so he can take his flat fall away shot which rolls in ocationally

Probably coz Willie Farley doesnt put in at both ends of the floor....lol

Compare Jakes statline to that of Mick Hill last night, out done in every catergory while playing almost 12 minutes less than him.

Jacob is a liablility unless Brett is on court to yell at him.

Jake must sure think a lot of his shooting ability to take that many crap shots time after time.

Has any one got his stats for the season past?

Be interested to see his fg% and his to count pg.

Kent Brockman...

2002 3.1ppg @ 35%
2003 8.5ppg @ 41%
2004 12.7ppg @ 38%
2005 12.2ppg @ 36%
2006 13.6ppg @ 38%

Holmes is very solid in many areas of the game, but that FG% has to improve.

Thanks Jasmine a sub 40% fg% for someone who takes most shots in the paint is terrible.

Would like to see Jake moved in to Goorj town at years end for his own sake and for that of the sixers.

Oscar's Christmas present for Jacob was a Sydney Kings t-shirt signed by Brian Goorjian saying something like "Jacob, you know I'd love to see you in the purple and gold. Say hi to Paul (Rees). Brian"

I don't know if I want him getting 15 RPG against the Sixers, but I do think Jake would be pretty suited to a Goorjian team - he's done pretty well with the Boomers given that he's still so young.

I think his main weakness (FG%) just really stands out when he's made one of the offensive focal points for the team. When he's the fourth or fifth option, he's less likely to be forcing the shot, and more likely to be getting on the boards and playing defense - both things he very rarely gets wrong.

Would Oscar like to see JJacob leave he Sixers? It could be a great opportunity for him to realise his full potential.

I don't think so - he's certainly never said as much. The present was just because the guys needle Jacob about wanting to be a King - he does Boomer/Kings training/shooting drills apparently, picked up a few other things from those camps, etc. (I think those are positive things too - he obviously has a lot of personal motivation.)

Forget drills etc, jacobs shot technique is very bad. he shoots a low % action (basic physics, what goes up must come down) with such a flat action. Needs to correct the mistakes that STURT junior coaches & AIS supercoaches have not been able. Sad to see his technique & % from a guy who has had the best opportunities from a young age.

Absolutely they are positive things Isaac. Its great to hear he is drawing on a wide range of ideas to come up with drills and training techniques to improve his game. As you have stated previously his FG% seems to suffer most when he is one of the main scoring focal points. If/when Willie, Brett & Dusty are scoring well Jacob seems to be able to slip under the radar and get some easier shots. Its when he feels that its up to him to score that we see the fade aways and poor shot selection come into his game.

Without breaking any confidences has Oscar made any comments about Phils coaching? Has he said things are still as good as previous yeras or is he starting to feel as though the messages from teh coaching staff are getting a little stale? Would Oscar entertain a move to another club to try his luck in a different system?

"Without breaking any confidences has Oscar made any comments about Phils coaching? Has he said things are still as good as previous yeras or is he starting to feel as though the messages from teh coaching staff are getting a little stale? Would Oscar entertain a move to another club to try his luck in a different system?"

lol , without breaking any confidences !! Why dont you ask Oscar on the Blog page of the Sixers website Statman ? Im sure Oscar would tell you about his favourite pairs on underwear too :p

LOL - Ill pay that Skyhook - Thought it might be worth a try

It's not my place to say - but I will say that he's never bitchy about anyone in the team. He talks about this and that, things that happened in a game or training, Reesy stories, etc.

I think that anyone recognises that Phil's style is distinct from that of some other coaches and has its disadvantages and advantages (like any other coach). e.g., considering the ages of some of the Sixers roster, and the pre-season workload of some players (the guys in NZ, or those going to Boomers camps, overseas, etc) we've had a pretty good run with injury. Most of the missed games recently seem to be more precautionary than "too injured to play at all".

A difference he mentioned recently was that defense-oriented training I mentioned further up (or other topic, can't remember). He said it was harder than their scrimmage sessions and that he thought it was a good change (and that he told the coaches that).

In another thread, Statman, you mentioned Cat - there's some lost leadership right there. I heard about one game when Cat was still here - Sixers had a crap first half. Phil put in some positive words in the changerooms and then left for a minute. Cat spoke up and let them all have it - it wasn't all OK, they needed to stop playing like shit and put in more effort.

I've hinted at it before, but I'll spell it out a bit more. I think Jacob is the type to develop himself as much as anything. Oscar needs more pressure, in the way that I need deadlines to up my efficiency (take away deadlines, and I slack off). As an example: towards the end of his main contract, he had one year left. He was being offered an extension, but wanted to refuse it so that he felt like he was playing for his contract in that last year. Instead, he ended up taking an extension so as to facilitate a pretty decent paycut for the betterment of the roster, otherwise they wouldn't have had the money to fit in whoever it was they were trying to sign.

Thnaks Isaac.

Just shows I suppose that different things motivate different people. Its not neccesarily a bad thing to say someone should be traded away to get a better opportunity - sometimes its glaringly obvious that a change will bring positive results.

As for deadlines - getting rid of this website would help mine! HA

It is frustrating that a potentially great player as Jacob has such a basically flawed shooting action, resulting in a very low FG%.

I was at the New Years Eve game and he missed his first 7 shots some of which were simple open jumpers on the edge of the paint.

I see in the Brisbane game he was 3 of 14.

Besides the obvious flaw of not enough arc/air in the shot, his elbow forearm alighnment is nothing like vertical (see "Shooting - Gaze.com.au for the simple mechanics of good shooting technique). With the elbow starting out to the right etc, he's always going to be pushing across the ball on release to some extent.

He's a great defensive player and rebounder and keeps the ball alive in offence I just hope it's not too late to become a reasonable % shooter.

If my math is correct, this is an interesting stat :

Holmes FG$ 2005-06 -

Away : 43%
Home : 34%

Jacob has often said he sometimes enjoys playing away as there is not as much pressure on the team with everyone expecting them to go down