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TOO wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 18, 2023 2:52 pm

It's always someone else.

Split T wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 18, 2023 3:33 pm

JeremyG wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 18, 2023 2:47 pm

Split T wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 17, 2023 7:26 am

TOO wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 17, 2023 7:04 am

JeremyG wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:10 am

This one’s on Monty more than anyone. #FireMonty

I haven’t read any of this thread yet but I bet everyone’s blaming Ayton Ayton Ayton. Lol.

EDIT: Scrolling through I’m glad people are starting to wake up to Monty’s coaching.

Your boy got destroyed on the boards and had more shot attempts than KD. 18 on 16s shot is trash. Don't act like he played well.

That last minute possession where LAC got like 4 tries was tough. Ayton needs to control the boards.

I think LAC smartly played a let CP3 and Ayton take mid range shots strategy. We can’t just so willingly take those shots. Need to work for something better. That’s just not the shot it was for them last year.

Let's take a look and see what happened on those 3 offensive rebounds:

First one: https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=& ... 20Def%3A5)

Ayton blocks out Zubac and keeps him from getting the board, but Booker lost track of Westbrook and let him go in for the rebound.

Secone one: https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=& ... %20Rebound

Again, Ayton blocks out Zubac and the ball goes off the other side of the rim, with Paul and Westbrook reaching for it. Ayton may have thought it was going off Paul, but he should have let it go out of bounds. Instead, Ayton reached out for it, which was a mistake, since Westbrook had tipped it.

Third one: https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=& ... %20Rebound

Here Ayton pushes Zubac under the hoop, then jumps for the board while Zubac holds down his left arm. He eventually gets his left arm free and it looks like he does try to go up with both hands but either he or a Clipper tips it off the glass. Still, Ayton would have gotten to it if Craig had just continued to block out Leonard, instead of wanting to go get the ball himself. Same problem we had at the end of a game earlier in the season--Craig getting in Ayton's way like always. Another reason to play Okogie instead of Craig.

3. Ayton - I need more energy and needs to make things happen. Too many mid range and long 2s. He needs to be getting closer to the rim and getting 15ish boards.

Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 18, 2023 5:34 pm

JeremyG wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 18, 2023 2:42 pm

Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:55 am

JeremyG wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:16 am

JeremyG wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 16, 2023 5:03 pm

It destroys what little continuity we have.

Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 16, 2023 5:04 pm

Seems a bit dramatic.

Nope.

It was dramatic.

Craig had a good game and I hope he starts again if he plays like that. The real issue was playing Landry Shamet 24 minutes.

Yes by all means let's keep doing what didn't work. Craig had the best game he's going to have and we still lost.

They basically lost the game by one possession. A few made FT's (Booker...) or Paul/Ayton hits a mid range shot and the Suns likely would've won.

Starting Craig worked as well as it ever could've. You seem to be too dug in on the Monty stuff to give him even the slightest bit of credit.

Shabazz wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 18, 2023 6:23 pm

I just can't get over the whole Shamet thing.