Even Tmac did say it, I don't think it is a big deal. After a tough loss, he spoke what he felt. Just like before, Yao said hayes shoudn't start when Tmac was not on the court. I believe Adelman has a big heart, and won't mind them.
I have no problem him saying that. I do have a little problem him saying he didnt have his legs in the 4th. Did you see how Deron Williams lit up after hearing that. You don't ever tell your opponent that you are tired(implying their strategy is working) in order to make an excuse. You know they are going to come onto Tmac hard in the 4th from here and on. You don't ever hear Kobe say that, even though you could tell from time to time he ran out of gas. It's psychological, if you dont strike fear in them they are going to eat you alive. It's the jungle out there.
I was thinking deke should have been in. A 6'8 rookie against 7'0 vet. Not to mention, the extra bounce didn't help. Its not the only play that hurt, but it didn't help either.
One time I'll not defend T-Mac... not for missed FT's but for this comment. Another reason I'm glad Slick Rick is the coach, and not JVG. Law of averages says that 50% of the time it ends differently, but JVG wouldn't have even had the rookies tested and tried come playoff time... remember? V-Span anyone? Adelman has worked magic with this fractured and worn out squad... and he ain't through in '08 just yet. Keep ya' head up T-Mac... and practice some "zip it." FT's wouldn't hurt either.
Tmac is an idiot. Hindsight is 20/20. Its easy to see what happened and then criticize the relevant decisions. If Tmac really wanted Deke in the game, he should've said something to Adelman before Williams shot his first free throw.
Well I don't understand why Bobby Jackson was in the game there . We had Landry, T-mac and Battier in on the rebounding slots, with Landry anchoring Okur and Mcgrady on Boozer. Deke or Hayes should have been there. I actually didn't understand why not. I would like to see some explanation for why Battier was there as he hasn't be boarding well at all.
If he didnt say anything to adelman, he shouldnt be complaining to the media afterwards. Do you think Deke is a better rebounder than landry?
T-mac shouldn't have been on the bottom block, it should of been Deke and Hayes or Deke and Landry. FYI though T-mac was asked about the free throw thing and he gave his answer. It isn't like he started out the conference saying hey let me throw my coach under the bus.
Bobby might've been out there in case we got the rebound and threw an outlet pass. Battier just hit a clutch 3 and is a good spot up shooter. When you're choosing the players to put on the court, you have to consider the different events that could happen. What if there were a long rebound that gave us a potential to run a fast break? If that happens, you'd want some fast players with offensive abilities. What you dont want is a lineup of tmac, landry, deke, hayes, and rafer when you're running a fast break. And you most definitely dont want to throw away your advantage by calling a timeout. I think Landry is a better rebounder than deke or hayes so i'm not complaining that deke or hayes werent on the court.
Dont care. He could've given the correct answer. "We tried our hardest, but the ball took an unlucky bounce. All we can do now is go back to Houston and try to avoid the mistakes we made today." But instead, he chose to blame his coach's decisions. He had every intention of throwing adelman under the bus.
That sounds stupid. If we got the rebound it should have been timeout straight away. Second of all there is no way Battier would have been able to run up. He was boxing out the shooter who was Deron. It just didn't make sense. It was a timeout through and through. The only situation I've seen with 6-8 seconds on the clock without a time out was from Utah itself where Deron ran coast to coast to score in some regular season game. I think Adelman just became caught up in the moment and forgot. Fair enough too.
You are thinking too far ahead and your assumption are based on getting the rebound, but obvious, we didn't..
You seriously think that Landry can box-out better than Deke?? Deke has done that for 20 years and his a master of boxing-out. Hayes is also better in this kind of situation than Landry. Carl is great rebounder beacuse of his great leaping ability, in free throws it's all about timing and boxing so Adelman should have put Deke and Hayes in there.
There was very limited time. If theres an opportunity for a fast break basket, its imperative that the players on the court have the ability to make the basket or hit free throws. This whole thread is based on assumptions.
It was the incorrect decision. 9 times out of 20 Jackson should have been out of it. I get what you mean but thats not a smart basketball play. There was no chance of an outlet there.
If there is limited time why wouldn't you call a time out? We just scored on a timeout play with Landry and BJAX on a free layup. It was there for the taking. I honestly haven't seen any team run a fast break with 8 seconds to go, with time outs remaining.
every time #1 speaks in public, i worry. as always. i agree deke should've been in there at that moment. but even with deke in there, there'd be no guarantee that he'd get the rebound. we just would have a slightly better chance. and even if we got the rebound, we still would have to call a timeout and make a play. i'm just saying, it's silly to think that if deke was inserted we'd tie or win the game for sure.
