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ringfinger
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 Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 9:11 am Post subject: |
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| venturalakersfan wrote: | | The numbers would be in X's favor if he could simlpy make free throws. |
Well, the fact remains that he is inefficient around the basket. A trait you can live with with a jump shooter (i.e. Nash) but not a trait you can live with when said player can't shoot.
And this isn't some kind of 1-year trend either. In his previous stint with New Orleans, he was equally poor in shot attempts close to the basket.
Steve Blake took 10% of his shots close to the basket and had an eFG% of 65.2% last season. The season before that he took 7% of his shots close to the basket and had an eFG% of 65.0%.
Last year, Xavier Henry took 37% of his shots close to the basket and had an eFG% of 54%. Season before that he took 39% of his shots close to the basket and had an eFG% of 53.2%.
His efficiency on shots close to the basket mirrors that of a point guard.
There is a reason he hasn't broken out in 4 years playing for different coaches, teams and systems and even as a young player who SHOULD be on the rise is on a minimum level one-year contract. He sucks. I'm not going to change my opinion of his game just because he wears a Laker jersey. |
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ringfinger
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| Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 9:27 am Post subject: |
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I should add. That has always been my issue with X from day 1. He's just not good at any one thing. That's not to say he's poor at everything, but, he doesn't have one thing that he does well on a consistent basis at all.
Not a great passer, ball handler, distance shooter, FT shooter, inefficient around the basket, defender.
I tend to prefer players who have at least 1 thing they do well so that I know why they're out there on the court. |
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Rawr
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| Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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| venturalakersfan wrote: | | Rawr wrote: | I am so pissed we didn't retain Kent Bazemore. He was basically the exact same player as Xavier, but better. I would have LOVED having him as our 3rd string 1/2/3. That kid was playing extremely well, had excellent size and length, and only got signed for 2 years at 2 million each.
I hope Henry gets healthy. |
That was Bazemore's choice. He probably didn't want to be our 3rd string player. |
The Lakers weren't interested in matching that deal because they were hoarding cap space.
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MJST
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| Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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| ringfinger wrote: | | venturalakersfan wrote: | | The numbers would be in X's favor if he could simlpy make free throws. |
Well, the fact remains that he is inefficient around the basket. A trait you can live with with a jump shooter (i.e. Nash) but not a trait you can live with when said player can't shoot.
And this isn't some kind of 1-year trend either. In his previous stint with New Orleans, he was equally poor in shot attempts close to the basket.
Steve Blake took 10% of his shots close to the basket and had an eFG% of 65.2% last season. The season before that he took 7% of his shots close to the basket and had an eFG% of 65.0%.
Last year, Xavier Henry took 37% of his shots close to the basket and had an eFG% of 54%. Season before that he took 39% of his shots close to the basket and had an eFG% of 53.2%.
His efficiency on shots close to the basket mirrors that of a point guard.
There is a reason he hasn't broken out in 4 years playing for different coaches, teams and systems and even as a young player who SHOULD be on the rise is on a minimum level one-year contract. He sucks. I'm not going to change my opinion of his game just because he wears a Laker jersey. |
X is inefficient around the basket?
is that why he's only 4% from the likes of Tony Parker and Russell Westbrook at to the basket efficiency? |
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TheKing23
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| Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Reflexx wrote: | | TDRock wrote: | | The real question is why is his wrist not healing, tho? He's young and this has been an issue for more than a minute now. That's concerning to me. |
His wrist hasn't been getting rest for some reason.
Maybe he's been lonely? |
 i know the conversation would lead to a jerking off joke... |
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TDRock
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| Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Reflexx wrote: | | TDRock wrote: | | The real question is why is his wrist not healing, tho? He's young and this has been an issue for more than a minute now. That's concerning to me. |
His wrist hasn't been getting rest for some reason.
Maybe he's been lonely? |
LOL! How did I miss this? Now now...  |
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matigol
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| Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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Xavier, go and get you a gold digger bi*** , that is very easy und you can recover to full health  |
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waterman40
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| Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 2:55 am Post subject: |
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| Henry for $1 million is cheap insurance and with Kobe, Young, Lin, I think we can afford to let Xavier be still mending, and be ready for the 2nd half push. This might also give Clarkson some minutes too. |
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