If you were Larry Brown, would you have sat Captain Jack?

[thruthefire]

I'd love to see 1 center, Crash at the 4, Jackson at the 3 and DJ and Felton in the backcourt.

I would like to go to this when Redick is in the game.

[Battery]

What constitutes his "A" game? My guess is he won't average 19 points on 50 percent shooting the rest of the way, but he'll contain Nelson better. Will that be enough to win?

Personally, I'm more concerned about the power forward match-up. Slice it any way you want, six points and four rebounds in 43 minutes is not getting it done. Lewis had a great game, too. Either step up or take a seat.

Oh lordy. Sorry but enough already with your fancy stats. Fancy stat sheets do not win you games. This ain't the playground. Felton was taken to school in the first half by Nelson. Raymond chucking up shots at the 2 guard when you're coming from behind is much different than starting off the game as a point guard and putting your throat on the opposition like Nelson did in the first half.

As for Diaw, he does soooo many little things that do not show up in stat sheets. He has been playing very good defense and one thing which he does very well at is creating lanes for our perimeter players to drive to the hoop on offense. Guess you missed that because you're only concerned about points scored. Diaw was boxing everyone out which allowed Crash to get to the hoop and snag all those rebounds. You need unselfish players if you're going to win in the NBA. And if we had a point guard who brought it from the opening tap, we would have won this game. This is the playoffs, not the regular season. Like Ray stupidly said, every possession counts in the playoffs. Duh.

I question whether you really understand the NBA game.

[thruthefire]

So, can you answer any of the questions I actually asked?

All I asked was what constitutes Felton's "A" game and will that be enough to win. 19 points on 50 percent shooting is not a normal occurrence for him, so I doubt those numbers will be the norm for this series, like I said earlier. I also said I expected his defense to be better, because it usually is much better. I guess this was lost in your rant.

[Battery]

So, can you answer any of the questions I actually asked?

No need to. We look at the NBA from a completely opposite point of view, and I already said what I had to say.

[thruthefire]

True, I don't think Chandler opens up the offense for everyone else in the least.

[Battery]

True, I don't think Chandler opens up the offense for everyone else.

[Le Meneur]

What constitutes his "A" game?

Defense first and foremost. His prestation in the first game was, how can I put it, well, a disgrace.
Not turning the ball over.
Setting, originating the offense on 20-30% of the time, the rest just give the ball to Jax or Boris.
Hitting the open shots and keep Nelson honest by attacking the rim (only)when there's an opening.
Keep moving or finding some shooting spots when he doesn't have the ball.

Since stats are so important for you, I would say that a 10-12pts (on 45%), 6asts, 2tos, 2stls stats line would be a fine game for him, not to mention a subpar game for Nelson. Subpar as in "lower than his regular season stats" line.

[fatlever]

we outrebounded them by 9 (if i remember correctly). rebounding is a team effort. you cant just look at one player and say, step it up, when as a team was pretty much dominated the boards. diaw, chandler and theo did a great job of boxing out allowing crash and jax to scoop up boards. i dont care who grabs what as long as we are controlling the boards as a team. lets not get so fixating in the idea that a power forward must rebound x amount of boards to be effective.

[Battery]

We also outscored them in the paint 38-22.

[thruthefire]

lets not get so fixating in the idea that a power forward must rebound x amount of boards to be effective.

I'm not, but I do think he played poorly and citing his six-point, four-rebound effort was how I went about showing it. I thought he passed up shots that he should have taken and didn't look to create, while Lewis did a great job of taking and knocking down shots. Granted, he had more room to shoot.

By "step up," I just meant if he's going to be out there for 40+ minutes, he needs to be better, especially on the offensive end. Outside of Crash, everyone has room to significantly better their Game 1 performances, but Diaw the most, I'd say. He'll also have the biggest opportunity, because he'll be on the court for so many minutes.

http://www.queencityhoops.com/GameRecap041910.php

After an impressive opening quarter where he scored 6 quick points for the Bobcats, Boris Diaw finished the game with 6 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 2 turnovers. After a couple of scores in the lane early, Boris had Bobcat fans excited that this was going to be one of his aggressive, assertive games - but it was not to be. The Bobcats need more out of Boris to win, though he, like Tyson, was strong in pick and roll defense, forcing tough jumpers out of Jameer Nelson on a switch more than once.