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If you want to learn how to play PG, watch Derrick Rose of Memphis' tapes from the tournament.
No, you dont have his skills, no you dont have his outside shot, no you arent nearly as quick, no you wont ever be a NBA top 2 draft pick....but watch him never the less. He can fill a stat sheet just like you can BUT
You NEVER see a Derrick Rose-money offensive set, where he walks the ball up the court, and jacks up a shot over a defender. He fills his stat line up WITHIN the offense. If someone is wide open he hits them with the pass. Not some whirling dervish pass where everyone ooh and aahs, but a fundamental pass. Also you almost never see Rose trying to be non-chalant like "Yeah I am good, so I know I dont have to throw a sharp pass everytime" and then watch as the balls sails out of bounds are someone takes it 90 feet for a slam.
In fact you never see him walk the ball up the court late in a close game with time running out.
So work on fundamental basketball at the point...if you are a star people will figure it out without you having to go to all the trouble of pointing it out to them.
Now I will admit that some of this isnt your fault, because Calipari actually runs an offense for Rose to fit into and Calipari's offensive philosphy isnt to find one star and have everyone else play defense and rebound...but still, its not all on Stans either. Some of its on you. Even Jordan passed the ball to Kerr when Kerr was open.
No, you dont have his skills, no you dont have his outside shot, no you arent nearly as quick, no you wont ever be a NBA top 2 draft pick....but watch him never the less. He can fill a stat sheet just like you can BUT
You NEVER see a Derrick Rose-money offensive set, where he walks the ball up the court, and jacks up a shot over a defender. He fills his stat line up WITHIN the offense. If someone is wide open he hits them with the pass. Not some whirling dervish pass where everyone ooh and aahs, but a fundamental pass. Also you almost never see Rose trying to be non-chalant like "Yeah I am good, so I know I dont have to throw a sharp pass everytime" and then watch as the balls sails out of bounds are someone takes it 90 feet for a slam.
In fact you never see him walk the ball up the court late in a close game with time running out.
So work on fundamental basketball at the point...if you are a star people will figure it out without you having to go to all the trouble of pointing it out to them.
Now I will admit that some of this isnt your fault, because Calipari actually runs an offense for Rose to fit into and Calipari's offensive philosphy isnt to find one star and have everyone else play defense and rebound...but still, its not all on Stans either. Some of its on you. Even Jordan passed the ball to Kerr when Kerr was open.
