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NO MATTER WHERE GARY TRENT JR GOES HIS GAME NEEDS TO BE CONNECTED TO A SYSTEM



NO MATTER WHERE GARY TRENT JR GOES HIS GAME NEEDS TO BE CONNECTED TO A SYSTEM

I want to see how it plays out I want to see how this G money thing plays out because wherever he goes he’s going to need a system to build his game around because there without one he his impact is limited he has a lack of Direction and purpose without a system trying to get him to go off the dribble and all this extra stuff he it limits him he doesn’t have that he’s not athletic he doesn’t have that bounce he doesn’t have speed you know what I mean like he looks like a super athletic guy but he lacks athleticism and that’s okay you just got to learn how to use what he has and the problem is he hasn’t really found a home you know what I mean we’re talking about a guy who shooting ability is is m is is is there the confidence is there the aggression is everything that he need he is an assassin especially when he’s on but he has his limitations and his style of play has to be made use of he does doesn’t have a real system to attach that jump shot to and a role like he’s trying to just be what everybody else is so he’s trying like when Nick nurse was the coach of the Raptors he had guy he had a couple guys you know Fred and you know and and and and Pascal who can go off the dribble and and everybody else was limited to their abilities or the lack thereof so everyone started to had to learn how to go off the dribble which they should be able to do as professionals but at the professional level a lot of guys can’t do it they still have to you know work that in he’s one of those guys so now if there was a system where he can move around and get that jump shot off like a triangle or some type of motion where he didn’t have to utilize his dribble as much where he can do the the little one two things that he likes to do within reason you know what I mean a little more shrinking his game bringing it in and working it inside out let him shoot his perimeter jump shot then go out and shoot some threes when he gets warmed up and lathered you know what I mean it’s like his game has potential to be something so impactful he could be such a Difference Maker he’s just being put in the wrong positions to do the [ __ ] that he can’t do and it’s wasting he’s he’s going into his six year and he’s he’s never really got a chance to utilize that jump shot and people can say it’s the injuries they can say whatever it is we still haven’t had a chance to see him really utilize that jump shot not since that year when he average what 18 and it’s like the potential is there the possibility is there but you have to work that possibility and that potential into achievement and sometimes for a lot of guys it’s a system you can’t just leave them to their own devices and say yo you got to learn how to go off the dribble and you’re like nah if if he can spot up and he can come off the screens utilize him more in that regard you know what I mean he would fit decently and well in Indiana you know I mean there are certain places where he does make sense because the system is there to make sense of his game if he gotta go off the dribble especially with a young team and Darko still defining what it is the system is going to be for the Raptors guys are going to have to go off the dribble sometimes if especially if a play is broken that’s not one of his strengths and it’s not because he can’t go off the dribble it’s because one he doesn’t have the speed or the athleticism or the explosion you know to really utilize the little hand he doesn’t need a magnificent handle if he had athleticism and he could explode off the ground he don’t need a you in a little bit of speed and quickness he he wouldn’t need a dope ass handle just you just need enough ball control to get by your guy and then the rest is history you know what I mean but he has that jump shot which is you know you’re in the shooters League like what it’s the perfect place for you to be but it’s just like there’s a disconnect there and you can see the reality of his situation is fading you know what I mean he had he had that one good year and now it’s just and you can say injuries you can say whatever it is but it’s like if it’s always something then it’s always something you know what I mean and he can hoop like there’s no denying that he could play there’s no denying that he could shoot but if the skills aren’t utilized to help the team win then his status of a player diminishes because he’s not a bigger part of the solution you know what I mean so we can’t just have this theory of how good his jump shot is and the idea of how good he could be if he doesn’t get to the achievement part someone has to figure out how to use that whether e either whether it’s us or somebody else and he wants to get paid and with this new era of inflated contracts people are less inclined to invest nine figures or close to nine figures into something that’s not as guaranteed you know what I mean so it would have to be lightning in the bottle it would have to be the right price and the right system you know what I mean Golden State would be a good look for him him going to the Lakers would be horrible they don’t have anything they don’t have anything for what he going to do let LeBron tell him what to do and when to shoot what kind of game is that you can’t have someone tell you when and where to shoot unless it’s the coach and it’s the coaching system you can’t have one of your players because their agenda may have nothing to do with the team it may have everything to do with what they’re trying to do personally that’s not a way you want to play you know what I mean I think he has there’s something there but there’s also something missing we all say it’s consistency that can be that’s always going to be a conversation for every player but the reality is the highs and lows even themselves out of course you want him to be a every game 15 14 point per game scorer you need a system for that you need him to know that this is your responsibility this is how we’re going to work you and this is what you have to when we give you the opportunity you got to hit the shot he was forced to create on his own which isn’t his strong suo a lot we have a young team trying to figure it out hopefully next year we have more of a a defined structure as far as who we are and what we’re doing offensively and defensively what is the system I’m talking system a lot because that’s what counts that’s how that’s what’s going to be needed going into the future of the NBA and the kid is good like he he’s he has something but if you don’t use it he’s never going to beat Kyrie off the dribble you know what I mean he’s never going to have the bounce of of of of the average two God you know what I mean you if he can if he could jump like Norm if he could get if he could get up like norm and had that athleticism and that bounce and that quickness this conversation would be null and void whatever the price is he’d be worth it you