We didn't lose much. I know you have an affinity for Aminu, but we didn't really lose any difference makers. We basically had a role player exchange. Whiteside is better than anything we gave up though. It's really hard to judge when no one is playing in position and everyone is hurt, it was obvious Dame wasn't right tonight too.
Whiteside is the only one who is better.
It really not about the injuries yes that hurts but my biggest concern they don't play together as a team. I don't care about loses but look like your going play team ball. All this iso crap is what you see in pick up games in the off season it just bad basketball.
So now missing 8 open looks at threes is on the coach also. Of course if he makes 5-8 then that wouldn’t be on the coach though right?
Your right but how many shots at the rim he change though.
Whiteside was an upgrade, Turner/Bazemore was a wash, and Aminu and Harkless are definitely better than Tolliver and Hezonja. Whiteside needs to play well and stay healthy to make it better in the end.
With a 7'2 wingspan and a taller standing reach than Tolliver.
with a 7'1" reach, strength, athleticism, hand-eye coordination, and intuition.
Avdija
I've no faith of winning, but of a better performance, an opportunity for growth, and a better outlook toward the future. Playing Anthony and Tolliver big minutes in spite of Skal and Nassir is no aim toward winning, no aim toward the future, and no aim to entertain us.
Yeah no difference makers lost. Just aminu our best defender and arguably most consistent scorer of like 6/7 playoff series. What a scrub.
This team has a million issies and you pin it on excuses alone.
You realize that in all but the OKc series teams were begging Aminu to shoot right. So saying he shot well when not guarded, half the forum could do that... I liked seeing Aminu grow and he definitely got better as time went on, but he is basically an average at best role player, and is in Orlanda playing horribly, you can tout his defense all you want but his offense has been so bad its negated his defense.
~8 injuries in your rotation is not an “excuse” it’s a fact of life.
Sigh.
They suck. The only point I disagree with you on is the Phil Jackson one, every coach has bad losses, including Phil Jackson.
He also got benched because he couldnt guard anyone on Denver last year and was getting torched. Zach is better than him. Teams were literally not guarding him. The strategy was make him and Harkless shoot and make decisions. If he is so good, how come he’s playing so bad for his new team...
