Earl Watson is better than Devin Harris

[NUMBERICA]

Earl Watson is better in this crap system, sure, but at the end of the day it's a crap system that won't win a championship so does that really make him "better"?

This is like saying Tim Tebow is better than Drew Brees, if they were both put in a read/wildcat option in the NFL.

Because the system - and not having any ****ing talent - is the problem.

I'm sorry your crush doesn't know how to run a real offense and never has run one.

Why don't you **** off? As soon as your half-hearted and entitled hero from HEAVEN gets his *** traded you will. Which is just another reason to hope it happens.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I still believe in Harris as a top 15 starting PG, but he has to find some consistency. The game against the Grizzlies it seemed like he was playing at 75% speed and making lazy passes.

 

[The Thriller]

Harris is more athletic.

Watson is a far better point guard.

Watson is always good for 2-3 alley-oop passes to Favors/Evans per game.

Harris is good for 2-3 selfish 1 on 5 shots per half.

 

[cctrackstar]

I have a feeling Watson is very comfortable in his role with the 2nd team and wouldn't be as effective as a starter.

Agreed

And Harris will never be as good as DWill was before he became a selfish shoot first 'superstar'.

I've said it before, but I really think that Harris is a somewhat more talented Ronnie Price. More of a combo guard, not a point guard. He can be valuable on the team if there is a passing 2 guard along side him. Fortunately we have two of these on the team.

 

[LunaticWolf]

I might argue that Harris is looking worse because he is mostly on the court with raja.

According to 82games

Harris with Raja: 109 minutes
Watson with Raja: 12 minutes

Having a player as horrible offensively as Raja has been this year on the floor will really cripple your offense.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I might argue that Harris is looking worse because he is mostly on the court with raja.

According to 82games

Harris with Raja: 109 minutes
Watson with Raja: 12 minutes

Having a player as horrible offensively as Raja has been this year on the floor will really cripple your offense.

I would actually blame a lot of Harris ineffectiveness on Big Al. He clogs the lane and is terrible at finishing of (nice) pick n roll feeds from Harris. Harris and Big Al are probably the worst low-post/PG combo in terms of how they compliment each other.

 

[billyshelby]

I would actually blame a lot of Harris ineffectiveness on Big Al. He clogs the lane and is terrible at finishing of (nice) pick n roll feeds from Harris. Harris and Big Al are probably the worst low-post/PG combo in terms of how they compliment each other.

Based on what I've seen, Harris is struggling to run it. Most of the time, he takes a jumpshot off the initial screen. And he's not real effective finding the screener on his drives since he mostly uses it to score. He's a decent driver so I don't totally mind, but it does kind of defeat the purpose. On the flip side, Watson is better at it, but he's not nearly the threat to score so it's also not real effective. Bottom line: we don't have a great PG for the PnR right now, although Harris has more potential to be better. Which is also why we should be running more PnR from the wings (this is now the thousandth time I've said that.)

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Based on what I've seen, Harris is struggling to run it. Most of the time, he takes a jumpshot off the initial screen. And he's not real effective finding the screener on his drives since he mostly uses it to score. He's a decent driver so I don't totally mind, but it does kind of defeat the purpose. On the flip side, Watson is better at it, but he's not nearly the threat to score so it's also not real effective. Bottom line: we don't have a great PG for the PnR right now, although Harris has more potential to be better. Which is also why we should be running more PnR from the wings (this is now the thousandth time I've said that.)

I disagree. I've seen Harris run the PnR great numerous times, finding Big Al in stride only for Al to put up a 10 ft floater.

 

[NUMBERICA]

I disagree. I've seen Harris run the PnR great numerous times, finding Big Al in stride only for Al to put up a 10 ft floater.

Actually, you're both right. Al is a poor - though somewhat improved - PnR big playing with a bad PnR PG. Add in that Al's game is holding the ball for 2-3 seconds, then doing a dance and trying to score no matter how many people are on him and no matter who's open and that Devin Harris' game is putting his head down and running to the basket, and you have two serious square pegs on a team that is round holes. AT LEAST historically.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Was Dwill even running the pick 'n roll effectively with Sap and Jefferson on the floor at the same time?

 

[NUMBERICA]

Was Dwill even running the pick 'n roll effectively with Sap and Jefferson on the floor at the same time?

Millsap would usually set the pick and would commonly get a mid-range shot out of it. If the defense committed enough, Al would get dump-offs.