a-rod wrote:cdt3 wrote:Hawes is not ready yet. I agree they need a defensive Center. They are just so packed with offensive big guys. They need one.
JT put up 19/9 vs the last 3 playoff teams we have faced. Donte/Noci/Spencer all stunk tonight.
And will Martin or Garcia hit a late free throw? That is the problem with too much youth late in the game. Even Evans missed 1 that may have changed the game. It will come.
Please Don't Use Youth as an Excuse.
Don't use youth as an exuse. That is life. The Lakers, Spurs, Celtics, and any NBA winner in histoy of the league are full of vets (see NY Yankees). They don't bring in more than 1 or 2 new players and none play in crunchtime. That is why veterans win most of the time and young players usually don't.
Freaking Pryzbilla killed us because he is a vet. He used to be a guy who got used. Beno was our best player in Portland. He used to do crazy dribbles in the paint and they got stolen. That's what experience does for you. Now Donte/Casspi/Hawes all do it because they are young and inexperienced in crunchtime.
How many rings have 18 year olds won? Lebron has been in the NBA how many years and still has zero rings. MJ didn't win his first ring until around his 5th NBA season after 4 years of college. There is a reason NBA announcers around the league say Evans doesn't play like a rookie because most guys do. And Evans won't be a title contender for several years.
That is why it is so important for this team to get one big vet big guy to play in crunchtime because Hwaes and Donte are 3 -4 years away from being a dependable. JT and Casspi are a little farther along maturity wise than the others. But we need one very solid vet big.