Yeah the moment the Dubs go small you have to match because D Mo can't run up and down and Beasley can't guard anyone.
i don't think JS is mobile enough to guard someone like DG at this stage of his career. A guy like Speights is a better matchup for Smith if GS somehow is forced to play him for some extended time
Yolo you are indeed correct. Even LMA has big time problems with Green on both ends of the court and he's more seasoned and polished than Dmo. I don't understand why so many thinks a one year wonder could do better than a seasoned veteran who has been a Superstar in this league for quite some time. But hey let them dream. It might just come true in this series.
Not quite. GSW gets away with playing Green at the 5 b/c there aren't many centers who can create their own shot.
That's sort of the problem though isn't it? Play Beasley and say goodbye to the defense, play Smith and say goodbye to the offense. Personally I'd give Harrell a shot in those instances, but it won't happen.
Typical response for someone who is very clueless but thinks they actually know what they are talking about. Dude neither one of our Power forwards are good defensively. And healthy, man stop, Beasley and Harrell are our only PF'S that are completely healthy. So stop with the IF's.
look we all have our ideas on what should be done with the GSW but the fact is teams have been trying different things for the past 2 years and are still trying. Even the great Pop has been juggling with different things throughout their matchups this year. GS getting even better just made things worse. They are just too versatile on offense with the ability to play lock down defense when needed in so many different ways. I'm not expecting Hou to win at all but I would hope they give themselves a chance to. At this point, the only truly way ill be disappointed is if I see the no effort/no d team we've seen so many times this year and they are just embarrassed for 4 games.
All you do is prove my point about your lacking player analysis skills. We don't need to continue this any further. It's not shocking that Jones apologists would still be completely wrong when it comes to PF analysis years later.
Well it's why we have had a revolving door at the 4. We did really well with small ball and D Mo as our 5 last year, but he can't take the beating. At the 4 he's too slow but probably our best offensive option in terms of passing and spacing. Beasley is OK off the bench. Both are too slow to guard the Warriors. Smith is an absolute catastrophe of a player. You could go Harrell or you could go small with Ariza at the 4 and Harden at the 3 and play two guards with Terry and Beverley. But there's no way to hide a bad defender on the perimeter either. It's really a grim situation.
True that there are no Hakeems, Shaq's, or even prime Tim Duncan's who can exploit him on the other end, but I think some folks here are severely underestimating what he does do against defending against what the NBA has to offer now. He regularly faces the likes of ZBo, LMA, Anthony Davis, Cousins, Dwight, etc. and holds his own on that end. The end of the Warriors era will depend on either a team like the Bucks growing up with the length to disrupt the shooters, or the young bigs in the league like KAT, Davis, etc. coming into their own and dominating Green on that end.... I don't think D-Mo is there yet bud.
And what makes your illogical comments a better analysis. You're just tossing around your opinion just like everyone else. And neither of your comments proved anything. Jones apologists, hahaha dude grow the hell up. One could say that exact thing about you when it comes to Dmo. I've already stated my case for Jones and his horrendous season. But you on the other hand refuse to call a spade a spade. Dmo has been a big disappointment as well.
I hear you on the its Beasley part. To me, a guy with an array of talent who just can't put it all together. I think that's probably why I never really liked him.
How about we talk about DMO? I used to be the leader of the DMO fan club, but if they aren't going to feed him the ball on the block (which would limit a lot of GSW's fast breaks) he shouldn't be out there. He looks as if he had lost some lateral quickness since his injury, I'll take Beasley to matchup with their small ball.
The problem with doing that is that Beasley is the 2nd worst defensive PF on the roster behind only Jones. Putting that bad of a defender out there is just begging the Dubs to run up the score. Now it's true, this isn't the best matchup for DMo, but do you want good defenders in a bad matchup or terrible defenders in a meh matchup? Honestly if not starting DMo, you'd be better off with Smith or Harrell. If the team is going to just let the Dubs score at will, there's no point. The Rockets have to at least slow down the Dubs' scoring. If you have Harden and Beasley on the court with the starters that leaves 2 spots where the Rockets are going to get torched at will no matter who you put them on.
This is a popular talking point, but exactly how true is it? Let's look at Cousins. Cousins faced the Warriors twice this season. In the first game, he got in foul trouble and played 12 minutes. In the second game, he played 30 min, scored 33 pts, and grabbed 10 rebounds. In the first game, Bogut played 14 min and Ezili played 11 min. In the second game, Bogut played 22 min and Ezeli played 15 min. Given these minutes, where does Draymond Green find the time to guard Cousins?
If the Warriors ever miss, you can bet your ass DMO will be BOXING OUT. Flawless movement on an NBA court. He's definitely an ELITE ROLE PLAYER.
