Is J.P. Macura Coachable?

[American X]

JP Macura is coachable.

Myles Fox Morrissey on the other hand.................................too many ballsy passes out there.

[bleedXblue]

JP Macura is coachable.

Myles Fox Morrissey on the other hand.................................too many ballsy passes out there.

ballsy or just plain stupid at times?

[XUFan09]

He has the IQ. His confidence is both a gift and curse. He makes plays/shots that make you say wow but that also comes with plays that make you think WTF? At some point you'd hope that he cuts down on the latter but does that come at the risk of losing his edge?

Yep. You want the edge but you risk losing it if you rein him in too much. It's really tough to find the right balance with a guy like that.

[Lloyd Braun]

I liked him as a 6th man better. He is Ginobili!

[vee4xu]

Let's go in a different direction on JP. Today, my man Bourbonman was sitting next to me, as always, and made a great point. He said that JP looked winded midway through the second half. I looked and he was definitely was huffing and puffing. Shortly afterwards during a stop in play, JP was crouched down definitely looking winded. I am a very seasoned runner. I've trained for and run some pretty challenging races. From that perspective, I know when an athlete looks winded. JP was winded. B-man further said that we are way too far into the season for our players to be in that kind of condition. So, no I am curious about what level of conditioning our overall team may have.

[AviatorX]

Let's go in a different direction on JP. Today, my man Bourbonman was sitting next to me, as always, and made a great point. He said that JP looked winded midway through the second half. I looked and he was definitely was huffing and puffing. Shortly afterwards during a stop in play, JP was crouched down definitely looking winded. I am a very seasoned runner. I've trained for and run some pretty challenging races. From that perspective, I know when an athlete looks winded. JP was winded. B-man further said that we are way too far into the season for our players to be in that kind of condition. So, no I am curious about what level of conditioning our overall team may have.

JP is playing 80% of the team's minutes to this point in the season, that's a lot, in fact a higher percentage than anyone on last year's team (not to mention Tre and Ed are at an even higher percentage). I think it's getting to be an issue. That said, not sure I would question the conditioning of the team as a whole, as I feel like strength and conditioning have been a huge advantage for X in the Jennings era -- perhaps even more so for JP this year because of his offseason.

[GoMuskies]

If he's winded, it's probably just the stretch we're going through. If it's an issue on Sunday, then it's actually an issue.

[vee4xu]

If he's winded, it's probably just the stretch we're going through. If it's an issue on Sunday, then it's actually an issue.

Don't disagree. B-man mentioned that it was the team's 2nd game in 48 hours and third in six days. That is certainly a factor.

[markchal]

he's also a pretty high energy player. Makes more hustle plays than the rest of the team combined.

[American X]

J.P. always looks like that. Mack has commented on it. Saying J.P. looks winded is saying water looks wet.

But if only someone could coach him not to look winded...