hhml
04-11-2009, 12:18 AM
A couple of points I want to make:
1. Down 3 with about 1 min to go and the Lakers went and forced a deep contested 3, followed by a foul with about 42 seconds to go when you don't need to, giving them FTs and making it a 2 possession game. Then next trip you have Fish force another contested 3 and instead of fouling immediately at this point, they allow 9 seconds to run off before they foul. Then near the end when they HAD to have a 3, they go for a 2 instead. Just dumb.
2. Playing Luke too much when he clearly wasn't effective tonight. Putting Ariza in at the end when he's done nothing (both defensively and offensively). Taking Shannon Brown out when he's playing well and was perfect from the field and replacing him with Fisher, who's been completely off the past couple of games.
3. Pau Gasol cannot guard Lamarcus at all. Brandon Roy is unguardable. He killed us tonight and was getting any shots he wanted. Playing Oden 1 on 1 but allowing him to get deep position. Sure he's not good offensively but he's freaking strong. All he has to do is back his man in and shoot a layup or dunk.
4. Do the Lakers ever contest shots? Every time I watch them they allow anyone who's in the paint to shoot an uncontested shot. They don't even jump to contest! Same thing around the perimeter. They also allowed a lot of open shots to the Blazers.
They had a chance to win this game and blew it. Kiss HCA goodbye now.
1. Down 3 with about 1 min to go and the Lakers went and forced a deep contested 3, followed by a foul with about 42 seconds to go when you don't need to, giving them FTs and making it a 2 possession game. Then next trip you have Fish force another contested 3 and instead of fouling immediately at this point, they allow 9 seconds to run off before they foul. Then near the end when they HAD to have a 3, they go for a 2 instead. Just dumb.
2. Playing Luke too much when he clearly wasn't effective tonight. Putting Ariza in at the end when he's done nothing (both defensively and offensively). Taking Shannon Brown out when he's playing well and was perfect from the field and replacing him with Fisher, who's been completely off the past couple of games.
3. Pau Gasol cannot guard Lamarcus at all. Brandon Roy is unguardable. He killed us tonight and was getting any shots he wanted. Playing Oden 1 on 1 but allowing him to get deep position. Sure he's not good offensively but he's freaking strong. All he has to do is back his man in and shoot a layup or dunk.
4. Do the Lakers ever contest shots? Every time I watch them they allow anyone who's in the paint to shoot an uncontested shot. They don't even jump to contest! Same thing around the perimeter. They also allowed a lot of open shots to the Blazers.
They had a chance to win this game and blew it. Kiss HCA goodbye now.