Official Game Thread: Nets 98 Sixers 96 Final
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 1:16 am
The Nets are being coached horribly.
Every offensive play is initiated and ended on the perimeter. Two or three times Trenton Hassell has been the hub of an offensive play leading to him holding the ball for 6 seconds at the elbow and then driving for a bad shot. Carter is playing as a jumpshooter. Twice Lopez has had good position in the post on a post up and hasn't gotten the ball, once so Harris could give it to Yi almost at the top of the key and crowded with defenders, and the other time so Carter could shot an off balance jumpshot.
The refusal to post anyone up in this game can be pointed to as the reason this team has sucked on offense so far.
Defensively things aren't much better. Against a good fast break team that has little to no 3pt shooters it should be obvious that every player should retreat to the paint as fast as they can in transition, then seep back slowly to the 3pt line even if your man is walking up the court. Instead the Nets are letting Green and Iguodala get behind them for easy lobs and lead passes.
Anderson and Swat are the first bigs off the bench with Sean playing Center. So far Sean seems to be playing within himself and Anderson has helped the rotations and effort.
As I type Sean takes a great charge on a quick rotation.
Dooling, Sean and Anderson have keyed a better 2nd Q so far and Harris is playing fairly well in both Qs.
Every offensive play is initiated and ended on the perimeter. Two or three times Trenton Hassell has been the hub of an offensive play leading to him holding the ball for 6 seconds at the elbow and then driving for a bad shot. Carter is playing as a jumpshooter. Twice Lopez has had good position in the post on a post up and hasn't gotten the ball, once so Harris could give it to Yi almost at the top of the key and crowded with defenders, and the other time so Carter could shot an off balance jumpshot.
The refusal to post anyone up in this game can be pointed to as the reason this team has sucked on offense so far.
Defensively things aren't much better. Against a good fast break team that has little to no 3pt shooters it should be obvious that every player should retreat to the paint as fast as they can in transition, then seep back slowly to the 3pt line even if your man is walking up the court. Instead the Nets are letting Green and Iguodala get behind them for easy lobs and lead passes.
Anderson and Swat are the first bigs off the bench with Sean playing Center. So far Sean seems to be playing within himself and Anderson has helped the rotations and effort.
As I type Sean takes a great charge on a quick rotation.
Dooling, Sean and Anderson have keyed a better 2nd Q so far and Harris is playing fairly well in both Qs.
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