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Originally Posted by Rayza
Salmon was always a good player in my books. But he has far exceeded my expectations in the pre season. Alot of people on this board say his too big to be a pg, no ball handling skills and can't play sg.
I see where they are coming from, but this boy never had the chance to shine.
Hopefully he carries the form to regular season .... if he gets the court time.
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I don't think people here ever questioned whether he had the ability to play the PG or SG spots, the main problem he's had in his career was consistency and focus. I think he's had plenty of chances to shine, but Maurice Cheeks is the first coach to make getting the most out of John Salmons one of his main objectives.
Now I'm not sold yet, but I would love to see him keep this up. As it would boost this team, at least in my mind. An even bigger thing this would do for the team, is if he keeps playing the way he is the team is going to have to give him minutes, and they'll have to take those minutes from Iverson. If Iverson's minutes dropped from 42 to 35, it'll do worlds of wonder for his health come the end of the season.