Actually Jim Jackson isnt doing much either. Didnt he start off bad last season? Maybe his inconsistency is what gets him traded all the time. Because at this point, i would be willing to trade JJ and Mo for a really good point guard.
JVG should take the blame for the entire game. There was actually a point in the 4th quarter where he repeatedly used the PF to double the ball as it crossed half court. Yeah, that was effective, effective in getting Kurth Thomas open multiple times more. Look, even if they had won the game, things are not looking pretty right now. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Get Mo Taylor out of the starting lineup. I don't care if he has a slightly better shot from 18 feet. Juwan Howard has shown over the years he is the superior player. Give him more minutes consistently I guarantee he'll get better. Also, get Charlie Ward out of the starting lineup. Tyronne Lue is more likely to turn the ball over or do something stupid, but he is even more likely to actually have a positive impact on the game. Charlie is useless out there. Finally, stop the crappy plays the don't do anything. Some of the plays work, but half or more of them simply set up a situation which could have been set up much quicker and easier. All you have to do is post Yao, post Tracy or run a quick pick-n-roll. You don't need to spend an hour, run a play, waste everyone's energy, and still have problems doing what you want. The most obvious evidence that this offense is way off is Jim Jackson. The guy is the perfect role player. The perfect third or fourth option. He fits in easily with any team. He's shooting worse and has more turnovers than he has had in 4 years. He's trying to do too much, and as such isn't playing the role he's perfect for. I think the team obviously needs better or different players. But they have what it takes to be 7-3 right now instead of 4-6. I blame JVG almost entirely.
Mo Taylor isn't the problem. We have the worst PG combination in all of the NBA and we have the worst SF play in the west. That and JVG starts a quarter w/o any of the teams best 3 scorers (TMac, Yao, and Mo T). There should never been 1 second of a Rox game that at least one of them (Yao or TMac)is not on the court. Unacceptable.
MoT gets in BS foul trouble. JHoward goes 3-9 from the field and 0-2 from the FREE THROW LINE. And you want to trade Mo Taylor. Yeah, I don't get it.
