Post#73 » by DCasey91 » Tue Nov 2, 2021 9:26 am
(Games notes)
4th quarter down 5 71-76
Us to start the last: Milton, Thybulle, Harris, Ben, Embiid
For the Hawks: Williams, Bogi, Huerter, Capela, Gallo
- First play, Embiid gets fouled on, inbound, entry pass to Embiid hits face up middie
- Goes to the other end Good D by Ben but horrible inbound pass turnover after not letting it go out of bounds after a layup miss from the Hawks. Threw the basketball into high middle territory. Basketball fundamental 101 no no. Not a % play.
- Couple of plays back and forth all misses from both sides, Ben gets into the ft line dribbling kickout pass to Embiid, hits the stand and deliver three game tied 76-76
Nate calls a TO (Momentum on our side)
In: Young out: Williams
- Huerter drive of Young pass, Milton fouls him. 2 at the line. Makes 1/2 down 1
- Goes up other end simple, Embiid face up middie again hits it. On fire but and I say this it’s predictable, but he hasn’t looked like missing on all three shots straight netters. Up 1
- Good pressure by Ben and Harris to force a turnover of a bad young pass, Shake fouled on the fast break. Inbound, goes back to Embiid, tough dribble dribble into baseline fadeaway jumper miss
- Up the other end in transition Trae does a little iso 1v1 beats Thybulle but Thybulle comes from behind and does his patented block.
- Goes up the other end on a fast break and what happens? Harris didn’t go up for a layup or a jam and did one of his pussyfooted mini floaters. Miss (worst one for us so far imo)
Commentator mentions that Trae is 2/17!
- Huerter goes ISO on a pull up Thybulle great contest, brick city, but loose ball foul from Milton. Ben and Collins kiss with their noses, chest and chest together say a few hello how are you’s lol.
Up 1 with 8:57 to go
- Inbound, Huerter 3 contested brick
- Back on the other end goes to Embiid, offensive foul called for a charge. Offense is getting predictable
- Ring a ring a rosey by trae warps the D abit under the rim to wing pass late contest on Gallo, brick. Last seven misses from them. Thybulle has Trae on clamps.
- Back up the other end transition Harris layup miss. Looking at it closely geez he’s a softie when finishing isnt he?
Embiid 3/5 one turnover, Harris 0/2 (layups), Milton 0/1
Both coaches are letting this one go it’s a stalemate atm.
- Trae calls for a switch, Trae 3 brick, up the other end in transition break play pass to Harris 1v1 on the wing with Huerter no one back to cover the rim, passes it back to Milton? (Why?), Milton drives floats, misses but Harris is there for the layup and one at the line. Huerter looks to have slight cramps in the foreground. Harris hits the free throw
Up 4 with 7:46 to go. +9
This lineup is working!
Unbiased and fair is fair
Embiid 2 mistakes, Harris 2, Milton 2, Simmons one, Thybulle none.
Now I’ll save you the rest from here you can watch it yourself. (Forewarned it’s not pretty).
- Trae does his head back drive gets a foul but no on the shot attempt
Now as the Hawks are setting up for the inbound (remember Nate only made the obvious Williams/Young switch)
... Doc puts Seth back in for Milton with all the momentum and the dynamic squarely in our favor. Is it Nepotism? Is it Doc not knowing? Surely that can’t be true even blind Freddy could tell you whatever we are doing you do not touch it.
Watch the energy change in the next set of mins, watch the energy change on the Harris blown dunk and finally on the Ben non attempt to Matisse.
This is why Doc isn’t a great in game coach he fails to see the obvious from game 1 when Trae torched Green and after a TO Green went back on him like nothing happened all the way to game 7 with by far our best looking unit for the night. Don’t care who wins the game for us but I do care about making correct adjustments/plays.
Nate did the old classic method of never interrupt if the enemy is making a mistake.
