HiJiNX wrote:Last night was really bad.
-the lineups were a mess once the subs began
-Boucher, who was playing well and making shots, was absent for a lot of the middle of the game when we needed spacing
-same for Dick
-Cavs ran the same pnr all game to destroy us and we made no adjustments to stop it in terms of lineups or personnel…didn’t try zone…didn’t try hard trapping the ball handler…didn’t try going under the screens…didn’t try helpside D doubling their bigs on the catch…didn’t try a double big lineup. Nothing.
-his offensive scheme with Poeltl making decisions at the high post makes less and less sense with our best shooters and cutters injured. Also, Poeltl can’t drive from that spot, which is necessary to make that set work (adds an extra dimension)
-Barnes needs the ball closer to the basket at times. He kept getting the ball on the perimeter, forcing him to be a traditional PG out there, which he is not. He can do PG duties in transition. In the half-court he’s a forward. Use him like one.
The Barnes stuff is bad, but I put a decent share of the blame on Scottie himself. He had mismatches and didn't exploit them enough, there were times he had Mitchell or Garland on him, and he wasn't fighting to get deep position on them and was settling on being around the FT line or even further out past the elbow. He needs to learn to use his size better.
Jak as some sort of high post ATC is just not gonna work, he doesn't have a great passing game, his hands are average at best, and like you said he doesn't have the driving game to keep the defence honest. Maybe the problem isnt the system and it's the players, but at some point you need to adjust the system to fit the players you have as best as possible.
I'm fine with us running these schemes with the younger guys so we can mould them to fit, but Jak is pushing 30, he's not going to suddenly break out and be this high post conductor. We need a less structured system for players like Gradey/Scottie, they thrive off chaos.
Chandan wrote:ConSarnit wrote:Ackshun wrote:
Man that Poetl action was hard to watch. This guy is putting it on the floor and going towards the rim vs zone coverage lol. I mean I applaud the guy for trying something new and he doesn’t have a ton to work with, but damn that one was a head scratcher.
Is there ever a time where that “Poeltl as a hub in the high post” is actually going to work? The guy can’t shoot and is no threat to drive. Why is any team going to respect that and play up on Poeltl? I’ve seen a lot of posters call for more Poeltl as a hub offense but I just don’t get how that works when Poeltl is zero threat to score outside of 5 feet.
You feel the difference between an impact big men rather than just a "solid" one.
Yak is a floor raiser but whenever hes up against good big men his game just crumbles. He relies on his smarts but his smart plays are so far apart it barely makes a swing in the score. (I have the same criticism for scottie) at some point you need to have something that works when backed into a corner. He cant even just be scary rim protector when the team fails to spoon fed him bunnies.
How ironic the player everyone concieved as smart is the biggest fools gold.
People see his efficiency at the rim, and think he is someone who deserves more touches, and it's quite the opposite. He should be one of the last players to touch the ball from a scoring perspective virtually any time he is on the floor. The PnR with Scottie is solid, that's about the extent of what his offensive game should be. You can't even alley oop to the guy and he's god damned 7 feet tall.
