dk7th wrote:

joec32033 wrote:

holfresh wrote:

knickscity wrote:

holfresh wrote:KP struggling defending the perimeter..Guys are blowing by him..He put on weight in the offseason..

He guards the wing because of his length. You want guys to be chased off the three. He did fine there.

KLove blew by him three times last game..Same thing happened tonight..I'm not sure why you think a dunk is better than a three attempt..

If you drive the shooter to a respectable interior D, its straight economics. Giving up 2 points is better than giving up 3.

don't waste your time. looks like he didn't pass the remedial math course at shawarma tech night school in downtown bayonne....

Rose still needs to learn to pass more to others, especially KP

holfresh wrote:By the way..Thank you Phil for finally brining some ballers!!!...Now fix the bench...JJ Hickson is in China..Go get that guy...

We have a very good bench. BJ and Holiday are a dynamic backcourt. O'Quinn and Willy are both young and good. Then add Lance or Kuz to that crew. Plus Baker who will be a factor for us soon.

holfresh wrote:

reub wrote:

holfresh wrote:By the way..Thank you Phil for finally brining some ballers!!!...Now fix the bench...JJ Hickson is in China..Go get that guy...

We have a very good bench. BJ and Holiday are a dynamic backcourt. O'Quinn and Willy are both young and good. Then add Lance or Kuz to that crew. Plus Baker who will be a factor for us soon.

I disagree..We could have an excellent starting five if they stay healthy and gel going into January/February..Our bench isn't ready to contribute in the playoffs..They aarnt ready for the regular season...You are taking shout guys with none to little NBA time..

Teams with high draft picks struggle for a few years...See Minny and Philly etc..some how our late round picks are ready for action??

reub wrote:

holfresh wrote:By the way..Thank you Phil for finally brining some ballers!!!...Now fix the bench...JJ Hickson is in China..Go get that guy...

We have a very good bench. BJ and Holiday are a dynamic backcourt. O'Quinn and Willy are both young and good. Then add Lance or Kuz to that crew. Plus Baker who will be a factor for us soon.

I thought Noah looked real good. Very tough D on a real good player in Gasol. Love his energy and passion out there. I'd think long and hard about activating Plumlee if I were them. Next time Noah encounters foul trouble or fouls out, it be nice to have another big we could turn to that has those same intangibles (toughness, moxie, grit). Willy and O'Quinn have their good points but Plumlee's really the closest thing we have to Noah in terms of interior toughness. Best case scenario -- Willy steps up enough to the point that we can deal KOQ off for a future 2nd round pick and free up a spot, activate Plumlee and maybe pick up one more PG for depth--Randle, Yogi Ferrell, Dinwiddie, etc.. Have to see how it goes.

Love how Rose looked. He looked real comfortable out there--wasn't forcing anything, looked real unselfish and in control for the most part--really picked his spots when to attack. Came up big when we needed him just like Noah. Actually wanna see Rose play a tad more aggressive next game as far as looking for his own a little bit more but overall, nice job. What a huge difference he's gonna make for us.

KP been a factor in both games but can obviously play even better on both ends. Great sign.

Holiday's got game. Tonight he really showed up on both ends. Love that he made the team and is part of the rotation. He's gonna help us. Lee did a really nice job tonight too. Finally played aggressive. Hopefully he can stay in attack mode..Good play all around from the 2 spot last night.

Thought Jennings looked like **** again. Hopefully he can turn it next game and figure out how to be at least semi-effective out there. Plays a real wild game. Love that he wants to be here and he does have speed and talent but he scares me.

I thought Lance was merely OK once again. Wonder how long a leash he gets before we start seeing if Kuz or eventually even N'Dour are better options.

joec32033 wrote:

holfresh wrote:

joec32033 wrote:

holfresh wrote:

knickscity wrote:

holfresh wrote:KP struggling defending the perimeter..Guys are blowing by him..He put on weight in the offseason..

He guards the wing because of his length. You want guys to be chased off the three. He did fine there.

KLove blew by him three times last game..Same thing happened tonight..I'm not sure why you think a dunk is better than a three attempt..

If you drive the shooter to a respectable interior D, its straight economics. Giving up 2 points is better than giving up 3.

