MettaWorldPanda wrote:3ammy3uck3ts wrote:IceColdCubano wrote:I am still seeing too many issues out on the court we have no answers for, that Terry isn't going to fix on his own.
1. Still don't show a semblance of a half court offense that can consistently score, to the point that we barely ever get above 100 points these days.
2. We still can't find ways to get to the basket for an easy score, and when we do its a very tough shot or we miss our free throws.
3. Three point shooting is very difficult instead of it happening naturally within the flow as play call, its only as a relief valve at the end of the shot clock we turns into a rush miss. We also don't shoot enough of them to matter when we are making them regardless.
4. Our defense used to be give or take, we either allowed open corner threes in exchange for collapsing at the basket denying layups/dunks/floaters. That is not the case anymore we allow any and every type of scoring imaginable, our defense is bad everywhere.
5. We have not found consistent roles for anyone on the team nor does anyone on the team know the guys next to them is doing in their role. I say this because we don't know if Jimmy is playing like he means it so players are hesitant to start the game and stand around to watch him or funnel the ball to him. Bam since the injurie has relegated himself to a spot up shooter, but rarely does DHO's anymore and just roams around the middle of the court. We stopped doing pick and roll action with him, something that was working earlier in the season. Herro comes is like a loose canon in some games and shots himself out of rhythm with terrible heat checks, then comes in other games thinking too much, deferring to others, not looking aggressive. Duncan, Highsmith, Jovic, Caleb, Richardson, Love have all been starters at different positions and have gone back and forth from bench to starting to back to the bench or not played at all, there's no way to figure out a role when you keep shuffling guys around playing wack a mole.
6. The only consistant thing this year has been our rookie JJJ, in which he has responded to his role better than predicted, and is injured which correlates to our losing streak since going down, being the only think that held together the paper house.
7. Our wins this year have not been convincing were still playing losing 3rd and 4th quarters only to grind a win, we cannot hold on to leads to save our lives. At least last years team, was bad but super clutch in 4th quarters which helped build some good habits for the playoffs. I don't know how you can look at this team and think we would be successful in the playoffs and not get ran off the court.
8. Jimmy Butler is looking worse for the wiser this year, and I have zero faith he will replicate his previous playoffs performances. I say that because in the last couple of years, when Jimmy gave a damn he was able to get what he wanted in games that meant something to him. This year if your watching even when Jimmy wants to do something, he cannot get passed anyone anymore, his bully ball isn't pushing him passed anyone. He still gets the benefit of the whistle and gets to the free throw line however that may not be there in the playoffs if the refs are not calling the game a certain way. He has lost a couple of steps, his shot is flatter than usual, and he looks like he struggles to run up and down the court.
9. Spo has had to do a lot of Frankenstein builds due to injuries I get that, unfortunately this year he hasn't been able to figure out anything that works, at some point in time the parts and pieces on the team just don't fit or work regardless of what you got.
When I saw this post format from you I thought for sure it was a sauceee nugget incoming
Omg
I never thought I would be the reason for some on this forum to have PTSD. LMAO
