[Grades] Grades v. Bobhornets 1/4/2014

Is there any possible way for this team to not suck at D as currently constructed?

  • Yes

    Votes: 14 24.6%

  • No

    Votes: 43 75.4%
  • Total voters
    57
  • Poll closed .
It's clear that IT only wants to take shots, make a pass if pressured and does not play good defense, he's short alright but atleast he should be pesky on defense.
 
Post game comments.

Right on cue, when the reporter asks about the team griping at eachother at 1:30, you can hear people arguing in the background LOL!

 
enigma99a said:
DMC isn't going, so it will have to be IT. Man Jimmer sucked big time. He's only there really for his shot and it wasn't there tonight.
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We may see Andre Miller sooner than later. I think we may be just trying to survive this year although I know that may sound very dramatic.
VF21 said:
Ah, but he didn't say "good defense." He asked if there was any possible way we could not suck at D. And, there is. We play IT off the bench in limited minutes. We play Ray at the 1 (assuming his defense is, in fact, better than IT's). We utilize Acy a lot more in the big rotation and maybe even try Cousins and Gray at the same time. We float Rudy between the 2 and 3, and use Williams to backfill for Gay at the SF. We use the other players as best we can and hope for the best. Will we win? Oh, hell no. But we'll look better losing.
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It beats looking bad while losing as it holds hope for the future.
 
VF21 said:
Ah, but he didn't say "good defense." He asked if there was any possible way we could not suck at D. And, there is. We play IT off the bench in limited minutes. We play Ray at the 1 (assuming his defense is, in fact, better than IT's). We utilize Acy a lot more in the big rotation and maybe even try Cousins and Gray at the same time. We float Rudy between the 2 and 3, and use Williams to backfill for Gay at the SF. We use the other players as best we can and hope for the best. Will we win? Oh, hell no. But we'll look better losing.
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I'd really like to see Ray get chance out there with a playmakers in Gay, Williams, and Cousins. He would go out there with full intent to get everyone involved
 
ShastaKingsFan said:
I'd really like to see Ray get chance out there with a playmakers in Gay, Williams, and Cousins. He would go out there with full intent to get everyone involved
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I'd like to see Ray contribute anything at all in some meaningful minutes before we get put him in the starting lineup.
 
HereWeVivek said:
i'd like to see him get a chance to do so.
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I don't have a problem with him playing but I also don't have any reason to think that Malone has seen him in practice, knows he is more useful than Jimmer but still refuses to play him. Either he's getting some direction from above regarding showcasing Jimmer (unlikely) or Ray just isn't inspiring confidence in the coaching staff.
 
sdballer said:
Rudy Gay: "Kemba just doing whatever he wants with the basketball. Defensively, we have to put up a better stand."
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hmm so now that makes Coach Malone, DeMarcus Cousins, and Rudy Gay who have all had recent comments directly pointed at Isaiah Thomas' defense.....
 
HereWeVivek said:
Doubt it. they probably just hand out a flash card that says
A) Give the ball to whomever Isaiah Thomas/Jimmer Fredette are guarding and attack
B) Run Pick n Roll
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I think in this game they just gave it to Jefferson and sat back in a lawn chair.
 
rainmaker said:
Well, it's either IT or Cuz.

Either way, not good. Not good at all. If it's IT, he'd likely be moved, if it was Cuz, a few players likely moved as Cuz isn't going anywhere.

That's dependent on how serious this all is though.
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Oh come on. IT is such the troublemaker.o_O
 
HereWeVivek said:
It's clearly Cousins from the way he worded that tweet. when has Isaiah ever been involved in off the court conflicts with teammates?

and i don't blame Cousins. he has been carrying this scrub team all season long. he should be encouraged to ***** them all out
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Cousins needs to suck it up, just like everyone else. It's not like he's Mutumbo back swatting shots away from guys driving relentlessly into the paint.
 
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