A dunk is a higher percentage shot than a three..The offense will take a two on one around the basket every time...

Why a dunk? A not to lightly contested 3 or a heavily contested 2? Pros outweigh the cons. Make the man move and adjust.

holfresh wrote:

WaltLongmire wrote:KP with a seemingly effortless 21 pts, but there were no corrections made by him/coaches on his sagging defense issue. At the very least he has to adjust his position so he is between his man and the ball (am I wrong, here?) but he seems totally preoccupied with watching the interior, and ends up getting beat off the drive when he has to scramble on his close outs and is too out of position to defend against the drive.

I am also extremely annoyed that there he has shown little, if any, offensive activity in the post. Not going to revive all those arguments between old and new school ball, and I know it is only 2 games, but I have seen no indication of him having worked on his interior offensive game, and there seems to be no efforts by teammates to get him the ball on the few occasions he does have position down low.

I think that's more coaching than anything else..I would like the see Hornacek be more vocal during the games...He needs to remind players their assignments and he needed to get into the refs when Melo was getting hit on 4 consecutive drives with no call...Melo was chatting up the refs extra that could have resulted in a second tech..Coach needs to get more involved...

KP has to see himself on some video...hopefully he is smart enough to learn. His offensive role is more troubling for me, because he is looking more an more like a 6'10" stretch 4.

Anthony is pretty solid/strong...he gets fouled enough to affect the shot, but not enough for the refs to justify (in their minds) a foul call...but it gets pretty ridiculous when you look at the ticky-tack fouls called on certain stars in the league. Refs have been doing this the last few years on Anthony, unfortunately.

WaltLongmire wrote:

holfresh wrote:

WaltLongmire wrote:KP with a seemingly effortless 21 pts, but there were no corrections made by him/coaches on his sagging defense issue. At the very least he has to adjust his position so he is between his man and the ball (am I wrong, here?) but he seems totally preoccupied with watching the interior, and ends up getting beat off the drive when he has to scramble on his close outs and is too out of position to defend against the drive.

I am also extremely annoyed that there he has shown little, if any, offensive activity in the post. Not going to revive all those arguments between old and new school ball, and I know it is only 2 games, but I have seen no indication of him having worked on his interior offensive game, and there seems to be no efforts by teammates to get him the ball on the few occasions he does have position down low.

I think that's more coaching than anything else..I would like the see Hornacek be more vocal during the games...He needs to remind players their assignments and he needed to get into the refs when Melo was getting hit on 4 consecutive drives with no call...Melo was chatting up the refs extra that could have resulted in a second tech..Coach needs to get more involved...

KP has to see himself on some video...hopefully he is smart enough to learn. His offensive role is more troubling for me, because he is looking more an more like a 6'10" stretch 4.

Anthony is pretty solid/strong...he gets fouled enough to affect the shot, but not enough for the refs to justify (in their minds) a foul call...but it gets pretty ridiculous when you look at the ticky-tack fouls called on certain stars in the league. Refs have been doing this the last few years on Anthony, unfortunately.

I think playing the 4 in the post wears you down as a player..No one wants to play the 4. LeBron said no and Paul George complained, saying it drains you..I don't think KP is strong enough yet to battle down low for a full season and then again in the playoffs...So given the new players on the squad, his role of playing inside out and constantly moving, flashing in the paint might be good for him, now that people will have to worry about Melo AND Rose..But eventually, if he wants to be a franchise player, he has to show he can score on people and that will only happen in the post...He has to show that when he catches the ball and someone is guarding him, then it's a mismatch..Seems like he is thinking he can catch the ball on the wing or at the top of the key, square up or take you off the dribble...He isn't quick enough for that...

I think the issue on the defensive of the ball has more to do with the coach..I saw Melo in the first game lag off a three point shooter as well...I saw a few other players do it along with the new rookies...But KP seem to be caught in between...KLOve should not be able to drive past him and he can't leave enough space to get a wide open look at a three...It's early and lots of film to watch and time to adjust...I'm certainly happy about what I saw in the first half of the game against Cleveland and yesterday's game...I think the bench is a huge problem...