There were three comments before yours on this post: one said we have a lot to be excited about, one commended Q for his offseason work in Vegas, and the third noted he’s awkward on camera. When people jokingly refer to you as Quincy, it’s a joke. Because you’re supportive enough to come off like fam, which you are, in a way.

No one here dislikes Q. You think everyone would not be ecstatic if he came out gunnin’ in preseason?

Quncy did have a good summer league, but that doesn’t mean much by itself. As a third year player, Quincy should dominate summer league.

The problem is that Qunicy is clearly a two and he’s got Kevin Martin in front of him. Francisco Garcia and Bobby Jackson (to some degree) will compete for and probably get minutes at that spot. So where and when does he play?

Qunicy is in a tough situation. He has a history with the team, warranted or not, as a guy who isn’t going to get minutes. His NBA shooting percentages are poor. I think Quincy should continue to say the right things and work as hard as he can as long as he’s a King. But unless there’s an injury, he’s probably going to have to prove himself somewhere else.

I’m not even going to touch your comment that Quincy is as good as Gilbert Arenas. But I would like to point out that saying that people who don’t share your (perhaps biased?) opinion of Douby’s talent level are idiots, crazy, or don’t know the game is rude.

You’re entitled to have your opinion, and you know the guy, and we respect that he’s a friend. But don’t call the rest of us out because we disagree with you.

I think everybody would love to see him have a breakout season and really be able to help the team. But the fact of the matter is that he hasn’t yet proven that he’s that guy, regardless of what he showed in the guard-friendly, no defense, no pressure world of summer league this one year.

Again, I’d love to see him do well, but don’t tell me he’s as good as Barbosa, Arenas, or any of the other guys you named. If he was, he’d play, here or someplace else.

if they were #1 was OJ Mayo. So in that sense you’re entirely wrong. But you probably won’t read this, so, well that is that.

I really, really like Quincy – he seems like a nice kid, and I agree with your analysis of the progression of the smaller two guard (though I still think that size is king in the game today), and how Douby can really continue the mold.
However, your taking hypothetical ability and potential talent to extremes that Quincy might not be able to take them, not necessarily because he (as a player) isn’t good enough, but because of the facts of the situation.
 He’s a shooting guard. Worse: He’s a small shooting guard. Worse yet: He’s a small shooting guard on a team that just committed about 80 million dollars to two shooting guards (Martin and Frisco). Now he has to earn a spot in the line-up on a team that’s rebuilding, who would therefore be more willing to gamble on another, younger prospect rather than continue with something that hasn’t worked yet. Those are long odds, any way you stack them.
And sadly, those odds have been stacked against him. Not only did the team have too many 2s, it had not enough 1s during his first two years, and Quincy was therefore forced to be something he wasn’t. A combination of bad handles, weight, and inconsistency (in coaches, in playing time, in teammates, in his own play) all would make for a bad situation for a point guard, let alone a lifelong 2 learning to be an NBA 1.
So, now, the team has to find his position. The coach has to give him a role to determine whether they should extend him. But they have to do that while giving alot of other (more valuable) talent the time they need to develop. And they have to mantain a decent winning average. So, how to fit Qunicy in? From a critical management perspective, it is alot easier and less costly to scrap “The Douby Project” than it is to see it through. No one wants to see that happen, but that is the nature of the game.

We all know Douby’s potential. He broke the shooting record that Martin broke that Peja set. Thats why he’s on the team. But, he is by no stretch a Barbosa, an Ellis, a Gilbert nor a Terry. Why? Because while all those guys are small, they can all handle the ball and make basketball decisions – they can play the one. That gave them time to find their role in the league and blossom, minimizing the gamble (from the coaches perspective) of putting them at the two. However, Douby has not shown that – which isn’t a criticism, it just means that he is most assuredly a shooting guard. Which is why he is in the situation that he is in.

We love to hear your perspective, and as a good friend to many ball players, I can definitely understand your frustration with seeing Douby not get the burn you feel he deserves. But, please, don’t criticize our basketball understanding – apology accepted.

that everyone that posts here hopes that you are right about Quincy Douby.