Archie Moses
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Locke used to go off on Jefferson more than he does Drew Gooden. Funny how things change, right?
Al in the Pick and Roll
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Locke used to go off on Jefferson more than he does Drew Gooden. Funny how things change, right?
billyshelby
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Locke wishes he was Hollinger, and I tune out when he floats his personal metrics, but this study is actually pretty informative.
Marty McFly
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Remember guys, the Jazz win because of their system and Jefferson WILL NOT fit this system. He just won't. As per NUMBERICA.
Archie Moses
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We all must help NUMBERICA pull!
He's either a corporate homer, or his analysis was shoddy to begin with, calling into question all of his other "analysis".
I'm going with option "C".
Gyp Rosetti
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I liked the stats. Though he brushed over AJ having 5 turnovers out of 22 times he attacked the basket off a pick and roll. I feel that's sort of high. Maybe I'm wrong.
InGameStrategy
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It appears to have more to do with Locke sitting down and analyzing Jefferson's plays. Which is what I wish that Sloan would do more for PF/C or 5-player combinations. He just might discover that a big reason that Utah tends to drop games against young athletic teams and the Lakers is that Boozer + Okur and Boozer + Millsap can be a big liability on help defense.
Developing and playing more height would circumvent that--and better perimeter defense (which hopefully bringing back Bell will bolster) makes help D important but less so.
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Marty McFly
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He didn't brush over that. He said most of them were bad passes from the Minny PG's and the TO's got charged to Al.
Gyp Rosetti
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Sounds like objective journalism at its finest.
billyshelby
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No question it's hard to take Locke objectively. But he did actually watch all the pick and rolls. Or said he did. He's got the advantage on this since he has that computer system none of us have access to. Cue "That Son of a Bitch."
Because Sloan never watches tape? Seriously? Or, he doesn't watch tape the right way?
Exactly how much do you really tink you know Sloan? I've never seen anything that justify such a conclusion.
InGameStrategy
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Do you know him? I've never met him personally. My window to his actions is through the media and during games.
It's very possible that he watches the tape. Or maybe people watch it for him. But just like players should be measured for what they do on the court (not what they do in the SLC clubs on the weekends), coaches should be measured for what they do during games (not whether they watch tape or not).
If you're looking for justification, be prepare to justify your side as well. My justification comes in part from Sloan having rigid substitution patterns for years that often had little to do with matchups or strategy. Fortunately such robotic coaching has loosened up a little bit in the last year or two. (Wow--I almost complimented Sloan there.) I don't buy that Sloan is sufficiently responsive to making adjustments. Often times it is not until foul trouble or injuries force him into doing so. And oh, to give the regular bigs a free pass on their poor defense is really puzzling. I don't buy that the extra scoring compensated for the defensive liability. If you score an extra 4 or 6 points per game more than the alternative but you give up 6 or 8 extra points, then you are a liability.
Ask the Golden State Warriors or the Mike D'Antoni-era Phoenix Suns about the effectiveness of trying to merely outscore your opponents. And it's unfortunate when three or four Jazzmen on the court are trying to defend but the rest aren't.