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Preseason Game #2 - Portland @ Utah, 12-21-11, 7pm MST

We're probably going to have a Hekyl and Jyde year, but it's nice to see we can match horrible with the game we had tonight. Defensive rotations were so good that I couldn't believe I was watching the same team. As an Al apologist, though, he has to get better. He was the weak link a lot of the time.
 
The Favors/Al starting frontcourt obviously struggled. But I did find it interesting that in the 1st quarter, Ty called virtually every play for Favors on the high post P&R. Al was almost ignored. Favors had his moments, but he's a long way from Amare. In a real 1st quarter, the ball would have been dropped to Al much more (I assume) so I like Ty's preseason strategy to see if that can work.
 
One thing's for sure, though. Favors is so good defensively that he has to be subbed into the starting lineup for certain games. The Lakers, day one, is a prime example. His P&R defense is light years ahead of where any kid his age should be. Love watching him run the court, too. His ceiling is sky high.
 
billyshelby said:
We're probably going to have a Hekyl and Jyde year, but it's nice to see we can match horrible with the game we had tonight. Defensive rotations were so good that I couldn't believe I was watching the same team. As an Al apologist, though, he has to get better. He was the weak link a lot of the time.
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I'm guessing we will witness a lot of being completely terrible on the road, then having flashes of brilliance and mediocrity at home.
 
Can't say enough about Tinsley, which by extension means I can't say enough about KOC. Loved the way Tinsley threw away that early pass which led to a transition bucket, and then got better and better as the game went on. Not sure how this will all play out, but we've got 3 good PG's on the roster. Great problem to have.
 
Cyrone Torbin said:
I'm guessing we will witness a lot of being completely terrible on the road, then having flashes of brilliance and mediocrity at home.
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With our depth, I'm not sure I think this. Road games this year might be won more with fatigue than experience. But ordinarily, I would agree with you completely.
 
Kanter really impressed me tonight. He's still a nightmare on help defense, and he made several errors in transition, but when the game shrinks to where he's playing the paint, he plays so big. His talent is obvious. But I'm not sure how much he can really contribute on a nightly basis this season.
 
I said this last time, but I still think Hayward is more effective as a SG. He benefits from using his size advantage over other SGs plus his ability to handle the ball from further out on the floor. When he matches up against other players his size and plays closer to the paint, he loses a lot of that advantage and gets drawn into a physical battle.
 
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