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Finding D-Mo, quoting Matt Bullard from last night game

they are finding D-Mo more playing time recently in absent of T-Jones, Smith, and Asik
he played pretty well in the last 5 games
but he need to stay out of foul trouble
if he can keep his foul down and play consistent on both end
our 2nd unit team can be very dangerous when everyone is healthy

It's kind of unfortunate how we don't have a defensive-minded PF. For all the talk about our weak perimeter D, the stats show we have a huge hole defensively at the 4 as well. I sort of the feel that will be the only way for D-Mo to differentiate himself from the pack and get meaningful minutes when everybody is back healthy.

BaYBaller wrote:It's kind of unfortunate how we don't have a defensive-minded PF. For all the talk about our weak perimeter D, the stats show we have a huge hole defensively at the 4 as well. I sort of the feel that will be the only way for D-Mo to differentiate himself from the pack and get meaningful minutes when everybody is back healthy.

you forgot greg smith
which pf do you think t-jones, casspi, smith, d-mo will have problem guarding?
love? aldridge? davis?
only one pf i'm afraid of is nowitzki
damn t-jones keep falling for the pump fake and casspi is not long enough
d-mo will probably keep fouling him and put him on the line
not sure how smith will do
i don't understand why mchale wont put parsons on nowitzki
for other pf
i think if d-mo can stay on the floor
we can just switch howard guarding the pf and have t-jones/d-mo/smith on the center

MaxRider wrote:

BaYBaller wrote:It's kind of unfortunate how we don't have a defensive-minded PF. For all the talk about our weak perimeter D, the stats show we have a huge hole defensively at the 4 as well. I sort of the feel that will be the only way for D-Mo to differentiate himself from the pack and get meaningful minutes when everybody is back healthy.

you forgot greg smith
which pf do you think t-jones, casspi, smith, d-mo will have problem guarding?
love? aldridge? davis?
only one pf i'm afraid of is nowitzki
damn t-jones keep falling for the pump fake and casspi is not long enough
d-mo will probably keep fouling him and put him on the line
not sure how smith will do
i don't understand why mchale wont put parsons on nowitzki
for other pf
i think if d-mo can stay on the floor
we can just switch howard guarding the pf and have t-jones/d-mo/smith on the center

I'm speaking more in terms of knowledge of the defensive schemes, the correct rotations, and the execution said team defense principles. Generally speaking, straight-up 1on1 defense isn't a huge problem in today's NBA.

MaxRider wrote:Finding D-Mo, quoting Matt Bullard from last night game

they are finding D-Mo more playing time recently in absent of T-Jones, Smith, and Asik
he played pretty well in the last 5 games
but he need to stay out of foul trouble
if he can keep his foul down and play consistent on both end
our 2nd unit team can be very dangerous when everyone is healthy

While I agree with everything you say here, I am really replying because I love the thread title.

Mr. E wrote:

MaxRider wrote:Finding D-Mo, quoting Matt Bullard from last night game

they are finding D-Mo more playing time recently in absent of T-Jones, Smith, and Asik
he played pretty well in the last 5 games
but he need to stay out of foul trouble
if he can keep his foul down and play consistent on both end
our 2nd unit team can be very dangerous when everyone is healthy

While I agree with everything you say here, I am really replying because I love the thread title.

credit to Bull
just want to make this as a distraction for lin stuff

the nba is not for dmo he needs to go back to europe ,,, he is what he is

DMo played well today! +12! If he can rebound and play post-D, the backup center spot is his.

He probably should stop shooting 3s...

12 and 13, played the best D on Dirk. Best game so far in his career IMO. Thank you Kahn for both DMo and TJ. And Morey is genius!

DMO is all out hustle out there, setting screens, fighting for rebounds, sprinting down the court on a fastbreak. I just wish the team would look for him more on offense

Aaron Brooks wrote:DMO is all out hustle out there, setting screens, fighting for rebounds, sprinting down the court on a fastbreak. I just wish the team would look for him more on offense

They should look to post him up more when they have mismatches, like with Dirk on him yesterday. The opposite big can't help due to the threat of Howard or Jones crashing the offensive glass.

too bad the team keep passing the ball to haren, aka the ball stopper
d-mo is playing better recently except he needs to keep himself in the game and need to learn how to play better defense without fouling

D-Mo is a gangster! His post moves are top notch, by far the best on the team and one of the best in the league. He still needs some refinement on finishing his shots, but his low-post game has a ton of potential. I thought he was a terrible rebounder, but this season he's averaging 9.7 boards per 36 minutes! That is very solid. I feel like his defense is much improved to the point where he is no longer a liability out there.

