I think he need to look at Daniels and pattern his game after that. He could be better than Daniels with time.

cdr?

(01-18-2014 09:56 PM)rolexjames Wrote:  I think he need to look at Daniels and pattern his game after that. He could be better than Daniels with time.

Daniels can step out and shoot. Iverson IMO is far more talented as an all around player. If his goal was to be Daniels, who is good at what he does and obviously can contribute at a high level, he would be severely limiting himself given all of his abilities.

(01-18-2014 08:30 PM)MemphisCanes Wrote:  I think his ability to rebound on both ends is one of his best features, and no one ever gives him props for it.

Props!

I noticed this today. Iverson is one of the only, if not the only, Tiger players that actually puts his body on an offensive rebounder. Iverson does not just run to the rim and try to out-jump them, he actually blocks out. His length also helps a lot in grabbing boards obviously.

(01-18-2014 09:35 PM)steves Wrote:  

(01-18-2014 08:39 PM)TigerBo Wrote:  

(01-18-2014 07:53 PM)ItsDude Wrote:  Interesting guy....said he'd rather make a pass to a teammate for the score than do it himself. 4 assists today....he found both Draper and McDowell for their shots at the end...he seems to understand that his strength is driving the ball......he's raw and not hitting free throws but I think he could be valuable down the stretch with the wing span and height.

Thoughts?

He is the next Kevin Durant. Needs more PT at the 1-2 and 3.

he's not a 1 ... his minutes are at the 3 and 4. Not that he can't trigger the O some ...
Does Durant play any point ...

IMO he should strictly be on the court as a 2 or 3. I just do not see him being successful at the 4 spot. There might be certain matchups where he can play the 4, but in general noway. He is true wing player and needs to stay there. I honestly believe trying to turn him into any type of 4 would severely hamper his long term development.

KD is never the PG per say but he brings the ball up the court all of the time, especially if he gets the defensive rebound. Much like Geron does for us.

I wish that the staff would Just let the kid play thru his mistakes....

Kinda reminds me of Robert Dozier!

(01-18-2014 09:56 PM)rolexjames Wrote:  I think he need to look at Daniels and pattern his game after that. He could be better than Daniels with time.

He would probably be better than Daniels at this juncture had he played major minutes against most of those lowly home OCC teams. Nothing can take the place of real game experience.

(01-18-2014 08:22 PM)Joe1 Wrote:  It's hard not to like him. Lots of skills with long arms, going to be fun to watch him grow.

Yep. Once it clicks, he will be exciting and TC will be proud.

(01-18-2014 09:56 PM)rolexjames Wrote:  I think he need to look at Daniels and pattern his game after that. He could be better than Daniels with time.

I agree, but as an odd aside, did you see Daniels against Louisville last night? He was TURRIBLE, 1-9 with 3 points. A complete non-factor. Too bad he didn't switch Thursday for Saturday.

I suspect Pastner will begin using both King and Iverson more over these next 6 games to prepare for the February push. The early ACC schedule was tough and he wanted these guys to get some minutes against LMO.

The final 3 weeks will be a replication of the early schedule - @ UConn, @ Cincy, Temple, UL, and SMU. MEMPHIS needs to be ready for that.

Let's see how this goes over the next few weeks.

Some people just don't get it!! That kid has a long way to go. The Same that ANNOINT him today, will ROAST him when he doesn't become the Superstar that two idi...er, poster says he will be. Did anyone notice his start and the TEAM we were playing? And now come the praise's of, "I told everyone he is blah,blah, blah"! He did **** against a losing Div.3 team, 4 of 10 from the field, 3 airballs from 3pt. shot and still shoot first guy. I don't know what some of you were watching, but that performance wasn't worth the level of praise to say his this or that. Just Sayin

(01-19-2014 11:06 AM)geedog50 Wrote:  Some people just don't get it!! That kid has a long way to go. The Same that ANNOINT him today, will ROAST him when he doesn't become the Superstar that two idi...er, poster says he will be. Did anyone notice his start and the TEAM we were playing? And now come the praise's of, "I told everyone he is blah,blah, blah"! He did **** against a losing Div.3 team, 4 of 10 from the field, 3 airballs from 3pt. shot and still shoot first guy. I don't know what some of you were watching, but that performance wasn't worth the level of praise to say his this or that. Just Sayin

Please stop. No one is saying Iverson is a world beater. However, anyone who doesn't see the raw potential either A) doesn't know basketball B) doesn't know basketball, or C) doesn't know basketball.

