<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Per Kevin McHale, Josh Smith will start and TJones will come off the bench tonight.</p>— Craig Ackerman (@ca_rockets) <a href="https://twitter.com/ca_rockets/status/598294586759385088">May 13, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
I actually like it. It's important to get Josh off to a good start and honestly TJ has been killing us on both ends. Can't defend and can't finish.
Both guys are playing awful so I dont see much of a difference unless Josh Smith decides to be more active/focused on the defensive end. Also, I am not sure if my sanity I can take another Josh Smith jump shot. Josh Smith vs LAC in playoffs: 6.25 PPG/6 RPG/.221 FG%/.067 3pt% /.521 FT%/1.5 TOPG/18mpg Terrence Jones vs LAC in playoffs: 9 PPG/ 4.75 RPG/.346 FG%/.000 3pt%/ .667 FT%/.75 TOPG/23 MPG
Perhaps Morey discovered an inefficiency not obvious to us that is solved by switching TJ and Smith's roles. I'd like to think so anyway.
He should've done this in game 4. Glad he's doing it now at least. Called for it after game 3. Finally!
Smith <PRE>DATE OPP SCORE MIN FGM-FGA FG% 3PM-3PA 3P% FTM-FTA FT% REB AST BLK STL PF TO PTS Sun 5/10 @ LAC L 95-128 14 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-4 .250 4 2 1 1 3 2 1 Fri 5/8 @ LAC L 99-124 13 3-10 .300 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000 9 0 0 1 1 2 7 Wed 5/6 vsLAC W 115-109 17 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 2-6 .333 6 1 2 0 2 0 8 Mon 5/4 vsLAC L 101-117 29 3-12 .250 1-5 .200 2-4 .500 5 1 0 1 3 2 9 Conference Semifinals 18.3 2.3-8.3 .273 0.3-2.3 .111 1.5-3.8 .400 6.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 2.3 1.5 6.3</PRE> Jones <PRE>DATE OPP SCORE MIN FGM-FGA FG% 3PM-3PA 3P% FTM-FTA FT% REB AST BLK STL PF TO PTS Sun 5/10 @ LAC L 95-128 25 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 0-2 .000 6 0 0 0 3 1 10 Fri 5/8 @ LAC L 99-124 25 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 4-6 .667 2 1 0 0 2 0 12 Wed 5/6 vsLAC W 115-109 27 4-10 .400 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 8 1 3 1 4 2 10 Mon 5/4 vsLAC L 101-117 16 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 Conference Semifinals 23.3 3.5-9.5 .368 0.0-0.8 .000 2.0-3.0 .667 4.8 0.8 1.0 0.5 2.5 1.0 9.0</PRE>
Josh gas played bad, but he has more potential to sway the game than Jones. Could help us, could sink us but we might as well try.
BG is way too quick and athletic for Jones. Pray for "Good Josh" to show up and hope Jones beats up on Big Baby who's a much better matchup for him.