Introducing the Reke-o-Meter

I can’t imagine a guy like Tyreke is going to be satisfied with a sub-par jump shot. If he’s going to be an upper echelon player, that’s going to have to improve.

we all know he badly needs to practice shooting but what i want him to learn as well is his passing to the post and that pick and roll/pop…. i know he can pass but at times it looks that he should have passed it much earlier…..

With all the great strength and skill, which has allowed him to be able to drive to the rim against virtually anyone, in some ways his game is one-dimensional. He has become predictable to other teams. They know to pack guys in the paint to guard against him. Once he gets a jumper, he will become multi-dimensional with far more shooting options. He will be much harder to defend, as he won’t be as predictable. He has made a few 3-point shot attempts in games, which suggests that he has been working on those in practice. Once he starts to make some of those, that will help in his evolution.

This summer he needs to work on speeding up his whole motion and going straight up.

Kobe sets a terrible example for young players, actually making so many bad shot attempts.

Who would we want him to copy? Hmmmm

He wouldn’t have fallen to #4 in the draft

Tyreke doesn’t throw down a lot, but he makes so many damn layups that I don’t really mind the “poor” dunk:layup ratio.

That is exactly what they are. But these numbers will most likely change after next game. So what I meant was that it would be nice to see the Per Game averages updated after every game. I guess I left off the “updated after every game” part.

Double-Doubles

For February Curry has averaged 21.5/5.3/7.3

Glad to see that North California has some stud rookies finally!

by the progress of his jump shot. If that becomes a weapon, he will be scary good.

He also needs to become a better passer. He still has trouble on the pick and roll, for example. But for a rookie he’s amazing overall, and I’m glad we have him.

To me Tyreke is a hybrid of Wade and Artest.

That’s a great comparison.

Lebron also has uncanny court vision and awareness that Tyreke will never have.

It is the “will never have” part that I do not agree with. When Tyreke makes his drive to the basket with several defenders in the paint, he has an uncanny eye for how to get through or around them. When he gets stuck, he knows where the perimeter players are to pass the ball. I think that it is more a question of focus for Tyreke. A lot of his focus has been on himself and visualizing the path he is going to make for his own plays. He has been reinforced to create his own plays, because that has been successful for him in the past. I bet a lot of teams relied upon him to win games, so he developed that skill to a very high level.

Now, at the NBA level, he is discovering that his “secret weapon,” of taking players off guard by driving to the rim, is recognized by all the teams, who are coming up with ways to defend against him. He is now recognizing that he is going to have to change up his strategy to continue to “surprise” the other team. Part of that has been to pass the ball more to other players when he starts to drive to the rim. In order to do that successfully, he has had to shift some of his focus away from his own path to the basket to becoming more aware of other players on the floor. I think that he has shown a definite improvement in doing this in the past couple of months, showing that he does have good court awareness.

So, I believe that Tyreke can and will demonstrate the uncanny court vision and awareness that is demonstrated by some players in the league. This is his first year. As the players get to know each other better, they will each learn each others sweet spots. Tyreke will become more aware where the players are located on the court, as passing becomes an important skill in his tool box.

Have been absolutely dominant. He’s strong and long enough to guard 4s, and he’s way too quick and athletic for them on the other end of the court. I’d stick him there personally.

I agree with you that Tyreke is a 1 or 2 right now. I am not so sure, about the 3. He really lacks that jumper. I would not rule out the 4 position for Tyreke. Have you watched him guard people? The guy can be all over them, similar to Artest.

I see a lot of similarities of Tyreke to LeBron. True, LeBron is a physical freak of nature, but Tyreke is also a freak in his own right. I am more apt to give Tyreke some time to develop his game, before passing any judgment on his future development.

His development – and I don’t think stat hunting helps. If he works on his actual game the stats will naturally come IMO.

They need the stats to pump up their sales promotion. It started before the season with the “And a High Draft Pick” publisity campaign. Now, they have the Mayor involved. Without an all-star on the team, having Reke get ROY and the all-time rookie stat’s line, would light up their faces and their commercials.

the people, the passion the perversity. Love me this StR.