Goran Dragic
02-28-2010, 05:55 PM
Normally I'm not a big fan of blaming one person for losses, but today it rests on you.
Every starter played 30+ minutes today except the one who had 30 points and 12 rebounds on Friday. Great logic. And you wonder why the young players on Phoenix get so petrified with nationally televised games on the road.
You continue to play Grant Hill 30 minutes per game so games like today when he had to travel and didn't get a full 48 hours of rest he's absolutely useless. Has it occured to you yet that it'd be smart to cut his minutes down so he's not giving up huge nights to wings on a nightly basis? If Dick Jefferson getting 20 points off 7-11 shooting doesn't make you wonder, nothing will.
Other than have a November where he shot the ball extremely well, Channing Frye has done nothing to deserve the 20+ minutes he gets every night, and yet he keeps getting them. He plays attrocious defense and is such a pussy that he can't even post point guards up when they're switched onto him. Basically, when he's not spacing the floor so Nash can run the gimmick offense, he has no use whatsoever.
While Channing and Hill are on the court losing games, you're keeping players on the bench who could be helping win games. Earl Clark isn't going to magically develop sitting on the bench, it's inexplicable why he hasn't been developing as the athletic wing defender that wouldn't be getting killed by 3's as mediocre as Dick fucking Jefferson the way Dudley and Hill are. In limited time, Jarron Collins provided great defense earlier this year when he got PT due to injuries. Chances are Duncan could have put up good numbers on Collins, but maybe he would have broken a sweat in the process.
The Suns have been winning games all month by playing the bench more, staying away from smaller lineups, playing better defense, and today they decide to go back to run and fun Antoni Nashketball against the team that knew how to beat that gimmick from day 1. Was winning the game the #1 priority, or were you not interested in winning if it meant playing traditional basketball and holding your opponent below 110 points? Gentry did a great job today bringing Suns fans back to reality reminding them that after everything that's happened since 2005, they still think the best way to win is to not use the bench and get in a scoring contest with your opponent.
Every starter played 30+ minutes today except the one who had 30 points and 12 rebounds on Friday. Great logic. And you wonder why the young players on Phoenix get so petrified with nationally televised games on the road.
You continue to play Grant Hill 30 minutes per game so games like today when he had to travel and didn't get a full 48 hours of rest he's absolutely useless. Has it occured to you yet that it'd be smart to cut his minutes down so he's not giving up huge nights to wings on a nightly basis? If Dick Jefferson getting 20 points off 7-11 shooting doesn't make you wonder, nothing will.
Other than have a November where he shot the ball extremely well, Channing Frye has done nothing to deserve the 20+ minutes he gets every night, and yet he keeps getting them. He plays attrocious defense and is such a pussy that he can't even post point guards up when they're switched onto him. Basically, when he's not spacing the floor so Nash can run the gimmick offense, he has no use whatsoever.
While Channing and Hill are on the court losing games, you're keeping players on the bench who could be helping win games. Earl Clark isn't going to magically develop sitting on the bench, it's inexplicable why he hasn't been developing as the athletic wing defender that wouldn't be getting killed by 3's as mediocre as Dick fucking Jefferson the way Dudley and Hill are. In limited time, Jarron Collins provided great defense earlier this year when he got PT due to injuries. Chances are Duncan could have put up good numbers on Collins, but maybe he would have broken a sweat in the process.
The Suns have been winning games all month by playing the bench more, staying away from smaller lineups, playing better defense, and today they decide to go back to run and fun Antoni Nashketball against the team that knew how to beat that gimmick from day 1. Was winning the game the #1 priority, or were you not interested in winning if it meant playing traditional basketball and holding your opponent below 110 points? Gentry did a great job today bringing Suns fans back to reality reminding them that after everything that's happened since 2005, they still think the best way to win is to not use the bench and get in a scoring contest with your opponent.