Playoffs have sucked

[Qman]

Lesson's learned (relearned) from this year's playoffs.

Contenders have 3 of 4:

1. PG who can get into the paint to score or pass (Conley, Paul, even Nate Robinson etc.)
2. Shotblocking paint controlling big man (Marc Gasol, Bogut, Ibaka, Noah, etc.)
3. Transcendent scorer (Durant, Lebron, Curry, etc)
4. Good team defensive concept (Bulls, Pacers, Grizzles, etc)

We have a paint controling big in Favors. Great scoring star- not so much. PG who can get into the paint to score or pass. Nope. Transcendent scorer-nope. Good team defensive concept- nope.

We have some real work to do.

Teams fill in the cracks with very good shooting role players and off the bench scorers like Carl Landry. But the 4 points above are the big time difference makers.

 

[carolinajazz]

...I don't know how many times I've seen this in recent years and games, but when I was playing basketball if someone threw me the ball, I caught it, then dropped it, then picked it up and started to dribble.....it was DOUBLE DRIBBLE every time! Why that's not called today is beyond me! Is it just me or do some of you guys see the same thing happening just about every game?

 

[The Midnight]

Lesson's learned (relearned) from this year's playoffs.

Contenders have 3 of 4:

1. PG who can get into the paint to score or pass (Conley, Paul, even Nate Robinson etc.)
2. Shotblocking paint controlling big man (Marc Gasol, Bogut, Ibaka, Noah, etc.)
3. Transcendent scorer (Durant, Lebron, Curry, etc)
4. Good team defensive concept (Bulls, Pacers, Grizzles, etc)

We have a paint controling big in Favors. Great scoring star- not so much. PG who can get into the paint to score or pass. Nope. Transcendent scorer-nope. Good team defensive concept- nope.

We have some real work to do.

Teams fill in the cracks with very good shooting role players and off the bench scorers like Carl Landry. But the 4 points above are the big time difference makers.

Pretty good analysis.

The same points applies to the Mavs that won a couple of years ago:

- PG that can score (Kidd was shooting 3's)
- Shot Blocker (Chandler)
- Transcendent scorer (Dirk)
- Team defense (Carlisle was a defensive minded coach)

For us going forward I think it'll be:

- PG that can get into the paint (Schroeder)
- Shot Blocker (Favors)
- Transcendent scorer (Kanter? No reasons he can't be Dirk Lite in 3-4 years IMO)
- Team defense (Not Ty - we'll need a new coach IMO)

So I don't think we're as far off as you may think. We do have the young guys, we just need to develop them.

 

[Hotdog]

...I don't know how many times I've seen this in recent years and games, but when I was playing basketball if someone threw me the ball, I caught it, then dropped it, then picked it up and started to dribble.....it was DOUBLE DRIBBLE every time! Why that's not called today is beyond me! Is it just me or do some of you guys see the same thing happening just about every game?

Maybe you weren't a star so you didn't get star calls.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Curry is an awesome shooter, but once the Spurs put Leonard on Curry, it stifled Curry's offense. Meanwhile, Parker was still dominating the game by getting into the lane. Having Curry dominate the ball really limits the dimensions of Golden State's offense and makes them easier to guard. At the end of the game it was all Curry and Jack isos, which is pretty unreliable.

 

[carolinajazz]

Maybe you weren't a star so you didn't get star calls.

....good point!

 

[Getting Traded]

Maybe you weren't a star so you didn't get star calls.

Dumb point. I have seen it a few times myself and thought, am I seeing things, when it wasn't called.

 

[Hotdog]

Dumb point. I have seen it a few times myself and thought, am I seeing things, when it wasn't called.

You used to watch CarolinaJazz back in the day?

 

[fishonjazz]

Pretty good analysis.

The same points applies to the Mavs that won a couple of years ago:

- PG that can score (Kidd was shooting 3's)
- Shot Blocker (Chandler)
- Transcendent scorer (Dirk)
- Team defense (Carlisle was a defensive minded coach)

For us going forward I think it'll be:

- PG that can get into the paint (Schroeder)
- Shot Blocker (Favors)
- Transcendent scorer (Kanter? No reasons he can't be Dirk Lite in 3-4 years IMO)
- Team defense (Not Ty - we'll need a new coach IMO)

So I don't think we're as far off as you may think. We do have the young guys, we just need to develop them.

Trascendent scorer...... Burks!

 

[carolinajazz]

Dumb point. I have seen it a few times myself and thought, am I seeing things, when it wasn't called.

....I saw the most flagrant case of it tonight in the Knicks game. The Knick guy was passed the ball....clearly had caught it and had complete possession.....then fumbled the ball onto the court, picked it up again.....and then started dribbling! NO CALL! Maybe one of our hotshot rules nerds can find the explanation in the current NBA rules book of what is and is not a violation???

 

[carolinajazz]

You used to watch CarolinaJazz back in the day?

...yeah, easy to see me in the good old days! Just click on the bottom of my signature and you can see me bouncing the ball off the head of a brain dead opponent.....right before assisting on a layup!

 

[b_line]

Kendrick Perkins always looks like he ate a piece of dog poo thinking it was a baby Ruth. Who was that poster a while back that said we should throw millions of dollars at Perkins to stink up our roster? It was in his sig? Perkins sucks.