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Originally Posted by KGREG  OK, I gotta stick up for Jarvis Hayes. Folk mentioned his D in this game. His D was no worse than any other perimeter player sans AA. Dunleavy lit up everybody tonight as did Deiner.
Great Game. As has been mentioned, this was a game we can BUILD from. Great 10 man rotation to keep players fresh, and all ten had solid contributions. Although I was cursing Flip for playing Dice for 18 straight mins in the first half. |
Yeah, by far, the worse defense occurred in the first quarter, where we could not defend at all, nor even get a rebound until we started subbing in JMAX and Afflalo. Hayes did not enter the game until well into the 2nd quarter, as Tay stayed in for the first 15 minutes of the game or so. But I was trying to be positive about tonights game, and did not want to mention the fact that, yeah, although I liked the fact the subs came in when they did, for sure, I would not start this particular group of starters. (Way too many times they start off not being able to do these same two things, defend, or get a defensive board.) I did mention the problems, but I did not put a big highlighter on that. I am hoping that as Amir emerges into the rotation, he will eventually take the far too high minutes away from Dyess, and that then, Dyess can start playing some defense, as rested legs should make a difference.