Yes, this is another VSpan thread. Tell me honestly with all honesty or sarcasm, is Billy that bad NOT to get a decent playing time when our number 1 point guard is out? I don't think he is a bad player. If we don't start developing our bench, we're going to get hurt badly in the playoffs if one of our starters, just like what happened tonight, don't get to play a full game, and will be too late for us to recover. JVG should have realized earlier that the intensity of our starters were awful both ends of the court. He should have have used some from the bench who are more eager to play. Otherwise, Jeff's contract extension is in the JL3's balls.
Im with you on this...let the past be the past and move on. we all know v-span would have gotten more minutes if he had not siad what he said ....come on jvg get over it!!
Tonight was a game that JVG should have put in V-Span.....when the outside shots were not falling in the 3rd quarter, they needed someone to attack the basket. JVG should have given V-Span some run.....put in Novak on the perimeter and when the Hornets doubled the ball out of Tmac's hands...V-Span drives and dishes. Games like these, you got to have option B.....tonight Option A failed again and again and again...and we did not have an option B. DD
At PG, yes....but I like JL3 as an undersized 2 guard, or a scoring point. Tonight the team needed someone to attack the basket...be it JL3 or V-Span....just SOMEONE to attack and draw fouls.... DD
I'm starting to wish that JVG do what your suggesting so you can see yourself why he doesn't do that in the first place, like Novak and VMac were the answer to this putrid showing if we can't beat teams like the NOK with our key rotation players then what does it say if we are depending on 2 rookies to pull a miracle? option B is work on shooting for criminy sake option C is putting an @ss into Chandler or whoever for rebounds option D is TMac not settling for jumpers when he has a boo boo option E is not coming into games half stepping like you have finally arrived
Jesus H. Christ. Put in Vspan and Novak in the 3rd quarter? You've got to be kidding me. Taking out our starters to put in some scrubs is not a valid tactic, even if they provide a different look. When Amare and Nash are struggling they ride through it. The suns don't put in Marcus Banks and Pat Burke just for the sake of trying option B.
VSpan is not bad at shooting comparing with JLIII, and he is much better than JLIII at point guard. JVG is not over the complaint VSpan had, like he was with Well early this season. I also expected VSpan to play big minutes after Alston was rejected, but ... when JLIII was put on the floor, I knew JVG made a huge mistake ... when Novak and Padgett were put on the floor, I knew JVG paniced ... when JLIII was put on the floor the second time (after poor performance in the first time), I knew Rockets would definitely loose the game. When TMac was on bench for a few minutes of rest, VSpan was the only playmaker Rockets had. Yes, VSpan had TOs early this season. But letting Head or JLIII play at PG made the entire offense suck and generate many more TOs. Winning usually covered the potential problems. One of them is the short sight of JVG for not developing VSpan. He tried to win to protect his future but he is too short sighted even on this one.
yes, that's why I don't like Jeff's 8 rotation. He do need develop his bench in regular season. Confedence is established from playing on the court. We all know vspan is not a outside shooter, he is a good D and good at penatration and dish the ball. Now jeff is not develop his skill but kill his confedence. I like alston but give vspan 8 mins play with our starters or in second q is not hurt the team I think.
Since this is still here ... Be glad Spanoulis is on the active roster now. Once Snyder is fully healthy and Yao gets back, he might be the odd man out with Padgett and Novak. Van Gundy putting in Padgett at Novak the end of the 3rd quarter showed it was time to try something else besides what the regular rotation was doing. Should Spanoulis have been one of those guys? Maaaaybe. I think this game would be one where he could have gotten a look earlier than he when he did come in. Spanoulis's comments had to have hurt his chances though. He came in at garbage time again instead of shuffle the rotation time. But its not like he hasnt been anything past an 11th option this year so it shouldnt be that suprising he wasnt in more.
I'm a chinese Rockets fan. I want to talk about the basketball of america and Greece. The difference between american and grecian basketball is that grecian players' statistic is not good when their team is good and american players' statistic is good when their team is good,too. When we judge a player like Vspan we should judge by how the team play with and without him in the court,but not the statistic. actually,he does well in this angle of view. just for example in the 4th quarter of the game VS. 76er,the team played better with him in court even though that's not his game.
When option A play like tonight we do need give option B some time to try. and then put our starters in with different combination with our bench. Alston is out and jl3 play not good and can not D so why not give vspan, tmac, navak, battier, bonzi a try?
Ummmm...HELLLOO...his job IS to WIN...that's what every friggin pro coach's job is...(reminds of Herman Edward's speech after a football game) So what is he suppose to do...drop everything, clean the slate, forget training camp and everything he has preached this whole season, start all over, and solely concentrate in making VMac into a viable NBA player? Would you like VMac to wear a bib also while we're at it? What VMAC (not JVG) needs to do is show in practice that he has improved on his weaknesses, but more importantly GROW A SET and suck it up and learn that you have to go through growing pains in the NBA, especially as a rookie in a JVG team This doesn't explain why JLIII is being entrusted with backup minutes, but maybe if VMac learned to shut his mouth up then JVG would actually had to make a decision between him and VMac
The difference in TONIGHT'S game is that Alston was tossed out and the team was struggling mightily. It could not have hurt to try a couple of different guys to jump start the team. Normally, I would agree....let the starters ride it out, but sometimes you need to put in some reserves to ignite the flame. Tonight was one of those nights...IMHO. DD
I agree, I just don't see why he did not try some different guards....mainly V-Span and Synder (yes, I know...inactive.). DD
