Assigning Responsibility For Sixer Points -Overtime Edition

I'd do it for the whole game if I had the time but here is the breakdown of the Sixers scoring in OT:

106-108 Evan Turner makes two point shot

Driving layup by Evan Turner - guarded by Chandler Parsons. Dwight stayed at the perimeter to guard Hawes. TJones didn't rotate to help Chandler out. Good play design by Sixers to draw the best rim protector away from the rim.

Chandler Parsons shooting foul (Thaddeus Young draws the foul)

On fast break off of a missed 3, Sixers offensive rebound and passed to Evan Turner. Lin was first one back and was on Turner. Turner passed to Young, who was fouled by Parsons to save the layup.

109-111 Evan Turner makes driving layup


Evan Turner guarded by Chandler Parsons. Chandler got screened by Hawes. Dwight a step behind the driving Turner who made the layup over TJones. Dwight probably could've helped Chandler and TJones out there by forcing Turner to the interior.

Jeremy Lin shooting foul (Thaddeus Young draws the foul)


On fast break, Jeremy only one back and fouled Young to save layup.

114-115 Spencer Hawes makes two point shot


Evan Turner guarded by Chandler. Screen by Hawes, Turner drives and misses, Hawes put-back dunk over the back of Dwight Howard.

From there on out, we have the intentional fouls. The key for all of these plays actually have been to get Dwight out of the paint and they then abused TJones. Unfortunately, we just didn't deal with it that well. There you have it - conclusive proof that Jeremy Lin lost us the game.

 

I just prefer good analysis over hyperbolic claims. Call it a pet peeve.

 

Harden played terrible defense today though - he guarded nobody.

 

That's not my goal.

I'd love to have that discussion and walk through each play to figure out what broke down but it's not today. Maybe over the weekend.

But what passes for analyses in the game thread is just plain weak sauce.

 

I like Lin but I'd call him out when he plays poorly.

I just don't think all the back and forth in the game thread about "Lin sucks, JA scored 36!" is great discussion.

 

We did lose the game in OT when both teams started 0-0.

That being said, point taken. I just don't have time to do this for the whole game - thought something is better than nothing. You're note telling me you'd prefer we shout statistics over each other instead of play-by-play analysis?

 

Lin was getting gassed in 4th quarter. I see going to a different shooter at the same time, the other shooters haven't exactly been hot either. What was really frustrating, especially that Garcia play was how little play design there was to try to get a more open look.

 

I agree to a degree. I do think Lin needs to step it up on defense. That being said, JA made TOUGH shots. That's all you can do in the game is to make your guy take tough shots. If he is hot, there is not much you can do.

 

Cuts, screens, picks? That sounds really complicated. Probably not going to work. Let's stick to one pass and one shot. OK? #occamsrazor #sarcasm

 

STATISTICS! I WIN!