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Originally Posted by themicrowave Yeah, he's aggressive with blocks. He's not aggressive on the boards. Defensive rebounding is the primary responsibility of the bigs. Not trying to block every shot.
I don't think coaching has anything to do with chasing boards or going hard to the hoop with the ball. That sounds a lot like an excuse. |
in your opinion defensive rebounding is the primary responsibility of the bigs. but when darko is in the game he alters the game. people have to think twice about coming to the hole against him. he alters lots of shots and blocks lots too. don't underestimate the value of a shot blocker down there. yes rebounds are important but darko creates lots of rebounds for his team just by shot alterations. in my opinion sheed isn't exactly a good rebounder does that mean he isn't a good defender?
coaching has a lot to do with the way darko plays on the offensive end. if flip called the plays and called darko's number every time and told him he was the # 1 option to score when he's in the game darko would look for his shot. what is sheed's excuse for not going hard to the hole?? i bring up sheed often because lots of the things dmc is talked about for sheed shares the same weakness in his game but noone speaks on it.
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We'll see. I'm seriously doubting that our youth is as good as advertised. Delfino played 20 minutes and came up with 2-5 shooting for 4 points. Lindsey Hunter can do that.
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delfino also rebounds and throws assists making his teammates better something lindsey doesn't do. delfino is shooting a high percentage and is unselfish so he isn't just jacking up shots to get the numbers. he's been much better on defense this year too. he's great in the passing lanes.
evans is shooting a good percentage from 3. he's rebounding and providing energy. i haven't seen the lockdown defense just yet.
darko is a shot blocker and a great pick and roll and post defender. he's more than held his own against some of the best bigs in the league. bigs that were dogging ben didn't get the same shots against darko. just needs to work on rebounding. darko has also raised his shooting percentage. he just needs to start believing he is the go to guy in the 2nd unit.
arroyo has brought his shooting touch with him this year. the guy is a scorer and he makes great passes to people in scoring position. he makes his teammates better. he's also worked on his defense and he's another energy guy. he just needs to work on getting rid of the ball sooner.
jmax is the sleeper of the bunch. although he won't pass to save his life when he does shoot it goes in. he also is aggressive on the rebounds and defensively.
dallas has one of the best benchs in basketball. it's not fair to compare ours to them. lots of thier bench players had time as a starter and played heavy minutes. our bench players haven't exactly had that luxury. being developed on a piston bench is one of the hardest things in basketball.