Game Thread: Raptors @ Wolves 04/01/15 @ 8:00 PM on TSN??2??

[Clementine9]

I'M SORRY TO ANYONE I'VE EVER UPSET OR ARGUED WITH, STERNER IS ON TV!

[Son Goku 25]

haha this guy is a legend

[djsunyc]

crackbacks!

[TheMoonMan]

sterner fresh off wrestlemania

Hahahahaha

[NinjaBro]

Sterner + Rock + Ronda Rousey FTW

[Flight33]

Tom Sterner.

[AreBe]

We need to have this game over at the start of the 4th, rest everyone, empty out the bench, etc. No injuries to key guys.

[Death Knight]

And leave his man wide open? The problem is not guys getting through on weak PnR defense, it's that they're getting straight drives to the basket from EXTREMELY weak PnR defense. No time to rotate, not because you can't get there necessarily (first Bennett dunk MAYBE) but because it's a quick play that has a high chance in resulting in a foul or giving a wide open pass to the guy you're guarding. That's a PnR defense problem.

And he helped on Wiggins but fouled because it was one of the most athletic guys in the league getting a wide open drive.

2 of those were cuts where he wasn't even looking at the play where he should have rotated to protect the rim. The Wiggins one he again wasn't watching the play then looks over seeing Wiggins driving. Wiggins read the D and saw JV not paying attention and drove pass DeRozan after he gambled. The Wiggins one I can give a pass on but the other two I can't, since he just had to make a simple rotation to protect the rim.

I'm a JV fan but I'm going to let it slide when he makes an obvious miscue as the last line of defense.

Amir, Patterson, Hansbrough make similar mistakes on a regular basis, where is the outrage?

[Thespianoid]

1. When JV is part of those pick and roll defense, and the rotating help is not there, we point to JV's bad pick and roll defense. Where is the blame for the lack of help in these situations?

2. When other Raptors are on those pick and roll defense, and JV is supposed to be the help man rotating, we point to his help defense. Where is the blame for the 2 Raptors for bad pick and roll defense?

JV can't win with you people, because while others get a pass for their bad defense, he gets blame for everything.

You gotta remember who you're talking with. Some people will always blame JV for everything, others are more reasonable.

1. When JV is doing his job in the P&R, and is put in no man's land defending 2 players, then it's on his teammates for not doing their job either bothering the penetrating guard/staying in the play, or helping onto the big when JV has to come over and contest the guard's shot.

2. When JV is the help defender and goes to contest a shot, someone needs to pick up his man. Help the helper.

A lot of times in those situations, he gets the blame from people who don't understand the game of basketball. However, there are some legitimate times where JV makes mistakes on his coverages. By pointing them out, it doesn't necessarily equate to blaming JV for everything.

I'm just tired of the same whipping boy. There are plenty of whipping to go around on this team, but I don't see other players get called out in this forum enough.

Believe me, I've gone through that too. Annoying that people pile on JV for things that aren't his fault, and give others passes for worse offenses.

But in today's game, the way I see it, his head's not in it. He's been making key mistakes.

[Clementine9]

Sick screen, nice shot!

[artsncrafts]

can we get to 40+ so Casey will put Bruno and Bebe in

[artsncrafts]

lol Amir stupid play

[Clementine9]

"Foul on 1-7! Reputation!"

[Morse Code]

Beautiful footwork and left hand hook JV

[Air Canada]

Keep giving it to JV

[DG88]

JV getting better at finding people out of the post

[Morse Code]

JV has REALLY improved his passing out of the post. It's almost surprising to see how quickly he's getting good at it.

[BrunoSkull]

TROSS <3

[sv-x-as]

And leave his man wide open? The problem is not guys getting through on weak PnR defense, it's that they're getting straight drives to the basket from EXTREMELY weak PnR defense. No time to rotate, not because you can't get there necessarily (first Bennett dunk MAYBE) but because it's a quick play that has a high chance in resulting in a foul or giving a wide open pass to the guy you're guarding. That's a PnR defense problem.

And he helped on Wiggins but fouled because it was one of the most athletic guys in the league getting a wide open drive.

2 of those were cuts where he wasn't even looking at the play where he should have rotated to protect the rim. The Wiggins one he again wasn't watching the play then looks over seeing Wiggins driving. Wiggins read the D and saw JV not paying attention and drove pass DeRozan after he gambled. The Wiggins one I can give a pass on but the other two I can't, since he just had to make a simple rotation to protect the rim.

I'm a JV fan but I'm going to let it slide when he makes an obvious miscue as the last line of defense.

watch the replays please. both bennets dunks he was in no place to help. he was coming full speed from 3 point line ffs...

[Morse Code]

#improvedhandles