Worst playoff performer of all time

Dinky Bits · Post #1 » by **Dinky Bits** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:11 am

Luther Head

Tonight: 0-4 2 TOs 2 assists.

For the series: 1.0 ppg 12% shooting 0% 3pt 7 mpg

What a dropoff. That's just ridiculous. McGrady could barely get any rest tonight because of him. I wanted to give him another chance after last year, but after witnessing his performance get even worse this year, he needs to go.

Post #2 » by **Young_Star11** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:14 am

He's at worst an expiring contract to us next season, which is good.

Dinky Bits · Post #3 » by **Dinky Bits** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:18 am

And at best an expiring contract to us next season, which is good

bballmaniac27 · Post #4 » by **bballmaniac27** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:19 am

LOL every time head touches the ball my muscles tense up , my palms start getting sweaty and my heart starts beating faster. It's freaking nerve wracking.

PurpleTestament · Post #5 » by **PurpleTestament** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:19 am

He needs to be beheaded.

Baller 24 · Post #6 » by **Baller 24** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:20 am

I thought we extended his option till the 2008-2009 season? w.e. but yeah the guy played just horrible, he needs to leave, last year he was our sixth man throughout the year, but in the playoffs he sucked it up big time.

PhatPat23 · Post #7 » by **PhatPat23** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:27 am

bballmaniac27 wrote:LOL every time head touches the ball my muscles tense up , my palms start getting sweaty and my heart starts beating faster. It's freaking nerve wracking.

I bet that's what happens to him too.

kz1m9w · Post #8 » by **kz1m9w** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:43 am

I just don't understand it. But I have to agree with it. He's been really bad in the playoffs. Why? It just doesn't make sense. I really do think he's better than he's showing. But he keeps making me rethink that.

bballmaniac27 · Post #9 » by **bballmaniac27** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:01 am

kz1m9w wrote:I just don't understand it. But I have to agree with it. He's been really bad in the playoffs. Why? It just doesn't make sense. I really do think he's better than he's showing. But he keeps making me rethink that.

It's called choking under pressure.

Amel · Post #10 » by **Amel** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:02 am

Dinky Bits wrote:Luther Head

Tonight: 0-4 2 TOs 2 assists.

For the series: 1.0 ppg 12% shooting 0% 3pt 7 mpg

What a dropoff. That's just ridiculous. McGrady could barely get any rest tonight because of him. I wanted to give him another chance after last year, but after witnessing his performance get even worse this year, he needs to go.

lol

I feel bad for him, ut it looks like Adelman giving him those minutes wants his confidence back...hopefully he comes back and starts hitting those three point shots, if not, he is gone

camron1269 · Post #11 » by **camron1269** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:37 am

i dont get it. a couple years ago he was Mr. 4th Quarter making all those big shots. now he crumbles under pressure. what the hell

grond · Post #12 » by **grond** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:04 am

Amel wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
it looks like Adelman giving him those minutes wants his confidence back

Yeah, I agree - think i mentioned it during the game thread. He's definitely a better player than this, but he's also definitely a playoff no-show-er until he proves otherwise. Unless we have another blowout situation in the next game (highly unlikely), he should be perma-benched. Maybe use Novak to spell T-Mac when Korver is on the floor (someone Novak can stay with defensively).

Shabi__5 · Post #13 » by **Shabi__5** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:47 am

I am gonna make a bold statement and say Luther Head will play his best playoff game in game 6 , and will help us do a miracle and steal the game.

luhbron · Post #14 » by **luhbron** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:50 am

Honestly, we all know that Luther is better than this. I have been just as surprised as anyone to see him continuously suck in the playoffs the past few years but I really think that if he has just 1 breakout game(kind of like that playoff game Kareem Rush had as a Laker where he had 6 3's), he could be a real asset.

Also, it seems like he rushes his shot a lot more in the playoffs. I think he feels a lot of pressure to get in a rhythm which is especially hard to do in the limited minutes he plays.

I really think Adelman should have put him in for those 4 minutes at the end of the game tonight when Utah cleared their bench. Let him get more shots off, try to build his confidence.

McGrady2Head · Post #15 » by **McGrady2Head** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:08 pm

Luther needs to be packaged with Bobby Jackson this summer, if we plan to trade jackson contract. i actually like jackson, but his contract may be valuable to us. and luther for some reason still has value in this league. i always thought eddie jones was the worst player under pressure, but its officially luther head now

PocketRockets · Post #16 » by **PocketRockets** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:08 pm

Head had one of the highest +/- on the team.

PocketRockets · Post #17 » by **PocketRockets** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:12 pm

Better than all the starters minus T-mac.

Alex_De_Large · Post #18 » by **Alex_De_Large** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:47 pm

he will be traded soon, don't even worry.

Amel · Post #19 » by **Amel** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:58 pm

Shabi__5 wrote:I am gonna make a bold statement and say Luther Head will play his best playoff game in game 6 , and will help us do a miracle and steal the game.

thats what I was thinking

he'll come out as the game saver

Amel · Post #20 » by **Amel** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:02 pm

luhbron wrote:
Also, it seems like he rushes his shot a lot more in the playoffs. I think he feels a lot of pressure to get in a rhythm which is especially hard to do in the limited minutes he plays.

I agree, he looks like he wants to fix all the things he did previously bad as soon as possible in those limited minutes, he knows he is in a bad position