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EDC wrote:

Marty [Mori Chu] wrote:They don't pass the ball, and they rarely drive to the basket. The offense is so stagnant.

Hopefully the Warriors hit another 14 point run and we can just switch to the rooks.

At what point does that happen? Not up 21 apparently. Up 35?

Well, our starting lineup finished the half strong. Down 9, 57-66. We look so much better with Booker and Bledsoe out there than with Knight and, say, Barbosa.

I want to see Ulis but I don't think he has checked in at all yet.

Suns -9
Knight -16

Typical.

Bledsoe has generally played pretty well to my eyes. He seems to have shaken off his rust from the start of the season.

Out of 419 players, Knight tied for 415th in RPM, and dead last in DRPM.

http://www.espn.com/nba/statistics/rpm/ ... /sort/DRPM

Bledsoe a career high for 3s at .... 5!

One thing I am noticing: during almost all of our timeouts, the coaches literally don't talk to the players at all. They just talk to each other for the full timeout. They literally don't address the players in any way.

I am not impressed.

Knight comes in, Suns go down.

Late tip off. Just started watching. Was the first half this pathetic?

Well, at least coach is giving Bender a few minutes. Ulis, por favor?

Maybe the team can go do some hot yoga, watch a romantic comedy and eat Bon Bon's and talk about love, family and unity.

The talent gap is astonishing. I'd say they have the 4 best players in the game for sure.

Marty [Mori Chu] wrote:One thing I am noticing: during almost all of our timeouts, the coaches literally don't talk to the players at all. They just talk to each other for the full timeout. They literally don't address the players in any way.

I am not impressed.

That is insane.

Maybe he lets PJ run the huddle during the timeouts. Heck maybe PJ sets the rotations as well. It would explain a lot about his playing time.

Just like Watson. He plays all the young guys but also puts in Knight to take all the damn shots.

Yesss, coach empties the bench. Love this lineup: Ulis, Booker, Chriss, and Bender all out there.

The young guys are playing good basketball. They can't guard the Warriors at all, but they are making the right plays on the other end. I love how Bender looks in this lineup.

Bender looks really promising. Ulis is a smart ball handler and distributor. Knight being out there with them ruins the offensive flow completely.

Chriss should *not* be shooting 3s.

I think he knows he isn't going to get any passes down low. The team just doesn't know how to pass the ball on pick and rolls or into the post. So even the rookies have switched over to "I need to get mine" mode.

EDC wrote:I think he knows he isn't going to get any passes down low. The team just doesn't know how to pass the ball on pick and rolls or into the post. So even the rookies have switched over to "I need to get mine" mode.

This. Booker is our best interior passer, but he doesn't run the offense as much as he did last season.