Yes, ugly, I know. But he is still above 60% at the line. Giving up that rebound with 5.5 seconds left in the game means ZERO chance for rockets to win.
I just think we would have had a better chance at going to the line or making something happen had Deke been in the game. Having Deke go to the line rather than having no one go to the line is... well?
I think Adelman big mistake was not playing Rafer the first two game and not playing Yao at all. He need to play Head more
He shot 45.8% from the line this season. 60% is his career statistic. 45.8% is the more relevant number to use. Btw, do you realize that for him to be shooting free throws, that would mean Adelman would have to have taken Landry out and put Chuck in? I doubt this would happen since Landry is more effective.
It comes down to whether or not you think Deke is a better rebounder than Landry. In my opinion, if you're certain the ball will land in a general area, then Deke is better. However, if you're uncertain where the rebound will land, its more prudent to have Landry in the game. Landry can jump higher, run faster, is more agile, and can cover ground faster than Deke. Since no one can predict where the rebound will land, having landry in the lineup was more logical than having deke.
I'll take the one brain lapse, or mistake, or whatever. Slick Rick has worked miracles with this squad. JVG would have chosen lotto the second Yao goes down. Cut Rick some slack... and BTW - It ain't over yet.
I would let Deke take a free throw over scola anyday...Sometimes when scola gets fouled, I wish we could just take the ball out, and get another possession cause his free throw are terrible
I don't get your logic, if Deke and Hayes is coming in just for the rebount, we would take out Alston and Bobby Jackson, not Landry..
The ball bounced to landry. If you think that Deke or Hayes would've gotten the rebound, that means that Deke or Hayes would be occupying the spot that landry originally occupied. That means that landry would effectively be out of the play.
WTF,why do people keep talking about Deke and Chuck shooting free throws. As soon as we got the ball we would instantly call timeout.
Yes, I do think Deke is a better rebounder than Landry if it's against Okur, mainly because the height and size. But again, it doesn't matter where the ball bounce to, but as a coach, he should give the team the best chance of rebounding the ball, regardless the ball bounce to left or right..
Let's put it in this way, if you want to secure a rebound, which lineup would you prefer? Alston/Bobby/Tmac/Battier/Landry? or Deke/Hayes/Landry/Battier/Tmac? Case closed.
I have a question if the Jazz make an over the back foul over Hayes. Did he have to go to the line to make FT? I think it was a risk if Hayes was there, but I think Deke is goo enough Ft shooter
T-mac should have gave the team the best chance to close the game out by making his free throws,He also should have gave his team chances by making some field goals in the 4th quarter.This game was out of contention with a minute left, if it hadn't been for 2 hero miracle three pointers by shane and alston the game would have been over faster than that. That ONE play didn't lose the ball game
Yes good call guys. Adelman shouldhave guessed that Deron williams would have missed both of the free throws and stuck a few big guys in so we could run down and tie the game with a 2. IDIOTS. If Deron Williams makes the ft we have to make a three. With that much time left its smart to run your play and not call a timeout, not when you're the road team. You dont give the fans and the Jazz tiem to plan. Yout put a bunch of 3 point shooters in and try to score in transition. Adelman played the percentages. It was a good call.
