PG Thread (Washington) - Wizards hold off Bucks.

[greekbuck34]

I saw Gortat grabbing Giannis too.

[Magic Giannison]

http://stats.nba.com/players/clutch-advanced/#!?sort=TS_PCT&dir=-1&Season=2016-17&SeasonType=Regular%20Season&TeamID=1610612749

This is bad, very very bads.

Monroe and Giannis been our best clutch guys, Delly Snell and Mirza dead last.

[Gianstoppable]

http://stats.nba.com/players/clutch-advanced/#!?sort=TS_PCT&dir=-1&Season=2016-17&SeasonType=Regular%20Season&TeamID=1610612749

This is bad, very very bads.

Monroe and Giannis been our best clutch guys, Delly Snell and Mirza dead last.

Small sample size but the stats dont look great.

[JimmyTheKid]

I think it's fair to critique Giannis in the half court. He's much less effective there than he is in transition. That's largely because of his limited confidence and inconsistent shooting outside of the circle. Recently, it seems like he's taking more jumpshots when defenses sag on him - maybe 3-4 jumpers a game - which is an improvement.

I'd like to see Giannis post up more often, too. It's rare he's not taller than the guy who is guarding him, so he should take advantage of it. The few times I've seen him post up, he's been really effective because of his height and footwork.

In the long run, Jabari will also need to add a post game, too. Right now, he rarely posts up because he loves to face up and blow past guys. Adding that to an already diverse offensive game is what will take him to the next level as an offensive player.

It took guys like MJ, LeBron, and Kobe a few years to add to their own games. But when they did so, not only did it make them more effective against smaller defenders, but it also added a dimension to their game that wasn't so dependent on having an athletic advantage over their defender. Over long careers in which their physical advantages deteriorated, it prolonged their effectiveness on that end of the floor.

Great post and you're absolutely right.

[JimmyTheKid]

Finally got to watch the game
Can somebody please tell me how this dude plays 41 minutes and gets only one foul called?


sorry about the resolution, these are screen grabs from my LP

Again, the officials were f***ing awful Monday night. One sided. Loss is still on the Bucks for inexcusably poor defense for most of the game and choke-job offense for the 4th quarter, but in a close game bad officiating is magnified.

[bucksfansince88]

Finally got to watch the game
Can somebody please tell me how this dude plays 41 minutes and gets only one foul called?


sorry about the resolution, these are screen grabs from my LP

Again, the officials were f***ing awful Monday night. One sided. Loss is still on the Bucks for inexcusably poor defense for most of the game and choke-job offense for the 4th quarter, but in a close game bad officiating is magnified.

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[Ron Swanson]

Gortat is sneaky good at fouling people without the refs noticing, but that illegal screen on Monroe that freed up Beal was about as blatant as you could be. I'm amazed the refs didn't call that. It's not like Gortat is a superstar or plays on a national media darling team either, so I have no idea what their rationale was on several of those calls.

[drew881]

I think it's fair to critique Giannis in the half court. He's much less effective there than he is in transition. That's largely because of his limited confidence and inconsistent shooting outside of the circle. Recently, it seems like he's taking more jumpshots when defenses sag on him - maybe 3-4 jumpers a game - which is an improvement.

I'd like to see Giannis post up more often, too. It's rare he's not taller than the guy who is guarding him, so he should take advantage of it. The few times I've seen him post up, he's been really effective because of his height and footwork.

In the long run, Jabari will also need to add a post game, too. Right now, he rarely posts up because he loves to face up and blow past guys. Adding that to an already diverse offensive game is what will take him to the next level as an offensive player.

It took guys like MJ, LeBron, and Kobe a few years to add to their own games. But when they did so, not only did it make them more effective against smaller defenders, but it also added a dimension to their game that wasn't so dependent on having an athletic advantage over their defender. Over long careers in which their physical advantages deteriorated, it prolonged their effectiveness on that end of the floor.

Great post and you're absolutely right.

Yup, I've been calling for this. Basically give Giannis a tape of Sam Cassell and tell him to replicate his post positions on the baseline. He'd be a monster passing out of there too. I'd love to see Jabari running more of those baseline drives and cuts that we saw from him last year too.

[Pachinko_]

Gortat is sneaky good at fouling people without the refs noticing, but that illegal screen on Monroe that freed up Beal was about as blatant as you could be. I'm amazed the refs didn't call that. It's not like Gortat is a superstar or plays on a national media darling team either, so I have no idea what their rationale was on several of those calls.

Oh they were noticing alright, Henson was yelling at them and showing his shirt all night. They just decided not to call anything.
Gortat had 1 foul called and he played 41 minutes.

[Pachinko_]

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