MGrand15 wrote:I wish JJ was there to make Harden work on defense but his loss isn't too big of a blow. Deron SHOULD step it up and so should Brook after his terrible performance against Sanders. I have no problem starting Keith Bogans - he's proven to play well with the starters and will at least make Harden work a bit. The key is going to be stopping Harden off the pick and roll (not fouling him 15 times) and stopping the roll man from getting easy buckets (Asik went 9 for 12 last time).
This should be a good test. After trading away Patterson and Morris, they've decided to go small with Parsons at the 4. That means the floor is going to be spread out and Evans should be glued to the bench. Hopefully it encourage PJ to match Bogans with Harden and keep Crash playing the 4. I'm not sure we can match up with such a quick team but I hope Deron brings it. They turn TOs into layups and 3s REALLY fast.
They really aren't that good of a team, we just don't play well against teams like this. I want this win bad.
im worried about asik as well. he had a big offensive game and had his way with lopez last time. and defensively he can lock brook down. brook needs to not be intimidated like he was last game.
also, i want reggie/hump playing big minutes. we arent going to beat them by matching them going small. our only change is to go big and outrebound them and crush it on the offensive glass. going small we are going to be playing their game and we will be much worse at it.
im hoping we also go to alot of zone. cuts down penetration and id rather have harden shooting 3's
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G - Deron Williams 
G - Joe Johnson 
F - Gerald Wallace
F - Reggie Evans
C - Brook Lopez
G - Jeremy Lin
G - James Harden
F Chandler Parsons
F - Thomas Robinson 
C - Omer Asik
