Post#12 » by EuroPacer » Thu Feb 13, 2014 3:24 pm
God, I just finished watching it. Most. Frustrating. Game. So. Far.
I don't know whether it was a lack of effort and commitment or Marion being the DPOY or, something more sinister, that in fact, if a team focuses on D AGAINST us, we are unable to cope. (the fact that we did still manage to play very good D against them worries me a lot in this respect).
Most damning stat of the night: 32.1% FG
Individual effort:
PG24 having another completely ineffective game and, dare I say it, looking like a chucker at times, Lance unable to make anything happen, not in the least because he seemed frozen out of play for entire stretches, George Hill failing to get plays going time and time again, West having one of his worst shooting nights, Hibbert not being used in the post anywhere near enough, Ian missing a dunk, not just missing it, but murdering a wide open chance, Scola beginning to look old or at the least tired, CJ unable to find any rhythm nor providing the spark of the bench we know he can deliver and Granger still looking like a completely different player than what he used to be.
If even only one of them had played better offensively we would have won with ease. I hope they feel rubbish this week because this and the Magic loss were completely unnecessary and should raise some real serious questions about commitment and the Heat are still only 2,5 games behind.
Vogel is Dutch for Bird.