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how about a "growed" up D-mo? I can see it now. Lin grabs the rebound no look pass to harden on the run, in between the leg pass from harden to d-mo, where d-mo finishes it with a behind the back pass to smith for the jam. showtime rockets.
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A "growed" up D-Mo is exactly what this team needs. A seven footer who can run with the guards would be impossible to defend. You would start seeing the opposition players run back on defense when the shot is launched. Paranoia would reign on the opposing teams!
I disagree. If we can add a prime Chris Webber and Jeremy Lin becomes 90% of what Linsanity was, I'd say we can compete even with the league's highest pace. But that's irrelevant to the coaching philosophy, which caters to the team's talent. You say we need to grind it out. Well, I'm sure if the next Hakeem falls into our lap, our coaches will slow the game down considerably.
The Suns are a bad analogy. You take out their late series ejections in their last contending season and it could have gone very differently. In the end, this style is what fits our current roster, talent and experience the best. We're too inexperienced to have a serious defense. We don't have any killer post up players to play interior post offense. That leaves Transition, drives to the Rim and the 3 ball. As for match ups against the Heat and OKC, it's not the style that will hinder us, it's the fact that our roster is grossly inexperienced, young, and don't have as much top line talent. The Play offs are always about match ups. You play your strengths into the opposing team's weaknesses. For example, the Knicks are tailor built to beat the Heat. Strong center and post up play (Melo/Chandler), and lots of 3 point shooting to make them hard to cover. On the other hand, we're tailor made to beat teams like the Knicks, Boston and Memphis (older, slower and/or big). We're outclassed by the Heat and OKC, but it's not a purely stylistic issue. Great ball movement, kick and drives and strong 3 point shooting can beat anyone in the NBA if the shots fall at a reasonable pace. Where we lose our edge is we have decent size inside, but no post up strength and the Heat and OKC are as fast in transition as we are. That said, as fast as OKC and the Heat are, you can't outrun the ball. It's that simple. You can beat those teams if you have great ball movement ala the Spurs. Unfortunately, we have a long way to go before we'll have that level of ball movement and shooting consistency. Run and gun is what fits our current roster and experience. Beyond this year we'll just have to see how our players develop and what sort of acquisitions we can make. IF we ever managed to get to the Championships, our ideal match up would be against the Knicks or Boston. While our worst would be against the Heat.
Do you even read what he said? He said he prefers a running team but he also puts winning on top of it. Last time I checked, he built a non running team with Yao for nearly 10 years even that team led him zero championship and almost next to none playoffs success.
Every team tries to get the most efficient shot. Running and pushing can give more efficient opportunities than always setting up in half court. Having the right personnel further increases efficiencies. With our roster and last few games, I would guess we are very efficient at it.
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It is ALWAYS better to run if you have a decent point guard. You can get much better shots before the defense is set. Only when you can't get a break for a good shot do you settle for a half-court set. Then, of course, you hope to have a good half-court game (either strong post game or outstanding PNR in today's game). Even when Kareem was nearing 40, the Lakers would still try their best to run when he was on the floor.
And by decent point guard, I mean a team that uses its decent PG. I want to throw a brick through the tv every time I see Delfino try to run a break with Lin standing there waiting for the ball.
