Anyone see this comment from yahoo on us? WOW

Welcome to our community

Be a part of something great, join today!

Register Log in
I'm not even sure what that is supposed to mean. Nobody can tell we don't play defense because we are slow to bring the ball upcourt? Huh?

barfo
 
yes, apparently, if we brought the ball up past half-court any faster, our entire lack of defense would be revealed by opposing teams' 145 points every night. Only by slowing the game down by using all of the 8 seconds can we keep teams under 100.
 
That's where I go for my "inside" info..........Yahoo!
 
2nd most efficient offense in the league
27th most efficient defense
2nd slowest pace.
 
HispanicCausinPanic said:
That's where I go for my "inside" info..........Yahoo!
Click to expand...

Yeah, they're not the company they used to be . . . Paul can probably have a garage sale this weekend and have enough proceeds to buy them out, Board of Directors not withstanding.
 
Why is our defense bad? What can we do to improve? If ZBo was here, would we blame him? And why is Greg getting pushed around on the defensive end? Roy said that he is better than Dwight Howard.
 
We get stung fairly frequently from the outside.

Guards drive to the hoop without punishment every game also.

I'd like our guards to play them tight at the 3pt line, and our bigs to knock them down real hard any time they drive.

I'd be happy with that.
 
MARIS61 said:
We get stung fairly frequently from the outside.

Guards drive to the hoop without punishment every game also.

I'd like our guards to play them tight at the 3pt line, and our bigs to knock them down real hard any time they drive.

I'd be happy with that.
Click to expand...

That sounds like a plan. Gosh I want Greg to block shots out there. Something's up with him these last two games. He hasn't even tried. That's the only reason I'm depressed tonight. I'm worried about Greg and who he'll become in this league. He doesn't look like a #1 pick. And I don't care that he's been out for a year. He should still look better than he has, IMO.
 
One thing that I have liked about Oden, though, is his passing. He gets a couple good assists every game. I'm happy about that.
 
MARIS61 said:
We get stung fairly frequently from the outside.

Guards drive to the hoop without punishment every game also.

I'd like our guards to play them tight at the 3pt line, and our bigs to knock them down real hard any time they drive.

I'd be happy with that.
Click to expand...

DING! We have a winner!
 
KingSpeed said:
That sounds like a plan. Gosh I want Greg to block shots out there. Something's up with him these last two games. He hasn't even tried. That's the only reason I'm depressed tonight. I'm worried about Greg and who he'll become in this league. He doesn't look like a #1 pick. And I don't care that he's been out for a year. He should still look better than he has, IMO.
Click to expand...
just a few games ago you were saying he is already better than andrew bynum..greg is a rookie, he is going to be inconsitent. he has plenty of things to learn about in the NBA, and he is still getting in foul trouble. he still isn't even in shape yet, give the big guy some time.
 
Shaq and DRob played much better as a rookie. Greg did drop 22 & 10 though. But we lost. I suppose I'd rather have the 3 & 5 in a win. After we won the #1 pick, KP said that both Durant and Oden were "immediate impact" players. It turns out neither was. Or is yet.
 
barfo said:
I'm not even sure what that is supposed to mean. Nobody can tell we don't play defense because we are slow to bring the ball upcourt? Huh?

barfo
Click to expand...


He's saying... we're not a running, fast-break easy buckets type of team so most wouldn't think of us as one of the best offensive teams in the league. Usually the slower, deliberate teams are good at defense, not so good at offense.

I am surprised by our offensive rankings as well, although after having watched all the games our defensive team rankings are pretty obvious.
 
Uncle Ty said:
Defense starts with the point guard applying pressure on the opponent PG so that they don't freely run their offensive sets. We know Sergio is a bad defender, but Blake has been abysmal so far. The guy go for every ball fake. Pull a little hesitation dribble on him and he's gone. One thing is saving Blake from sitting is his hot shooting.
Click to expand...

Good post
 
They have good writers over there at Blahoo. Look at this amazing piece...

2. Boston Celtics — They're up to 17th in offense! They're up to 17th in offense! Magic (16th), can you feel it breathing down your neck? A team of basketball players, breathing down (not just "on") your neck for some reason, even though they're on their way to California and you play in Florida tonight? And you're a not a person with a neck, but a team, a team called "Magic"? Can you feel it? [Kelly Dwyer]
Click to expand...

Or this brilliant post.

10. New Orleans Hornets — The defense is way down, the offense is surprisingly stout, but that tends to happen when you play a guy who averages 21 points, 12 assists, and three steals. Three steals have nothing to do with offense, you say? Well, you've got us. Finally. We're totally in the tank for Chris Paul. Deron Williams sucks. [KD]
Click to expand...

Wow this Kelly Dwyer person likes the word sucks... awesome and talented writer she is.

12. Philadelphia 76ers — It's not so much that they "need shooters," it's that they "don't need Andre Iguodala," apparently, and "can't afford for Lou Williams to play like Lou Barlow." Lou Barlow sucks. That declaration, I meant. [KD]
Click to expand...

And here she is again displaying her talent.

20. Toronto Raptors — Let's give Skeets this one, actually:

"****! *&^$^! *$#in', that $#@& from the old #$%& with the stupid handle?!? And you just let him %$** the whole &^%& instead of [attempting to] #@%& an entire &%$#in' bottle? Do you LIKE the way that feels?!?" [KD]
Click to expand...

And apparently her nick name is "Skeets" - I wonder if anyone over there at Blahoo even knows what Skeet means LOLOLOL
 
FYI... Kelly Dwyer is a dude ;)

used to right his shite for SI, but I guess they dumped his sorry ass... trys to hard to be clever and really isn't.
 
MARIS61 said:
We get stung fairly frequently from the outside.

Guards drive to the hoop without punishment every game also.

I'd like our guards to play them tight at the 3pt line, and our bigs to knock them down real hard any time they drive.

I'd be happy with that.
Click to expand...

This is absolutely right. Our point guards are bad perimeter defenders. Just bad. The only guy that seems to be able to stay in front of other point guards is Bayless - and he gets no burn.
 
KingSpeed said:
Shaq and DRob played much better as a rookie.
Click to expand...

Please. Shaq and David Robinson were both older with much more college experience as rookies. And most importantly, neither was coming off major knee surgery. You jump on and off the Oden bandwagon so fast I'm worried about YOU suffering a career ending injury.

Give the kid a chance. Let him learn the game and play his way back into shape. He's already shown glimpses of what he can do. Once he's in shape and has some more experience at the NBA level, he'll be more than fine - much more.

BNM
 
You can't let your opponents consistently shoot over 47% and be considered a good defensive team, period. Up until the last couple of minutes last night the Kings shoot 56%! Without Kevin Martin! Honestly, I don't know what they need to do. Maybe guys are not trying hard enough to move perimeter players off of their comfort spots. It could be they honestly don't know where those spots are.

I can say that I have seen other teams double and triple team Bradon on the perimeter many, many times. Perhaps Portland should try something similar? I know I was going to blow a gasket if I saw Brad Miller take another 3 pointer without a defender within 15 feet of him.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 1 (members: 0, guests: 1)
Back
Top