J.J. Redick isn’t an NBA talent. Sorry folks. He’s a lights out shooter and the ACC’s leading scorer, but in the NBA, he’s outsized, less athletic, bad at defense and not as fast as the competition he faces. And those are things you can’t teach. JJ made himself a good player by making up for his lack of size, athletic ability, and speed by improving on other skills hat anyone can learn – such as shooting 3’s. Although you can get by doing that in College Basketball, that shit don’t fly in the NBA.
Hence, on most nights, you’ll see a “Did not play – Coach’s Decision” next to JJ’s name in the box score. And I applaud Orlando’s coach Stan Van Gundy for letting JJ rot away on the bench. Now JJ wants out of Orlando. He’s quietly bitching and moaning about not playing. You can read more about it here in an article the Orlando Sentinel recently did.
Sorry JJ. When it comes to playing in the NBA, it’s REDICKulous to think you should be an everyday player. If the Magic we’re sucking this year, I’d say sure, play JJ and let him embarrass himself on a daily basis. But the Magic are doing good, so I think Stan Van Gundy should be coach of the year in the NBA. He’s got the Magic playing great AND knows how much JJ sucks and keeps him on the bench.
As long as you’re airballing on shots like this below JJ, you should continue being the Magic’s #1 bench warmer.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment