Pinwheel1
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When talking about first place ....does he mean the conference or the division. Right now we are tied for first with two other teams in the west. (The loss column is all I look at when comparing good teams)
So am I convinced we will stay in first place. No I don't think we will. So I am in agreement there with him.
But the jump shooting thing is misleading in the playoffs. In the early 90's they used to say we were vulnerable in the playoffs because we got too many easy baskets on the fast breaks, and that once the game "slowed down " in postseason we would struggle to score. That Buck and Jerome and even Clyde were inconsistent jump shooters. And they were. So in my mind Chuck's philosophy goes both ways.
As long as we continue to move the ball around and get GOOD open jump shots we will be right there. Look how OKC is built, it is all jump shots unless their PG attacks the basket. Same with SA, Parker is the one who gets the most points at the basket now that Duncan shoots so many jumpers. Memphis last year ended up losing because they struggled to hit open jumper down the stretch in crunch time. When the games are on the line, most of the stars are pulling up for jumpers. See Lebron and Kobe.
So why is a jump shooting team an issue? We have other issues but that IMO is not one of them. We will need Lillard to match Parker, Westbrook, and CP3's production around the basket. Can he get there this year? Maybe not, but eventually he will. The refs are just part of the problem with him, he needs to keep working on finishing a little better.
But overall I like having jump shooters in the lineup when the lanes start to clog late in games and in the playoffs. Lillard is the key IMO.
So am I convinced we will stay in first place. No I don't think we will. So I am in agreement there with him.
But the jump shooting thing is misleading in the playoffs. In the early 90's they used to say we were vulnerable in the playoffs because we got too many easy baskets on the fast breaks, and that once the game "slowed down " in postseason we would struggle to score. That Buck and Jerome and even Clyde were inconsistent jump shooters. And they were. So in my mind Chuck's philosophy goes both ways.
As long as we continue to move the ball around and get GOOD open jump shots we will be right there. Look how OKC is built, it is all jump shots unless their PG attacks the basket. Same with SA, Parker is the one who gets the most points at the basket now that Duncan shoots so many jumpers. Memphis last year ended up losing because they struggled to hit open jumper down the stretch in crunch time. When the games are on the line, most of the stars are pulling up for jumpers. See Lebron and Kobe.
So why is a jump shooting team an issue? We have other issues but that IMO is not one of them. We will need Lillard to match Parker, Westbrook, and CP3's production around the basket. Can he get there this year? Maybe not, but eventually he will. The refs are just part of the problem with him, he needs to keep working on finishing a little better.
But overall I like having jump shooters in the lineup when the lanes start to clog late in games and in the playoffs. Lillard is the key IMO.
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