if you think playing guys on the bench more who are giving you next to nothing and being unplayable is more value then of course I don't see it. that's just horrible on all fronts you want more minutes? prove that you dont look like a deer in headlights when you're on the floor and contribute.
Faried is gonna get killed even worse, I do not get why you dont understand that and or somehow think you are smarter than our entire coaching staff.
I like that you're basically holding Capela to zero accountability for being the one with the deer in the headlights. Yeah let's keep playing the liability though. Great logic.
zero accountability? I'd love to see where i posted that. it doesnt take a genius to figure out he needs to play better. apparently that's an all world discovery for you. And that playing a terrible bench more through the first two games of this series is the answer. gtfoh
No one is saying Capela hasnt been bad, he has been, but this i just a bad match up for him, either we play Nene more or we just start Tucker at center and bring in house/green/shumpert.
Well we already know Capela is getting killed. Why not try something else, especially if in limited minutes he wasn't actually killed. We can't play Tucker at the 5 for 48 minutes so someone else will need time there
how is the world is playing someone giving you absolutely nothing a better idea than playing someone who is atleast giving you something. that boggles my mind how these couch coaches think that's some answer to problems. and the fact that they will beat it to death is sad
You can play Faried at the 4. There's history of it working. I'm for more Nene since he wasn't a disaster besides the one switch on Curry at the end of Game 1. I'm just tired of MDA pretending that Capela will somehow work against their death lineup. I'm not going to go all basketballholic and say he sucks and should be dealt. After we win this series, he should go from being a benchwarmer to being our MVP against Jokic in the WCF.
There is no rebound if your defense is bad. This is not a debatable subject. Defense is more important than rebounding. Statistically proven over decades of data in different eras, different champions, different players, different coaches.
One thing that really defines Daryl Morey is his blind spot concerning the 4. It seems we have always been running a short power forward out there.
The simple question is what is the best lineup against Curry, Klay, Iggy, Durant and Draymond. Assuming you have Harden, CP and Tucker, that leaves 2 spots to fill (currently filled by EG and Capela). Any credible suggestions should present how the new lineup would fare better on offense and defense. Personally think - Nene is too slow to keep up and GS would be playing 5 v 4 on most possessions but would offer some post play. His seems to clog the lane more and think he would be better suited to when Harden sit and cp3 runs the show, so that he can get the ball in his sweet spots. - Faried doesnt seem to have the bball iq on defense though might bring some energy.
It would be a good change in the lineup, Clarck at the 5, spreads the floor, defendsand, rebounds, switches, though I highly doubt MDA would make such move
The more I think about it, the more I see that we cannot play Capela against their death lineup. Hopefully D'antoni has figured this out, or Morey has given him the numbers, but it just can't happen. As soon as that lineup goes out there Clint has to sit. That means we are going to have to play a lineup with PJ at the 5, which is fine, and that's gonna be CP-Harden-Gordon-X-Tucker. Which means we have to find a contributor for that last spot. House has been bad, Shump has been bad, Faried has been bad...not entirely sure what our best option is here. Some people have mentioned maybe Clark in this lineup, putting him at the 5 and Tucker at the 4. I think that's an option. But we can't run Capela out there against that lineup.
Capela not working, I agree. I dont think Faried will work, i think over a longer span of minutes he will get exposed. Nene...probably will too but honestly hes our best bet, that our just bite the bullet with Shumpert(yes I mean that) or Gerald if hes hot. Well, tbf, weve kept both games real close, so idk. Now maybe we will see whatever adjustment he has planned.
thats the difference in the first 2 games this year. the other spot has been so bad bc they can't find anyone to contribute or play it.
Oh crap I forgot about Gary. See this is where I think Dantoni made a mistake of not playing him more, he doesnt have enough experience under his belt. Ill, be honest Ill take Shump, Ill take his defense over him not being able to hit.
I don't think you win this series without House giving a good productive 15-25 minutes a night. I think House has been rattled by the intensity of this matchup as well as how short D'antoni's leash has gotten the past 2 games. D'antoni needs to understand that we can't win without House being solid. Got to let him play through mistakes and keep encouraging him, he has the ability, just not the mental fortitude at the moment. And yes, Gordon needs to come off the bench. His talents are diminished when he is forced to defer to Harden and CP3, he needs the ball to make plays for us
you also can't win with him making the same mistakes over and over and over. you can get away with that in the regular season. definitely not now. that's how you dig yourself into a huge hole.
We have to at least try to insert someone other than Capella, be it Shumpert or Clarck, it is worth trying, even if it means sacrificing some offense, after all, Capella is a net negative
Ya but having him on the bench AND losing is probably the worst combination. Considering we lost game ls 1 and 2, I would’ve rather him just make mistakes s o he try and learn. You can’t really get better without making mistakes, but mistakes also really hurt in the short term, bit of a catch 22 But I stand by what I said, when he is playing well, he helps our rebounding and adds one more dimension to the offense. Dantoni and the rest of the vets have to coach him up
