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Being bigger and taller doesn't mean much if the team cannot score.. So we create mismatches inside on offense, but we see a lot of 1 on 1 ball.
Defensively they will have a mismatch on us if they are smaller and quicker. We wont have the shot blockers inside to change their shot when they blow by our "big guards".
Also, the height thing with IT is getting old
Sorry man. Until he falters at D (which he was better at guarding PGs than Evans was this year) I don't mind having him starting.
The only way I would ever want to see Evans play PG again is if he learned how to think of his team first rather than hold the ball for 20 seconds then go 1 on 1 to the hoop. I seriously almost sold the remainder of my season tickets before Westfail got fired because it was the worst I had ever seen the team play. We have too much talent to play so bad and I think it started with the offense being so crappy. Remember, with Evans at PG we didn't reach 100 points for a very long time, and didn't shoot over 40% in quite a few games.
Defensively they will have a mismatch on us if they are smaller and quicker. We wont have the shot blockers inside to change their shot when they blow by our "big guards".
Also, the height thing with IT is getting old
Sorry man. Until he falters at D (which he was better at guarding PGs than Evans was this year) I don't mind having him starting. The only way I would ever want to see Evans play PG again is if he learned how to think of his team first rather than hold the ball for 20 seconds then go 1 on 1 to the hoop. I seriously almost sold the remainder of my season tickets before Westfail got fired because it was the worst I had ever seen the team play. We have too much talent to play so bad and I think it started with the offense being so crappy. Remember, with Evans at PG we didn't reach 100 points for a very long time, and didn't shoot over 40% in quite a few games.
What are you not understanding about what i am saying? I never said 2 ball dominant guards were the key to success. I said Reke is not in the class of those guys that can have non ball dominant guards along side of them. But if you want a team, how about the Spurs? I think they have been pretty successful. Question. Are ball dominant guards and ball dominant small forwards also mutually exclusive?
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When you have two guys next to each other who excel with the ball, not without, then naturally when one has the ball the other is not nearly maximized. Parker plays next to defensive specialists and when Manu comes on usually rests. It's often times one or the other, but a little different than Nash/Reke would be given Manu is a quality spot up, off the ball shooter. But even more so most successful teams only have two ball dominant players on the court together, a guard, and either a wing or big. We have Cuz who needs the ball, so adding two ball dominant players in the backcourt takes away from someone.
Wade/Lebron don't have tha ball dominant big, and Bosh many times is rarely involved.
SA usually has Parker or Manu, with Duncan untl the end, where all three are out there but whoever is hotter between Parker/Manu usually attack.
OKC has WB or Harden along with Durant and don't have any kind of a post threat. When Harden comes in he usually has the ball and attacks, while WB rests. If they play together one many times takes a step back, but Brooks has been open about pairing WB/Durant, then letting Harden go crazy when they rest. Notice WB starts next to Sefalosha and two bigs who never need the ball.
These situations are different than running out a Nash/Reke backcourt fulltime, where the only way they're both maximized is if Mr. Cuz wasn't down low.
Wade/Lebron don't have tha ball dominant big, and Bosh many times is rarely involved.
SA usually has Parker or Manu, with Duncan untl the end, where all three are out there but whoever is hotter between Parker/Manu usually attack.
OKC has WB or Harden along with Durant and don't have any kind of a post threat. When Harden comes in he usually has the ball and attacks, while WB rests. If they play together one many times takes a step back, but Brooks has been open about pairing WB/Durant, then letting Harden go crazy when they rest. Notice WB starts next to Sefalosha and two bigs who never need the ball.
These situations are different than running out a Nash/Reke backcourt fulltime, where the only way they're both maximized is if Mr. Cuz wasn't down low.
Being bigger and taller doesn't mean much if the team cannot score.. So we create mismatches inside on offense, but we see a lot of 1 on 1 ball.
Defensively they will have a mismatch on us if they are smaller and quicker. We wont have the shot blockers inside to change their shot when they blow by our "big guards".
Also, the height thing with IT is getting old Sorry man. Until he falters at D (which he was better at guarding PGs than Evans was this year) I don't mind having him starting.
The only way I would ever want to see Evans play PG again is if he learned how to think of his team first rather than hold the ball for 20 seconds then go 1 on 1 to the hoop. I seriously almost sold the remainder of my season tickets before Westfail got fired because it was the worst I had ever seen the team play. We have too much talent to play so bad and I think it started with the offense being so crappy. Remember, with Evans at PG we didn't reach 100 points for a very long time, and didn't shoot over 40% in quite a few games.
Defensively they will have a mismatch on us if they are smaller and quicker. We wont have the shot blockers inside to change their shot when they blow by our "big guards".
Also, the height thing with IT is getting old
Sorry man. Until he falters at D (which he was better at guarding PGs than Evans was this year) I don't mind having him starting. The only way I would ever want to see Evans play PG again is if he learned how to think of his team first rather than hold the ball for 20 seconds then go 1 on 1 to the hoop. I seriously almost sold the remainder of my season tickets before Westfail got fired because it was the worst I had ever seen the team play. We have too much talent to play so bad and I think it started with the offense being so crappy. Remember, with Evans at PG we didn't reach 100 points for a very long time, and didn't shoot over 40% in quite a few games.
First, its not 3 inches, its probably closer to 5-6 and yes a half foot matters. Second, how many areas does this team and its fans think it can buck the trend on: undersized pg, small sg that plays poor d, backcourt depth that is unexperienced and defensively challenged, a ball dominant young stud being forced out of position and off the ball, wasted money on SF that don't match what we need from the position, poor interior defenders, inexperienced coach that seems not to understand how to manage the players he has or game management.
A couple of those issues are to be expected in a young team. A deliberate approach that seems designed to ignore them is a serious problem.
A couple of those issues are to be expected in a young team. A deliberate approach that seems designed to ignore them is a serious problem.
I don't think he's pissed, but distraught as his mom isn't there to share this day with him or his sister. He broke down after the pick and it understandably is a very emotional time for him. He's been through a lot and it was probably pretty tough watching the other draftees celebrate with their families.
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