Ejim is No Small Forward
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Or how bout he stops and hits a 7 foot jumper? He drives me crazy with his drives to the basket. He does not have the skillset for a floater. Either take it strong or hit the midrange. I wouldn't trade Melvin for anybody, but his game is ugly.
Well duh. But he dribbled it off his foot. He didn't get it stolen or knocked away. He dribbled it off his foot. It's not hard to watch Melvin and see he isn't as coordinated and fluid as most guys playing a true small forward position. The good news is he's an elite rebounder, a good 3-point shooter, and the best free throw shooter on the team. We aren't a traditional team and Melvin isn't a traditional player.
He does struggle sometimes handling the ball. There's no denying that. He struggles with that floater/runner shot he has as well. He's a great player, but those are two things he needs to work on.
yup, just another armchair QB expressing an opinion based only upon watching games on TV or in person. Clearly, I am the only one on this board who does that.
I like how you don't even try to argue that you don't have a ******* description, just that you aren't the only one.
He had 15, 10 and 3 - leading the team in rebounds and assists. He made 9 of 10 free throes, mostly in the clutch.
That wasn't an off game. Just stop.
Good grief. Melvin was trying a bit too hard and the ball went off his foot. In that instance he made a bad play. TO's are part of the game. Ejim played 37 minutes and led the team in assists, and had a double-double. Great game.
Melvin making moves to the hoop is a big part of his game. I will forgive him of the turnover.
He who does nothing makes no mistakes.
Melvin making moves to the hoop is a big part of his game. I will forgive him of the turnover.
He who does nothing makes no mistakes.
Yep, and the OP failed to recognize that it was while he was being defended by a (good) pg. Few teams play four guards like BSU. When guarded by a PF or C, as he normally is, Ejim has sufficient SF skills.
demoncore1031
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I'm working on my floater right now. Hope I have enough toilet paper. Whewwww!!!! Good ol' Christmas dinner :smile:
i never said I was unhappy with Ejim's contribution to the team and, if you would bother to actually read what I wrote, I started off by praising the various ways he is helping the team. I just don't think he is a prototypical small forward and that he tries to some things he is not good at which result in either turnovers or bad shots. I think if he would stick to shooting the 3, put backs and other shots close to the basket, and not dribble the ball on fast breaks or on drives to the team, we will be a better team. I've previously posted on here areas in which each player can improve to help the team progress.
Ejim has 24 turnovers, second only to Kane who handles the ball a lot more, and that is after playing two less games.
Of course, if you don't think any of our players are in need of improvement in any areas....
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He's actually right. He doesn't have the ball skills of a true '3' but we all know that numbers don't really describe roles in Fred's system.
