Posted by JohnWallace44:
the fact that Curry is a terrible player when he's not the focal point is not Zach's fault
It's actually Isiah's fault for not recognizing this. He should've still made sure the guards knew that Curry was the focal point. I've been saying it for a while, that you don't need to go crazy trying to get Zach looks, cuz he gets so many off rebounds anyway. Start with Curry and let him get established and then things would settle into a nice groove.
Zach is the one that needed to be worked in slowly. Isiah is stupid for not realizing that he had something that worked to a certain degree and when adding a new piece you don't want to totally destroy what you had and that's what he did. This of course isn't theonly issue. The other is as JaydeeNYC brought out, pick and roll is a very important part of what we need. We were a league leader in FT attempts due to our relentless attack on the rim. We had Curry, Steph, Jamal, Lee and Nate.
being more aggressive in that regard. I see that Isiah also brought back the curl play, which is GREAT for Jamal, cuz it brings him closer to the basket and he's money from there. When you have him handling the ball on the perimeter he makes too many mistakes. It's really Isiah's fault for not making sure to minimize our weaknesses by running things that we do well. Letting Steph attack the basket is his best offense. Give and go with Lee is money too. He's strong going to the rim. He could even do pick and pop with Zach and that would make him more efficient.
I gave Isiah too much credit, cuz I thought he saw the same things I did and would implement them. This is why I had high hopes for the team and that was my mistake for assuming that Isiah actually recognized these things and would go in that direction. I still believe that if he had a better scheme this team would've been in the playoff hunt in the middle of the pack.
1/5/2008 2:35 PM