(01-19-2014 11:06 AM)geedog50 Wrote:  Some people just don't get it!! That kid has a long way to go. The Same that ANNOINT him today, will ROAST him when he doesn't become the Superstar that two idi...er, poster says he will be. Did anyone notice his start and the TEAM we were playing? And now come the praise's of, "I told everyone he is blah,blah, blah"! He did **** against a losing Div.3 team, 4 of 10 from the field, 3 airballs from 3pt. shot and still shoot first guy. I don't know what some of you were watching, but that performance wasn't worth the level of praise to say his this or that. Just Sayin

Many casual fans played and understand the game and can easily recognize a players skill-sets and overall talent.. and some don't have a clue.

(01-19-2014 11:06 AM)geedog50 Wrote:  Some people just don't get it!! That kid has a long way to go. The Same that ANNOINT him today, will ROAST him when he doesn't become the Superstar that two idi...er, poster says he will be. Did anyone notice his start and the TEAM we were playing? And now come the praise's of, "I told everyone he is blah,blah, blah"! He did **** against a losing Div.3 team, 4 of 10 from the field, 3 airballs from 3pt. shot and still shoot first guy. I don't know what some of you were watching, but that performance wasn't worth the level of praise to say his this or that. Just Sayin

He's been rusting away on the bench for half the season. He finally got some minutes in a game where he could break a sweat.

If you can't see the potential there then I don't know what to say.

(01-19-2014 09:43 AM)Dat.B.Me Wrote:  

(01-18-2014 09:56 PM)rolexjames Wrote:  I think he need to look at Daniels and pattern his game after that. He could be better than Daniels with time.

He would probably be better than Daniels at this juncture had he played major minutes against most of those lowly home OCC teams. Nothing can take the place of real game experience.

Better than Daniels? Deandre Daniels? Absolutely not.

(01-19-2014 11:40 AM)MemphisCanes Wrote:  

(01-19-2014 09:43 AM)Dat.B.Me Wrote:  

(01-18-2014 09:56 PM)rolexjames Wrote:  I think he need to look at Daniels and pattern his game after that. He could be better than Daniels with time.

He would probably be better than Daniels at this juncture had he played major minutes against most of those lowly home OCC teams. Nothing can take the place of real game experience.

Better than Daniels? Deandre Daniels? Absolutely not.

Lol, Iverson played much better than Daniels did yesterday.

(01-19-2014 11:22 AM)Tigerbluesky Wrote:  

(01-19-2014 11:06 AM)geedog50 Wrote:  Some people just don't get it!! That kid has a long way to go. The Same that ANNOINT him today, will ROAST him when he doesn't become the Superstar that two idi...er, poster says he will be. Did anyone notice his start and the TEAM we were playing? And now come the praise's of, "I told everyone he is blah,blah, blah"! He did **** against a losing Div.3 team, 4 of 10 from the field, 3 airballs from 3pt. shot and still shoot first guy. I don't know what some of you were watching, but that performance wasn't worth the level of praise to say his this or that. Just Sayin

Please stop. No one is saying Iverson is a world beater. However, anyone who doesn't see the raw potential either A) doesn't know basketball B) doesn't know basketball, or C) doesn't know basketball.

D) all of the above

He should be good- but he plays too loosely still- which is the primary reason he has not played as much.

It is not about his "skills," is about his performances. Found it odd to hear him say basically if he had played against UConn Daniels would not have gone for 23 and 11...bit of public grumbling.

Yes- players need playing time in order to settle down- but some are settled enough from the get go (Nichols, Jackson and company a few years ago) to not be liabilities- even if they are not yet great.

If he can be patient, and take advantage of more playing time to tighten his skills, he could very well be a part of our rotation reasonably soon- and a major part next year.

Still think everyone is going to be disappointed with what he turns out to be. He's really behind for his age.