's going to under-perform and DeMar will take all the minutes at 2-guard. He has never been that type of player so idk why you would want to turn him into that now. Find me one guy who went from being a 3+D guy in college to being a breakdown/iso/lead your team in scoring type guy at the NBA level. When you ask players to do things they aren't good at, they won't be successful.
I mean we've seen that time and time again with this team. We brought in Bargnani, a stretch forward, and asked him to bulk up and play center... this is illogical. If we had just developed him into an instant-offense 6th man type stretch big from the start, I think he actually could've been a good asset for this team. DeMar DeRozan's 3rd season (and 1st half of last year) is a similar story. Asking a guy like him to create off the dribble is just asking for him to under-perform.Heir, Prince of Cambridge
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Xixak wrote: View PostYes I did say I would like to get more out of a #8 pick, but the fact is we didn't draft more.
If Ross can shoot 40%+ from 3, score 15ppg, grab 5 boards and play lockdown defense... then he is a player you can build with. That's what we should be focussing on growing him into. Send him out there and ask him to play iso-ball, and he's going to under-perform and DeMar will take all the minutes at 2-guard. He has never been that type of player so idk why you would want to turn him into that now. Find me one guy who went from being a 3+D guy in college to being a breakdown/iso/lead your team in scoring type guy at the NBA level. When you ask players to do things they aren't good at, they won't be successful.
I mean we've seen that time and time again with this team. We brought in Bargnani, a stretch forward, and asked him to bulk up and play center... this is illogical. If we had just developed him into an instant-offense 6th man type stretch big from the start, I think he actually could've been a good asset for this team. DeMar DeRozan's 3rd season (and 1st half of last year) is a similar story. Asking a guy like him to create off the dribble is just asking for him to under-perform.
Your examples of college players and even Bargnani are kind of misleading imo. Guys are subject to what their coaches use them as in college. Teams draft guys based on potential and not based on how they were used in college. Granted at some point someone should have realized Bargs isn't a franchise player, however they sure as hell didn't draft him 1st over all so he could be a stretch 4 coming off the bench. The point here isn't that you are wrong, the point is that you haven't provided Ross enough time to prove you wrong. He's a rookie that wasn't NBA ready and got really unsteady minutes in his first season.
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I've got no personal knowledge of who Ross is or how he thinks, but he constantly reminds me of a 15 year old being asked to be a man. The sulky looks on his face when he gets yanked for screwing up, his poor decision making when he is playing defense (they do have scouting reports), his desperation shots when he does come back into the game, like he has to quickly prove something, I don't know...he just acts like a kid who is immature, or doesn't care, or hasn't learned how to get outside his own head and play a team game. Just my opinion.
He has had 10 years of serious basketball behind him, being coached all the way. He has no doubt been to summer basketball camps, been instructed by professionals who do nothing but teach or coach basketball for at least the last 4 years, and he still seems lost on the floor.
He is getting paid millions of dollars a year to play a game FCS, and it's as if it is either too much for him, or too hard. I haven't heard that he is developmentally delayed, so I have to conclude that he just doesn't care enough. I mean, if you wanted to get better, wouldn't you go to Casey and say "Exactly what do you want me to learn to do properly coach" and then hire somebody to work with you all summer just to do those things? The Raps aren't based out of NASA. This is not Rocket science.
Craig has said what has been said many times in this thread and all over this forum...IT'S ON HIM!
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Mediumcore wrote: View PostYou're entitled to your opinion and could very well be right that Ross is nothing more than what we've seen so far, however it's not a fact as you've stated. You have to give the kid a chance to prove himself before you categorize him into whatever box you want to put him in.
As for what he can do on offense, I am skeptical but people who know more than me keep saying he can shoot it a little, so I look forward to it. When I saw him shoot last year, it seemed like he missed the rim completely at least once or twice a game. To me, that doesn't seem the mark of a great (or even good) shooter but I hope he proves me wrong.