know what I mean and then availability becomes a conversation but if you’re able to plug him in and utilize him and get the production that you need reality is every employee that you hire is not going to be to work every day they gonna have some sick days that’s a reality he he gets sick he got issues winter time ain’t you know flu season but he’s I’m saying his game hasn’t been used the right way yet you know what I mean a lot of times we can get on players and we can say whatever we want as fans because it’s like ah we want we want to win and our ferocious competitiveness even in even in the F even in the realm of intellectualism where we’re all conversating we want to win nobody wants to lose nobody wants their ideas or their Concepts to be a part of the problem but then when you sit back and all the Smoke Clears and you realize maybe he’s not being used right maybe there’s another way to look at it you know what I mean maybe he needs to be someplace where they have a system because the reality is you can use that jump shot you could definitely use it but if you’re if you’re if you’re forcing him to be something that everybody else is as opposed to saying listen just let him shoot just put him in a position where he can catch and shoot you put him in a position where he can catch and shoot in a perimeter where he can catch and shoot from three he don’t have to worry about putting the ball on the floor that much unless it’s you know that one two step he like to do but nothing too hectic where you feel like ah damn he got to create for himself all game has to be a different reality you know I mean something else has to materialize for for his game to really be used correctly because he’s going into his six year you know what I mean and he has he he legit has a nine fig jump shot but if it’s in if it’s not in the position and being utilized correctly it don’t look right it ain’t being used correctly there’s a lack of of performances there’s a lack of production there’s a lack of Love attached to it there’s no real connection you it looks like he’s going backwards when all he had to do is be used a little differently there’s plenty of different like I said in a triangle in a motion in all these different places he would be used differently he would get his points easier it like it’s all about the the the the game plan the system for him you know what I mean as much we talk about his abilities some guys need a system they’ve always been a part of it that’s what makes sense of their abilities that’s what made them stars then you get to the NBA and the owner is like yo do what you do and the coach is like do what you do and you like nah I’m used to doing it tell me what to do he’s like nah just do whatever works out there just figure it out attack off the dribble when it’s you know you know when you know what to do and you like N I don’t I don’t understand why I’m out here without no real Direction he’s a player that needs Direction you know what I mean and until he gets that until he has that right direction and remember his father played in the NBA he’s used to having that type of dynamic that structure someone to lead someone to create you know boundaries someone to say this is the this is the system he developed his game within the system that is Dad created for him and the only way he’s going to thrive and continue to be successful is if someone has a system you add his game to it and let him build the rest of his NBA career around your system as opposed to saying hey yo just do what they do he he goes off the dribble he goes off the dribble you can figure it out you do just do what they’re doing cuz we got too many guys you know that standing watch or whatever it is we just created space for you you can’t create space for a jump shooter especially if all he wants to do is jump shoot you’re saying we’re creating space so you can go off the dribble really some guys just at the NBA level nah anything lower than the NBA level yes the NBA level nah he just don’t have it at the NBA level against anybody else less than NBA Talent he can go to he can get to the basket but against NBA Talent NBA schemes NBA players he lacks the athleticism this the quickness and and and that bounce the explosion off the ground when he does have a little separation you know what I mean you see him getting caught on fast breaks so there has to be something that utilizes what he does have as opposed to saying do what you do and we get to see all his inadequacies that has to be a system that you could plug him in and make sense of his game I think every NBA player needs that every NBA player deserves that Craig hajes couldn’t really go off the dribble Trent Tucker couldn’t really go off the dribble Paxton he could do it once in a blue moon BJ Armstrong could go off the dribble like certain guys could do it hery Hawkins you know what I mean Dale Ellis couldn’t really go off the dribble I’m running off OG names by the way you mean there’s a lot of guys that couldn’t really go off the dribble but they could shoot D Curry could really go off the dribble but he could shoot so you gota allow guys to play to their strengths within your system but the system has to be there and I mean this this season with Coach Darko I got to see what that system look like you know mean I gota see I got to see what that is like I don’t we have a young team and we can’t leave these young players to their own devices there has to be production we have to win and if G money stays he has to be utilized in a certain way we don’t need like he had a few seasons where he showed that he’s Limited off the dribble you give him space he can’t get enough separation so let’s create an opportunity where he can get separation to get that jump shot off you know what I mean he can shoot all day in the perimeter he can hit threes like there’s ways to utilize what he is

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No matter where Gary Trent Jr goes he’ll need to be a part of a system to be successful

7 Comments

  1. GTJ has an endurance issue. He has not played a full 82 season. Once he can play close to 82 games his stats will go up

  2. Quick, Gary staying in his lane, Barrett, Scottie, pert. Like last year b4 the season started, that looks like a 7 To 6 seed or maybe I'm being bias. Gary off the catch one is top 7 to 10. As you said, quit with the off the dribble my guy

  3. Maybe, 🤔. But letting GTJ go!?is office nuts!? Send it to Warriors he can replace Klay. He's a good player, he goes insane when he's 🔥.

  4. Gary needs to be a movement shooter to makes out for his lack of playmaking, off the dribnle creation, etc. I think if he does he will be more marketable especially in a system like us, Indiana or even Nuggets.

  5. Chev is right the reality of expectations for this player is fading. When he joined the raptors he was going crazy. He would hold it down when Fred was out and he dropped 44. I thought it would only get better for the player but he just doesn't have a consistent game for this team

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