Sometimes I need to remind myself of that because I have taken the mantle of McDaniels’ chief promoter in Rockets blogosphere. He still isn’t a dead-eye, or even average, three-point shooter. Even Mike D’Antoni has said he doesn’t fully trust McDaniels on defense, the end of the floor where K.J. must excel to succeed.
And yet.
Highlight plays do not a great, or even good, player make. Just ask Jeremy Evans and Alonzo Gee. But the plays have an effect.