ILOVEIT wrote:510Reggae wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
Are you kidding me? Buke starts @ C, logs 29 mostly post minutes, and we can't blame the coaching?
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Amen! When I Nelson going super small I was like....oh jesus...can this guy just get out of the way and let our best five play their best five!?
So we start super small...and surprise...it's a layup drill for them and one and out for us for the first nine minutes. Thank GOD Harrington got into foul trouble.
Making a special post for this one....
Nellie admitted in an early season interview that he juggles the lineups to try to give the team an edge when he feels they need it.
That was (at the time) the 9 seed we were playing last night.
If he doesn't think our core 5 can go nuts up with the 9 seed then what are we really doing trying to win games in April anyway?
You said it perfect. Nellie needs to get out of his own way.
The only thing I'd add is that if Al is out there WITH Dre, rather than playing center next to Bukie against a 6'9" athletic Melo, 6'10" athletic Kmart and and 6"11 playing inspired for the last 2 weeks Camby he would not have struggled as he did. Al does not work at center against an athletic front line. Al at center works against slow bigs.
You don't bury a guy under a bad 3 on 1 matchup and then scapegoat him when you're brain fart idea craps out.
