Why waiving Taylor was the right move
by bestclipfan on Aug 1, 2009 11:36 AM PDT
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PrintYesterday we were surprised by the clippers deciding to waive Mike Taylor, however IMO this was definitely the right move for the clippers. But before anyone says that I never really liked Taylor anyways he definitely had some positive points that will be missed. Namely his ungodly speed and energy. His speed and energy single handedly turned around the game in NYC and ended in him scoring 35 points. But to steal from spider man with great speed comes the great responsibility not to over use it, and this was Taylor's greatest flaw. He just does not no when to calm down and slow down. This was very much evident in summer league where Taylor constantly turned the ball over because he tried to push when he would have best been served by slowing it down and trying to feed it into the post or get an open shot. But there are also many more benefits to waiving Taylor.
- A chance at another free agent: Many around here think that the waiving of Taylor is going to lead to the signing of Sessions. I am strongly in favor of this but it is not the only thing they could do with Taylor's roster spot. They could also go after some help to back up the 3, but I would hope that they at least try Sessions.
- Novak and Jones: with another spot on the roster opened up there is now a better chance that both Novak and Jones could be brought back, while Novak could be lost if another team puts up a large offer at this point it doesn't look that is happening. But with Taylor gone if the clips do sign another person Novak and Jone's spots on the roster will not be in as much danger.
- better influence on DJ: At the moment DJ is probably pretty bummed that his friend Taylor is gone but it is probably for the better. Taylor did not seem to have the best work ethic (updated I can't claim to know if he has a bad work ethic but I think it is hard to not think he slacked off a little when he regressed they way he did in summer league) and it is a much better idea for DJ to be spending more time with Griffin who seems to bring the best out of DJ (a few days with Blake and he already got DJ to drink a Rocky egg white shake)
- Taylor wouldn't have gotten much playing time anyways: With both Baron and Telfair in front of him and a chance the clips were going to bring in another point guard there is a very good chance that there would be many games where Mike would be DNP or not even in uniform. So it is better to waive him and let him go somewhere where he might get some time to develop
In summary Taylor may eventually become a good player but he is space on the roster is more valuable then his current contribution. I hope Taylor prospers some where but first he has to learn to slow it down a little.
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I couldn’t agree more. I liked Taylor but his work ethic stinks and I don’t think that he is smart enough to become a good NBA player. He does have a lot of potential but so did Olowakandi. I hope for his sake that I am wrong.
We're comparing the 55th pick in the 2nd round...
with the 1st pick overall? If that 2round pick actually has as much potential as that 1 pick overall, either that 1st pick really sucks, or that 55th pick was a complete steal. Lmao.
Mike Smith on Eric Gordon: "The Clippers may have found their go to scorer."
On a second note, I want Novak back!
honestly the fact that he actually made the team as a 55th pick was already a pleasant surprise. we drafted jared jordan higher and he didnt even make the team.
Agreed.
Its not every draft where you see a late 2nd round pick make a team…
Mike Smith on Eric Gordon: "The Clippers may have found their go to scorer."
On a second note, I want Novak back!
You make some very good points.
One thing that I thought about as soon as I read the title of this was point number 3. It’s great that Taylor and DJ had a pretty good friendship and lightened the mood through the dark times, but the organization sees DJ as the player with more potential. DJ has the physical tools to succeed, but that must be paired up with a proper work ethic and improved skill. If Jordan is spending less time clowning around with Taylor, and more time working out and training; he may be able to realize some of that potential.
One could hope this is a wake up call to Taylor
maybe now he sees he has to make some changes in his game if he wants to be a successful in the NBA. But if getting kicked out of college wasn’t a big enough wake up call then it is hard to see him changing now but hopefully he does unfortunately it won’t be with this team but I am still rooting for him.
In Gordon we trust
What does changing his game and
getting kicked out of college have to do with his game? Taylor was let go from Iowa St. because of his academic reasons. Not really a wakeup call for his game..
Mike Smith on Eric Gordon: "The Clippers may have found their go to scorer."
On a second note, I want Novak back!
actually he got arrested like 3 times. but they were minor things, like he shoplifted some shampoo, didnt pay his parking tickets and vandalized some apartment building (probably as a prank from what I read)
Oh wow really?
Sorry about that, I did a bit research and all i read up on was academic issues. Now, I guess Taylor doesnt need to steal shampoo and can pay off parking tickets. (He has SOME money now atleast.) Plus, I havent heard any negativity surrounding Taylor since he’s been in LA, so I would assume Taylor has improved his attitude.
Mike Smith on Eric Gordon: "The Clippers may have found their go to scorer."
On a second note, I want Novak back!
What?
What do any of you really know about Mike Taylor’s work ethic? There were never reports Mike never worked hard matter of fact Taylor tried to work double hard during his injury so he could be better with both hands. Also seems this post is to somehow make it look like Taylor was a cancer to DJ which is beyond insane Mike was the only player that would pass the ball to DJ when DJ got mintues that is why most to all his points were lobs from Taylor. Taylor had potential but you have to have patience to develop it and we have a bad track history of that so maybe it was for the best of Taylor. So please if you had a problem with Taylor state facts rather than unproven thoughts it makes the argument look bad.
Well for one thing he regressed
you don’t regress when you are hard at work like DJ was. And it is a fact that Mike Taylor has a high turn over rate and a fact that he was worse in Summer league then he was at the end of the season. And any dummy can throw up a lob for DJ or BG but Taylor struggled with every thing else, court vision, controlling a reasonable tempo, not turning the ball over, finding open shooters . And these are key for an effective PG and that is why Taylor was at summer league but instead of improving he showed worse fundamentals and probably lost us games in summer league because of it (not that wins matter that much in summer league).
In Gordon we trust
I agree with you on most counts, bestclipfan, about Taylor.
but, you didn’t say that Taylor regressed in your original post. You said that he had poor work ethic, and then you’re basing it off of assumptions, as in bad summer league=bad work ethic.
and then you use a term like “influence,” regarding Taylor and DJ. you sound wrong. you sound like you are meking assumptions about Mike Taylor, when you probably have no knowledge of him from a personal standpoint.
i’m pretty sure EJ had a poor summer league last year…
you don’t really have any ground to stand on regarding the work ethic comments, simply stated.
looking back at my post you are right
should have added that so you are probably right that I can’t make any statements on his work ethic.
In Gordon we trust
Bring back Daniel Ewing!!
Roger Sterling: I bet there were people in the Bible walking around, complaining about "kids today."
Don Draper: Kids today, they have no one to look up to. Cuz they're looking up to us.
To another point
talk about Mike SL but DJ was also very inconsistent as well. He could not catch a pass in the post and dribble without turning it over. These are players we should of developed rather than assuming they could contribute off the bat. great thing the work ethic issue was cleared up because that was wrong to label him like that without facts.
DJ did struggle
as well in SL (most of them did when Gordon got hurt). He did have some good and solid games. Unfortunately, Taylor was pretty bad the whole time. It kind of sucks that these 5 games may have sealed his fate, but it was pretty disappointing.
by Lawler 4ever on Aug 7, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
the diffirence is that DJ showed some signs of improvement
and Taylor showed signs of getting worse, and DJ showed new skills while Taylor has shown no mastery of the skills needed to be a point guard.
In Gordon we trust
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