Rick likes Twill enough for 6 minutes......seriously its hard to judge anybody with the limited minutes. At this point, Twill is going to be hard pressed to earn minutes because Shane/Cbud are going to continue to see the most minutes based on Rick's relationship. But so far from what i seen, he looks like a player that can play 2 ways, which is positive.
Well... we aren't banking on Yao's comeback next year. I would say that is a huge step in the right direction. I knew we probably weren't going to get into the playoffs this year, but I was hoping they would prove me wrong. Problem is, last year they still played every game with heart.
The problem I see is we're to bad a team to get to the playoffs, and actualy do something;onthe other hand we're to good a team to get a Durant,Griffin,Rose etc. through draft.
We were banking on Yao's comeback because he literally was the teams hope's to make the playoffs......this happens because our GM likes to stockpile assets who may have good potential, continue to sign D-league players to fill up spots and trade for 1 way players. We should of made that trade for Amare without the physical, last year......
Credit to this Blazers and coach McMillan. They are playing good, smart basketball. They are still very solid. Did that playing yesterday. I would say that the current Blazers team is probably better than the Hornets. Absolutely a playoff team, must be said.
By the way, it did not help that the Rockets left their BEST post defender outside of Chuck Hayes on the inactive list.... Jared Jeffries.....would have done a much better job on Aldridge. DD
Amare is a one way player too though. He is atrocious on D. I think Morey was simply drafting the best player left at the time. Think about it, how many players taken around Bud's pick did better than him last year? He is still ****ty on D, but I am sure that Morey wasn't counting on him to brick a third of the season away. 2Pat is also a two way player. He is a solid defender and can score on the other end. He did that all the time in college. JT was a great 1 v 1 defender and could score, but was just stupid. That's not 1 way, just straight stupid. We were hoping he would pan out as a 2nd round, but it was no loss that he didn't. How about TWill? I would hardly call him a 1-way player. Same can be said about Lee. Miller fits the system here and is a serviceable backup. He normally makes things happen in the high post. He is also a great passer and is generally in the right place to defend most of the time, but is just too slow. As far as Jeffries, Rocket never wanted him. He was the garbage contract that NYK through us and that is why we don't play him. He can be as great as a defender as he wants, but as long as he's blowing wide open layups, he needs to ride the pine. Battier needs to post up more, where techniques can compensate for lack of athleticism. I was always up for dumping Scola. I love the guy, but he is simply too limited.
Here is the lineup I would LIKE to see us using from now on until Hayes and AB return. Starting: PG - Kyle Lowry SG - Kevin Martin SF - Shane Battier PF - Luis Scola C - Patrick Patterson Secondary: PG - Ish Smith SG - Courtney Lee SF - Terrance Williams PF - Jordan Hill C - Brad Miller Jeffries and Bud will be situational players depending on how defensively inept the other team is.
This was one of the worst losses of the year. Aside from coughing up a 13 point lead in the 4th, here are the reasons why: 1. After surprising defensive responses from Scola and Martin, and with Martin absolutely on fire, Adleman pulls a surprise 4 man substitution. Why? I understand players need rest, but wait for a stopping point. Don't pull the whole unit while they are rolling like a tank. 2. Miller let the game go to his head. He started with this absurd head jerk to sell a foul instead of just hitting the 3 foot shot. While complaining instead of getting back, Portland drills a trey. Round two sees Miller forcing the action and blowing it resulting in another Portland breakaway three and culminating in a technical foul with a made freethrow. This spurt cost us at least 7 points and potentially up to 11. 3. Suddenly, the refs got involved. I wasn't feeling good when I saw Crawford's pock-marked gremlin face, but ironically it was David Guthrie who decided to close eyes and insert whistle. That idiotic "charge" call was a game changer. Anyone could see Fernandez was not just shuffling his feet, he was still running. Guthrie eventually had to call TC personnel to get the cops involved with some guys on the 1st row who were rightfully heckling him. Luckily, the police didn't get involved (except when they escorted the refs off the floor). While we admittedly took more freethrows, and Martin was flopping like a fish out of water, we earned calls by penetrating. The calls against us were ridiculous touch fouls. 4. Hill's defense on Aldridge was pathetic down the stretch. The help defense was also atrocious. Lowry and Battier only left their man once each to double and force the ball out of Aldridge's hands. However, I don't blame Hill for being a dunderhead or the wings for not switching often or fast enough. I blame Adleman for allowing this weakness to be exploited over and over. 5. If Martin can put up 45, you'd think someone other than Battier (I'm looking at you Scola) could put up over 10 points. Come on guys. 6. The two point play with 15 seconds left, down by three - I think that's a good place to stop my list.
This makes me wonder, how much do Morey/Adelman really want to win over developing the young talent at this point. Morey says he won't concede the season but there has been a number of spot were Jeffries could have made a difference and he is just rotting on the bench.
Scola's play is slowly deteriorating. It's pretty evident that playing year round is definitely catching up with him.
I think the team is in limbo...they are not quite out of it, and not quite committed to rebuilding. IMO, they should go real young and jettison the veterans, or most of them. DD
if Rick would've played TW and Ish we could've won. I promise you. The talent is here, he is just a dumbass
I have never seen a guy blow a game for his team like Jordan Hill tonight. They should start Paterson already.
I only watched the last 3 1/2 minutes of the game. What a brutal stretch for Hill. He allowed the ball to sail out of bounds, not realizing it was last touched by the Rockets. He had 3 golden opportunities to put points on the board for the Rockets, and blew it. Just got to have patience with younger players, I guess. Is there anyone who still thinks we would have won more games early in the season with Jordan Hill starting in place of Chuck Hayes?