The biggest disappointment, in my opinion, is his lack of shooting ability. I was expecting him to be a respectable 3-point shooter and have a decent mid-range jumper but it hasn't been there at all this year. He needs to improve in that area to round out his game because he doesn't have superior strength, and isn't an elite leaper by any means so he can't expect to get all his baskets down low over stronger more athletic defenders.

But, I can definitely see the improvement, and his still young so I could potentially see him as our backup center for the future.

pr0wler wrote:D-Mo is a gangster! His post moves are top notch, by far the best on the team and one of the best in the league. He still needs some refinement on finishing his shots, but his low-post game has a ton of potential. I thought he was a terrible rebounder, but this season he's averaging 9.7 boards per 36 minutes! That is very solid. I feel like his defense is much improved to the point where he is no longer a liability out there.

The biggest disappointment, in my opinion, is his lack of shooting ability. I was expecting him to be a respectable 3-point shooter and have a decent mid-range jumper but it hasn't been there at all this year. He needs to improve in that area to round out his game because he doesn't have superior strength, and isn't an elite leaper by any means so he can't expect to get all his baskets down low over stronger more athletic defenders.

But, I can definitely see the improvement, and his still young so I could potentially see him as our backup center for the future.

It's really disappointing so far for our young PFs in terms of three point shooting. I thought both DMo and TJ can shoot the three OK, or at least one of the them can. We really need to have one of them shoot well to spread the floor.

ChokeFasncists wrote:It's really disappointing so far for our young PFs in terms of three point shooting. I thought both DMo and TJ can shoot the three OK, or at least one of the them can. We really need to have one of them shoot well to spread the floor.

Agreed, but I think that both of their games are better down low.

Massive kudos to both Jones & Motie for adapting to the system that they are in. They've been nothing but pros since they've been here.

I remember going into the draft, DMO was suppose to be a good shooter, poor rebounder with a poor motor. It seems like the opposite is true in the NBA

best game of the year for him...he played some good D on Dirk for a few possessions..

IMO he played even better this game! Very happy to see him maturing before our eyes!

ChokeFasncists wrote:

pr0wler wrote:D-Mo is a gangster! His post moves are top notch, by far the best on the team and one of the best in the league. He still needs some refinement on finishing his shots, but his low-post game has a ton of potential. I thought he was a terrible rebounder, but this season he's averaging 9.7 boards per 36 minutes! That is very solid. I feel like his defense is much improved to the point where he is no longer a liability out there.

The biggest disappointment, in my opinion, is his lack of shooting ability. I was expecting him to be a respectable 3-point shooter and have a decent mid-range jumper but it hasn't been there at all this year. He needs to improve in that area to round out his game because he doesn't have superior strength, and isn't an elite leaper by any means so he can't expect to get all his baskets down low over stronger more athletic defenders.

But, I can definitely see the improvement, and his still young so I could potentially see him as our backup center for the future.

It's really disappointing so far for our young PFs in terms of three point shooting. I thought both DMo and TJ can shoot the three OK, or at least one of the them can. We really need to have one of them shoot well to spread the floor.

We don't necessarily need to have a 3 pt shooter at the 4. You can keep an defense honest if your 4 is aggressive on the boards and is a good cutter, which is why T Jones is doing well in our system. Jones also remains very effective as a outlet on PnRs due to his ball handling. I'm not overly concerned with his shooting as he doesn't, nor does he have to, shoot much.

D-Mo however isn't nearly as mobile and athletic as Jones and because of this his poor shooting is more of a problem. However D-Mo does have a pretty good post game, and if paired with Dwight or T Jones they can hit the glass while D-Mo posts up. They could even post up on opposite blocks. The problem though is the driving lanes will be clogged, plus I'm not sure his Dwight would feel about giving up some of his post touches.