jbk1234 wrote:DowJones wrote:jbk1234 wrote:
Please cite by minute and second mark in the 4th quarter the plays where Garland shied away from taking a shot. Seriously, I'll wait because you and I saw something very different.
Also, at no point on his entire career was Teague anywhere as good as Garland.
Here are Darius Garland's 4th quarter contributions per the play-by-play log on ESPN
-(11:43) Darius Garland bad pass (Cole Anthony steals)
-(6:19) Darius Garland out of bounds lost ball turnover
-(5:34) Darius Garland shooting foul
-(4:31) Darius Garland bad pass (Franz Wagner steals)
-(2:56) Darius Garland 8 second turnover
-(2:28) Darius Garland defensive rebound
-(0:02) Darius Garland misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
Darius played the entire 4th quarter of a closeout game. He was dreadful. Please feel free to point out where YOU saw Darius Garland make any type of impact on the game. You defend Darius like he is kin over here. Come on. It is ok to call him out.
I'll ask again. Where did he pass up a shot? Besides a single non-attempt by Okoro, where did any of Mitchell's teammates pass up a shot?
I said Darius Garland shied away on the offensive end during the 4th quarter. The reason I said that is...
1. Darius Garland didn't attempt a single shot until a meaningless 31 foot attempt with 2 seconds left
2. Darius Garland didn't register a single assist
3. Darius Garland didn't get a single offensive rebound
You were the one that wanted to boil it down to specific moments where he passed up a wide open shot. I don't want my max-contract 21 year old All Star PG to be reduced to someone that can only shoot when he is wide open in the 4th quarter of a closeout game.
The Cavs needed Darius in the 4th quarter. Mitchell was struggling with the knee. Allen was out. Mobley was hobbling. The bench guys didn't have it. We needed our max contract PG to produce. Instead we got...
-(11:43) Darius Garland bad pass (Cole Anthony steals)
-(6:19) Darius Garland out of bounds lost ball turnover
-(5:34) Darius Garland shooting foul
-(4:31) Darius Garland bad pass (Franz Wagner steals)
-(2:56) Darius Garland 8 second turnover
-(2:28) Darius Garland defensive rebound
-(0:02) Darius Garland misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot