Official Jose Calderon Thread

I mean he's got to knock down the three ball. If he can't knock down an NBA three, then there's really no hope for him in the NBA. He was voted among his peers as the best shooter in his draft class. It's odd that it hasn't translated at all. He's a decent defender and an average decision maker, but if he can shoot then he becomes a 3&D guy like we want him to be and that'd be very valuable for our squad.

Yesterday he was getting eaten up by Ingram in practice from the small clips we saw. It was like Brown wasn't even in front of him sometimes.

 

Ingram with his smooth game and potential will abuse many a defender. Brown was just an appetizer. Calderon will be asked to manage the second unit which Brown will have a crack at. He doesn't have Scott anymore to hide behind or as an excuse. It will be a make or break season for him. Shooting is confidence. This is where Shaw's reputed player development rep comes into play.

On topic: Calderon will not shy from taking the big shot and I would trust him in making it.

 

That's kind of what I was hinting at.

 

Absolutely. I think the Calderon/Coaching combination is actually a huge help to a kid like Anthony Brown. He's athletic, a good defender, and if he can just knock down the three at a good rate he'll stick in the NBA.

Calderon though the more I think about it the happier I am he's here. There are few backup PGs that fit so well offensively. He can shoot, pass, and isn't going to get in the way of developing our young kids? How much more can we ask for?

 

That could be well be... We're stocked at the three and it is murky if Brown can find time at the two with Clarkson and Williams entrenched there. He is still preferable to Young from a locker room standpoint.

 

I don't have the highest hopes and clearly neither do the Lakers, but this is his last chance to prove us wrong. If he can knock down a three, he's got a place.

 

MAJOK

 

I don't think I agree with the 9 million dollars sounding high. I mean even without context of this summer at worst Jordan Clarkson is an effective 6th man. Lou Willliams got 7 million from us. So if Jordan is a starter (which the Lakers envision him being) he should get 9 million dollars. Last season Danny Green made 10 million, Varejao made 9.6 million, Alec Burks made 9.2 million, Jeff Green made 9.2 million, Lance Stephenson made 9 million, Iman Shumpert made 9 million. I think Clarkson is well within the value of those players.

In the context of this summer he made 20 million less than Evan Turner, 22 million less than Joakim Noah, and 35 million less than Evan Fournier. He made 20 million less than Kent Bazemore and Bismack Biyombo. Heck he even is making less than guys like Marvin Williams and Eric Gordon, let alone Mozgov, Deng, Ryan Anderson, and Chandler Parsons.

We got a great deal on Clarkson.

 

#NeverForget

 

I remember this of course and it sucked that we lost but I loved how Jose reacted after making that shot. No big deal. I've been here before

 

Not gonna lie, I think his relationship with Jenner may have been a factor. He knows if he signs somewhere else, he will lose her as she ain't moving to Charlotte or something to watch him play with the Hornets. Granted we could have matched, but why bother playing that game? What if we for some reason don't decide to match then his bluff has him living in Detroit or something.