Elfrid Payton

[Turbine]

Elfrid's last 3 games, box scores look like this:

14-28 from the Field -- 50%
6-8 from the FT Line -- 75%
11.3 pts per game
5.0 Rebounds per game
5.0 Assist per game
2.3 Turnovers per game

Wow

[Cajunsmike]

Wow

Elfrid is not doing poorly for a guy whom many (several on this forum in fact) thought would be lucky to get a sniff in the 2nd round. Basketball is not all about fancy dunks and long distance shooting. Elfrid does a lot of the things to help a basketball team not related to those facets.

[CrazyCajun]

Elfrid is not doing poorly for a guy whom many (several on this forum in fact) thought would be lucky to get a sniff in the 2nd round. Basketball is not all about fancy dunks and long distance shooting. Elfrid does a lot of the things to help a basketball team not related to those facets.

If he can work on a fairly consistent jump shot he will be deadly, if he doesn't make them respect his shot, defenses will start to sag and make those passing and driving lanes a lot tighter, but he is doing very well and he is young.

[Ragin4U]

https://vine.co/v/OD0TQx7guwU

[Hudsheen#Fired]

https://twitter.com/AlexKennedyNBA/s...53488123805696

https://twitter.com/AlexKennedyNBA/s...55284296765441

[wcd35]

I like how a reply on one of those was asking when he'll be considered for Rookie of the Year. Kennedy replies, "When voters start watching games and not just looking at stats."

[CRAWFISH61]

If he can work on a fairly consistent jump shot he will be deadly, if he doesn't make them respect his shot, defenses will start to sag and make those passing and driving lanes a lot tighter, but he is doing very well and he is young.

The Magic have a lot of good shooters so his shooting on this team is not as important. He drives and passes to shooter if they collapse on him. I watched the game against the Rockets and his game really fits that team. They have really improved. The Magic just beat Chicago and the Rockets in consectutive games. If he does improve his shooting, he would be very hard to handle.

[CrazyCajun]

The Magic have a lot of good shooters so his shooting on this team is not as important. He drives and passes to shooter if they collapse on him. I watched the game against the Rockets and his game really fits that team. They have really improved. The Magic just beat Chicago and the Rockets in consectutive games. If he does improve his shooting, he would be very hard to handle.

That's what I'm saying, he is doing what he is doing without shooting, if he can just be decent shooting and consistent at the FT line he will be very good for a long time. I'm not saying he has to be the leading scorer but at some point in the nba if someone backs off you 6 feet... You gotta knock that down. When they start to defend that he will drive right by them. He just has to be decent, he will be.

[Hudsheen#Fired]

I like how a reply on one of those was asking when he'll be considered for Rookie of the Year. Kennedy replies, "When voters start watching games and not just looking at stats."

I follow Alex Kennedy on Twitter and he is a hugggggeee elfrid fan

[MetryCajun]

Elfrid is probably the worst shooter under 6'8" in the NBA and definitely the worst FT shooter. It is a testament to the rest of his game that he plays significant minutes on the court. If he can just be an average NBA shooter he will be a borderline allstar. If he does not improve his shot he will become a journeyman NBA player.

[Hudsheen#Fired]

If only elfrid could shoot at least 65% from the line. His ft is horrible, barely shooting over 50%

[CajunEXPRESS]

Well we know he can. The free throw in the NBA is exactly the same as the SBC.