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So why not Jeff Withey?

ncoloradojazz said:
practice gainst nba players is better then dleague games for players.. Dleague games are glorified pick up games with fringe nba talent. Could be worse for players that are soft mentally like Lyles. As a high draft pick if you don't put up monster numbers then eye brows are going be raised
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You should probably let all the NBA GMs in on this secret so they will stop wasting their time using the D-league.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Withey has been great and is on a steal of a contract and is only 25. Does a little on offense with rebounding, but is a really good rim protector. Was shocked we got him, was shocked that NO didn't play him as much last year... with guys like Baynes getting like $6M per year on multi year deals getting Withey for minimum was niiiicceee.
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For me this is the more important part of the discussion.
It isn't "play withey more cause of how bad lyles and pleiss are", for its "play withey more because he is good."

I am so confused as to why he was not getting any burn.
 
Lyles needs a shooting coach. He needs to practice game type shooting drills over and over. He would look better at SF, but will never be able to if he shoots like he has been.
 
I was also wondering why Withey was not playing, then during the Atlanta game I notice he does not understand the offense. He was always out of position which was crowding the floor, and bring his player into the play.
When Gorbert was out, I thought Withey was the perfect defensive fill in. Maybe developing Lyles for the future was a better option than Withey's messing up the flow of the offense.
But then again I could be smoking some really wild stuff out in left field
 
JazzTalk said:
I was also wondering why Withey was not playing, then during the Atlanta game I notice he does not understand the offense. He was always out of position which was crowding the floor, and bring his player into the play.
When Gorbert was out, I thought Withey was the perfect defensive fill in. Maybe developing Lyles for the future was a better option than Withey's messing up the flow of the offense.
But then again I could be smoking some really wild stuff out in left field
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Snyder's offense is basically the Spurs offense. It should not be that hard to learn.
 
ncoloradojazz said:
practice gainst nba players is better then dleague games for players..
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Kinda dubious assertion. Teams play ~4 games per week where the scrub rides the bench. 3 days for practice and teams are often resting their starters for games the next night. I'd rather have them on the court in the D League for at least some of the season.
 
homeytennis said:
Snyder's offense is basically the Spurs offense. It should not be that hard to learn.
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There is learning and then there is mastering. There is a lot of nuance and adjustments to situations. The reason teams win titles when their leaders are in their late 20s/ early 30s is because of the learning curve. Players who rely solely on their raw talent and not in constantly learning and improving wind up on the heap of mediocrity.
 
silesian said:
There is learning and then there is mastering. There is a lot of nuance and adjustments to situations. The reason teams win titles when their leaders are in their late 20s/ early 30s is because of the learning curve. Players who rely solely on their raw talent and not in constantly learning and improving wind up on the heap of mediocrity.
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Well said
 
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