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Good D but better offense. It happens
Good D but better offense. It happens
I think this was more about the Popovich - Green dynamics than anything else. Pop needs a whipping boy to release his stress on, and Green knows that as long as he is on the other end of the angst, a job will be attached. Green is also a spot up shooter on offense, and he knows the NBA wipes its ass with spot up shooters.
I prefer to think of this as a teaching moment for Pop and Danny. Green has become a key role player and had a few mistakes in the 4th quarter that snowballed into that last play. The foul under the basket after the turnover was probably more on his mind until Pop talks about this play.
i agree Splitter should have had more time over Blair...
The bigger mistake was not rotating over to hayward wit about 3 min to go. Dude was left wide open and even Parker was looking around like who didn't cover that guy. Spurs had a little momentum and that shot breathed life back into the jazz. I can temeber off the top of my head but I believe Neal was completely with his back to the play.
I said it at the time...if the jazz win its because of that shot right there.
I agree with Pop, the last error that loses the game is the only one that counts. The Spurs have to play better in that moments.
This is exactly what I said. If it's against Paul or Westbrook, you know they have more than a couple tricks and they are fast enough to go past Green. In that case, I don't second guess Green's strategy as another choice might end up being beat up by another way. But even casual fans know MoWilliams' first & second choice would be shoot a 3-pointer.
Gotta make Mo put it on the floor. Oh, well...we'll beat the Blazers tonight, so it's all good.
Well, given that Mo was reasonably behind the three-point line with about 3 seconds left, I can see why Pop says that. If there's that little time and he's still behind the line, you get up in his face. Danny was close but I think he could have pressured more.
On the road against Utah, there's probably a better chance the ref calls a foul if Green is too tight than Mo hitting that contested 27 footer.
Green had several defensive errors in this game but that last play ranks pretty low.
Danny Green @DGreen_14
'I' didn't make the plays we needed down the stretch on the defensive end of the floor...I'll take blame, let me teammates down...
Danny Green @DGreen_14
Gon be a long night...of trying to sleep
I don't really fault the guy, and feel kinda bad for him here. I've followed him on Twitter for a while, and he's taking this one pretty hard.
Spurs lost that game long before the last shot, tbh...they should've been up by 8-10 points going into the final minute.
His offense wasn't good either, but he shouldn't take all the blame
Danny Green si very hit or miss and probably shouldn't be a starter but I can't fault his effort.
there were just to many late rotations for the stupid open 3....fkn disgusting bball....
diaw needs to do more on offense then just being a playmaker out there on the floor, we already have 2-3 guys on at the same time doing that
Open note to Danny Green.
The game ended last night. You played hard all night long and the TEAM came up short. Forget it and get your rest and be ready to play tonight. DeJuan, Manu, Nando and Gary were 4 for 21. Any of those shots drop for them and game is Spurs win. One play does not make a win or loss, 48 mins of play does.
I don't blame Green for the loss at all. In fact, I don't try to place blames on players after a game for the sake of it at all.
What we want to see if players learn from the experience and improve on what can be improved. Like I don't want to talk much about Blair at all as he is out of rotation for playoffs anyways, and all we want is that he also sits for regular season.
But for Green and for the team, how to better defend the last shot will be one of crucial factors for playoffs. This is an area he and the team can learn from these real games and improve later. This game is gone, the result doesn't mean much. But this is a valuable learning lesson.
Lot of that is on Green too. They lost the lead with Green playing a key role:
1. Continually losing their hot 3 pt shooter Hayward on the perimeter.
2. A really bad lazy inbounds pass attempt to Duncan that was stolen and they scored. No excuse for that one either.
3. You expect an NBA player to be able to make layups, especially wide-open shots at the rim. This isn't an exception with Green; he really has a lay-up problem.
4. Everyone in the stadium and at home watching Mo Williams hold the ball knew he was going to try to win the game with a last second shot. Green laid way off because Mo was so far out past the arc, but he should have closed the gap at 5 seconds and harassed his dribble to make Williams worry and possibly change his option from shooting to passing.
Exactly.
Good, it's better he makes the mistake now then a big game. He's still young and learning, Ill put money on him not letting that happen again.
Maybe it was a defensive error but Mo was also 4-5 feet outside the arc. It was a damn lucky shot. I don't think he usually hits from that far out.
i didn't think for a second it was going in
All true. He had a ty game and not just the last 5 seconds.
They spurs looked disinterested most of the game...they were kinda going through the motions. I thought the jazz were gonna blow it open in the 4th so props to the spurs for grinding. At the end of the day you take your lumps and move on...gotta another tonight.
And man that Utah crowd has never lost their rowdiness for years and years and years. Great hostile environment to play.
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