i was ecstatic to see Nick Johnson in the game... i believe he can be an x factor guarding curry off those screens.. he is quicker & better equipped at getting around those screens... He did miss his chance to earn more time by not hitting that 3 he attempted. .. but Mchale definitely surprised me by putting him in... I really think he can help the cause bc im sure he can do 10x better than terry who is awful & useless when his 3 isn't falling
I love the idea of playing our rookies, but this moment is too big for nick. He missed a fast break lob to Capela
Joey Dorsey, Kostas Papanikolau, Nick Johnson, Clint Capela. One is trash, other is unappreciated and forgotten Euro, two are rookies. What do these 4 players have in common? They all played more in the playoffs than DMO. I really want to think McHale is progressing as a coach and he learned from his mistake of not playing DMO for a single second in last year's playoffs, now giving time even for the rookies and unworthy, when DMO was neither of that last year. My point is, I still hold grudge, but I like this turn of events. Maybe next step for McHale is to get rid of "not playing rookies" in regular season.
Uhhhh.... Not currently up to date with recent events are you? D-Mo had back surgery a few weeks ago.... BACK SURGERY. If he was healthy he'd be playing I can guarantee that.
was prigs that bad that mchale got mad at him and rather playing nj? i know prigs missed a few defensive assignments on curry, but still.
Is Johnson, Pap, Dorsey better than DMO was last year? My point is DMO didn't get a second of playing time last year, these guys did this year. Blowout or no blowout, DMO didn't play even when Houston was blown out last year.
as much as i criticize mchale i have actually seen him make adjustments this post season...i thought it was a great idea trapping curry sometimes off those screens... Great for mchale he is making some progress in his coaching ability Nick Johnson im tellin yall can be a factor just decrease terry's minutes... i also like the no pg lineup with Harden Brew & Ariza
well, isnt 4 "a few"? i mean it wasnt like terry was better. and some of them had to do w/ moving screens. if the refs werent calling those, sometimes there's not much you could do. maybe mchale was mad at the mistakes and just wanted to test nj out. nj didnt show anything meaningful and missed an open 3 as well. i dont think he will see much minutes again. what puzzled me is josh smith gets so many chances after making mistakes that are as bad as prigs, but prigs never saw the floor last night in the 2nd half. to me that's a little too much by mchale. brewer is a lot more athletic, but he gambles way too much on defense.
ahh... ok. Well the fact is 2014 D-Mo was a completely different player than 2015 D-Mo. D-Mo really regressed that season down the stretch as did Jones. Maybe he should have played those two minutes against Portland, but the fact is they sure didn't earn it. People just never seem to be able to put the Portland series behind them. Its time to move on folks.
agreed but i think the reason for no prigs in 2nd half was that Harden Brew backcourt played alot so that Brew could guard curry & Ariza on thompson....Brew does gamble too much..
Heck, both Johnson and Capela could do a better job than Terry...just a tough a tough matchup for Jason but Capela and Johnson can at least stay in front of Curry. Why we don't have KJ chasing peeps around is beyond me