Gallo-when he drives to the hoop good things just happen. He's averaging 7 FT's per game over his last 5, and 9 ft's over his last 3. He is an awkward player and guys just can't guard him without fouling. Guys are rushing out at him to prevent the jumper and he is able to go by them without having to be the quickest guy. What is preventing him from being a devstating scorer are a few things: Consistency with this line of thinking, a left hand, a pull-up mid range jumper. Seeing some progress but he has a long way to go and it's very slow
AmareNot a playmaker. When he's standing still he's actually an okay passer. When he drives he simply is not going to pass. He will shoot behind the backboard, through 3 guys, whatever it takes to get a shot up. He's at a point in his career where this is never going to change. We really need a PG that can help him get easier shots
TimofeyThe base of skills there, unfortunately it will be a long time before we see tangible results. He actually has some nice post moves but seems to give too much credit for the defender. He'll drop step and be open, pump fake and be open, spin and be open and then take a contested fade away hook shot. Can't seem to stop himself from reaching in before he blocks a shot, but I think experience will beat this out of him. I still think he's going to be a solid NBA player
Felton1.) Felton is horrible at running the Pnr. If I were Amare or Timofey I would have blown a gasket by now. These guys are open, and he simply can't get them the ball. It's maddening. Timo should have an alley-oop a game. T
2.) I've never seen a PG lose his concentration as many times as he does. He'll be playing great and then just have 3 or 4 possessions in a row where he will dribble off his foot, have a couple entry passes tipped, take a contested outside shot with 20 seconds on the clock.
3.) For a PG he has very poor shot selection. He doesn't seem to understand momentum. Sometimes that contested three with 24 seconds left is a good shot. Sometimes you take it and you make it and you can really grab a hold of a game. Usually in those situations though, the air isn't let out of the building if you miss. Felton instead takes the three when the other team is making a run or when we have fallen apart. Unfortunately in those situations if you make it, it usually doesn't have much effect on momentum and if you miss it, it's a killer. Chandler does this a lot as well.
4.) Great at running the break. Too bad we don't have dominant rebounders that can get us out on the break
5.) pick and roll again. Most PG's come out of the womb being able to run the pick and roll. Some obviously are better then others, but I've never seen one as incompetent as he is. These guys are so open it's maddening. He also settles for the jumper too much instead of penetrating off the pick and roll, causing others to collapse and then kicking it out to an open shooter
LandryLove this guy. Just makes the right plays. Eventually I think 
should start having him run a few more pick and rolls. He's already one of the better rebounding two guards and his defense has been solid. His mistakes appear to be nothing more then rookie mistakes. I think he's eventually going to be a better player then Chandler. Maybe not teh scorer Chandler is, but a player that has more effect on the floor.
WilsonOne of the few guys I think that is doing his job so far. Playing great D, rebounding very well(when he's not a PF) and giving us instand O when we need it. My issues with him however are big ones. His shot selection is horrendous. He is a momentum killer with some of the shots he takes. Also he appears to be a affected by the virus that I've talked about so many times. He's used to losing. I don't think he likes it, but I think when things go bad he is one of the guys that just accepts it. Also, how can a guy this big not draw fouls
TD-Worst shot selection on the team. CAn't run the offense. If his shot is not dropping he kills us on offense with his shot selection. Go to the hoop man, stop settling for threes.
TuriafLove does not get 30 rebounds if he plays
Bill Walker-Must have done something wrong. No other way Mason should be getting minutes. He may be affected as well.
Mason-Might need to go to Europe to get his shot back
Randolph-I don't care how much potential he is, right now he is a bad player and is a poster boy for staying in school. As I've said before, I can live with the mistakes. I can live with the occassional poor shot. I can live with the ill advised dribble move in the paint. I can live with the missed open man. I cannot live with a guy with this much ability disappearing on the floor for minutes at a time. It's inexcusable.
Don't know if I'm missing anyone. But if I am.... F them.
Dantoni-when you see the same things crop up year after year then it is the coach. I don't blame D'Antoni for the quick contested threes becasue Phoenix didn't take those shots. I don't blame him for teh inability to run the pick and roll. I do blame D'Antoni for the teams energy collapses, lack of confidence in the fourth and the inability to get into some type of offensive flow when things go bad. To a point this is the PG's fault, but when your PG is not running the offense at crucial moments it is on you to take the responsibility from him and run a play every trip down if he has too. This team is full of poor decision makers and in that situation you cannot just let them go. As for the overall energy of the team. I think he's trying. I think we've seen some appropriate benchings but the team is still not responding. We saw this last year as well and only Nate responded. I would in no way consider firing D'Antoni at this point. You have to give him time, but over the course of the next few weeks, he is on the hot seat deservedly.
11/15/2010 4:06 PM