To Xixak's point, I would only add that player development hasn't been a real strong suit of the Raps. From the outside looking in, it seems like (especially in recent history) they drafted guys and never really had a plan for them (e.g. Ed Davis, Ross). Hell, even throw Derozan in there as a guy who I never felt was properly developed.
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slaw wrote: View PostWith all the talk about his offensive role, Ross' biggest issue is on the defensive end. Casey didn't trust him last year to defend properly and it was clearly a big reason he couldn't get much run. If he's as lost as last year, Casey won't play him and he won't get a chance to show whatever it is he might be able to do on offense.
As for what he can do on offense, I am skeptical but people who know more than me keep saying he can shoot it a little, so I look forward to it. When I saw him shoot last year, it seemed like he missed the rim completely at least once or twice a game. To me, that doesn't seem the mark of a great (or even good) shooter but I hope he proves me wrong.
To Xixak's point, I would only add that player development hasn't been a real strong suit of the Raps. From the outside looking in, it seems like (especially in recent history) they drafted guys and never really had a plan for them (e.g. Ed Davis, Ross). Hell, even throw Derozan in there as a guy who I never felt was properly developed.
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slaw wrote: View PostWith all the talk about his offensive role, Ross' biggest issue is on the defensive end. Casey didn't trust him last year to defend properly and it was clearly a big reason he couldn't get much run. If he's as lost as last year, Casey won't play him and he won't get a chance to show whatever it is he might be able to do on offense.
As for what he can do on offense, I am skeptical but people who know more than me keep saying he can shoot it a little, so I look forward to it. When I saw him shoot last year, it seemed like he missed the rim completely at least once or twice a game. To me, that doesn't seem the mark of a great (or even good) shooter but I hope he proves me wrong.
To Xixak's point, I would only add that player development hasn't been a real strong suit of the Raps. From the outside looking in, it seems like (especially in recent history) they drafted guys and never really had a plan for them (e.g. Ed Davis, Ross). Hell, even throw Derozan in there as a guy who I never felt was properly developed.
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A more athletic version of Aaron Afflalo would be an awesome complimentary wing and fits perfect next to somebody like a Rudy Gay. Not only would he need the ball less than Demar but he would space the floor better and the flow of the offense would be easier to set.Whoever told you skies the limit is looking dumb because I'm 22 and i'm moonwalking on the sun.
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Craig wrote: View PostOh good lord. You guys like ot make things so much more complicated than they are. He's a basketball player. He plays the 2 position which isn't a hard position really, none of them are. First and foremost you have to learn the game of basketball, fundamentally, then yo need to become aggressive and stay active, always.
Call it what it is man, stop making excuses for guys who don't deserve um. Terrence Ross needs to work his ass off to win back whatever he lost last year, its on him to succeed, no the coaches to hide him in little corner where he can be a journeyman as a #8 pick. Fuck that man."They're going to have to rename the whole conference after us: Toronto Raptors 2014-2015 Northern Conference Champions" ~ ezzbee Dec. 2014
"I guess I got a little carried away there" ~ ezzbee Apr. 2015
"We only have one rule on this team. What is that rule? E.L.E. That's right's, E.L.E, and what does E.L.E. stand for? EVERYBODY LOVE EVERYBODY. Right there up on the wall, because this isn't just a basketball team, this is a lifestyle. ~ Jackie Moon
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I would agree, however, with the line of thinking that there are certain things ross can control and certain things he can't, and it is on him to get results based on the things he can control. Namely himself."They're going to have to rename the whole conference after us: Toronto Raptors 2014-2015 Northern Conference Champions" ~ ezzbee Dec. 2014
"I guess I got a little carried away there" ~ ezzbee Apr. 2015
"We only have one rule on this team. What is that rule? E.L.E. That's right's, E.L.E, and what does E.L.E. stand for? EVERYBODY LOVE EVERYBODY. Right there up on the wall, because this isn't just a basketball team, this is a lifestyle. ~ Jackie Moon
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ezz_bee wrote: View PostI would agree, however, with the line of thinking that there are certain things ross can control and certain things he can't, and it is on him to get results based on the things he can control. Namely himself.
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