So what shall we call it? The Lithuanian Lunge? The Donatas Disco? The Motiejunas Mosey? The Donut Dance?
Often in sport, when polishing technique, it can be helpful to hear the same or similar things from different voices. Especially if that different voice happened to be your favorite player growing up.
Being a great player doesn't mean you can teach younger players to play like you when you become a coach. So far McHale, really hasn't improved the post moves of any of his big men in 2 seasons. Greg Smith and Asik mainly score via put backs or catching the ball underneath the basket. Motiejunas came into the team this season with the best post moves by default and despite not being able to battle down low still has the best footwork of any current Rockets player with his back to the basket. Him working out with Scola, should help him get ready to battle. Scola came in as a old rookie and didn't have the most impressive physical tools but he even to the last season was capable of battling and scoring on a lot of NBA bigs. Hopefully Scola can get him ready or bulked up a little and improve his jumper.
What makes you think Scola is better at teaching young players than Mchale? But glad hear D-Mo is working with Scola. It can only help.
I agree. That's why I believe all these McHale "can teach post moves" assumptions are overblown (but don't tell Dwight!). Really disappointed none of our young big's have developed so far...
Asik has put in a lot of work with both McHale and CD and it has clearly paid off. At least he gets some attempts in the post now and has even popped a few midrange jumpers. He's miles ahead of where he was last year in Chicago. Smith has been pretty good down low, but just isn't a feature guy. Motiejunas will get his chance, he was already a starter for a stretch and the coaches had nothing but praise for him. It's great that he's working with Scola and refining his post game, but that is not his problem.
Teaching is one thing. The ability to learn is another. Al Jefferson and Kevin Garnett seem to be doing pretty well in the post. Smith is, while not dominant, is much improved from last season. It takes time too, you know. Everyone is saying McHale has had to 2 full seasons with these guys when in reality he hasn't. The other thing you have to consider is that it may be easier to be mentored by someone who is still competing against similar competition. For instance, KG would probably be a great veteran to have on this team for some of our PFs
Rebounding is never about leaps. Larry Bird was probably the best rebounder at the 3 in the history of the game and they guy couldn't leap for sh**. It's true, Scola was relentless. Any doubt why everybody in Houston loved him.
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This, one need only look at this year's rebounding league leaders. Dwight's the only one with a vertical more than 3 inches
A lot of it probably has to do with time management, do you as a head coach dedicate large periods of a time to a player who can't defend well enough to even crack the roster? Because it sounds like he's spending a week or two with Scola.
