I have a hard time on deciding what he brings on the court? He is getting pushed around on defense,standing still on offense, missing majority of shots But it just seems MDA doesnt have any idea how to incorporate our forwards into offense
He wants to play down hill not spot up in the corner. He needs to play with EG and Green off the bench. His game is not playing at this slower tempo he clearly hates it. Melo is better. He rebounds and is more conducive to the pace they are playing
we all know ennis sucked big time but wait what melo is better!? what game are you even watching man?
just wait you will see Ennis is going to lose his job. And Melo will start. Everytime Ennis plays a quality small forward it is going to be bbq chicken. Melo likes been fed in a slow paced halfcourt game. Ennis has a motor he wants to run and James Harden will not run. Cp3 will when Hardens off the floor and the wings are athletic
Melo is a known scorer at least, he maybe the streakiest but neither Ennis nor MCW is known to be a great role player. With the inconsistent Gerald Green the bench is again worrisome. Eric Gordon will be saving the day if he comes off the bench.
They talked about starting gordon at the summer before training camp so if ennis 'the scrub' get bench I believe gordon would make the starting unit over melo
I think that would make logical sense in terms of your best players (best decision makers and consistent leaders) I just worry about getting carmelo in synch with the game as soon as possible
Ennis is not ariza level. His defence is a.loophole. lakers player and.pass through him easily. I suggest.to start melo and put ennis at the bench.
JVG made a good point. Ariza was used to that role of receiving the pass and just hoisting the 3. That's after playing that way with Wall to Harden to Harden/CP3. That's 4 seasons of understanding that role, knowing where to be, etc. We're wanting Ennis to figure out and be comfortable in that role after a month of practice. It's going to be frustrating–trust me I was getting pissed last night lol–but I think we need to give it time. Also loved what JVG said about the freedom of movement rediculousness.
I think Ennis will get comfortable and show some improvement but if not and they do make a change to the starting lineup, Gerald Green at the 3 with the starters (not Melo). Keep the rest of the rotation intact just switch him and ennis could be a sneaky good move.
Not on a game-to-game basis - but ariza has sucked for Phoenix. He can return to form when they buy him out in the spring
I think Ennis looks fine. His defense was clearly overstated coming into the season, as he's been fine at best on that end. But he's knocked down shots and played with effort. More than you can say for Melo
I just hope Ennis becomes consistent on what he can do. The problem with Trev was that he can give you 20 and good defense on one game, only to build a brick house on the next.
hes been ok. despite what people wanted to hate/say about ariza, he was a significant role player on this team. hes able to play big minutes and stay on the floor. ennis has a ways to go to be that big minutes every night 3 and D player. especially being so foul prone
Provides zero offense and zero defense. There’s no point of having this guy. We need someone who can play defense at that spot.
Not that it will change anyones mind, but I'll throw out some actual numbers: Pelicans Game -------------- Ennis defended on 53 possessions and allowed 12 points ( Mirotic - 5, AD - 2, Holiday - 2, Randle - 3) Enis shot 40% on Three Pointers Lakers Game -------------- Ennis defended on 50 possessions and allowed 8 points ( Ingram - 2, Lebron - 2, Rondo - 2, Stepheson - 2) Enis shot 40% on Three pointers Clippers Game --------------- Ennis defended on 42 possessions and allowed 7 points (Gallinari - 3, Gortat - 2, Harrell - 2) Ennis shot 50% on Three Pointers. So far for the season, he's defended on 145 possessions and allowed 27 points. He's shooting 42.9% on Threes. As I asked in another thread: Who is the player that Ennis has allowed to have a big game?
