Keys to the playoffs:

1) Limiting Dyss's minutes early and late in the game. We need energy early to go with the starting four. We need someone who can roam at the end of the game. Theo and the young bigs should get these minutes.

2) Playing deep into our lineup. Wisely using the youth for speed to change the pace on teams intent on locking in to our big four.

3) Getting something/anything out of the Flip playbook. Not falling behind at the start as we too often do --with that offense.

4) Getting any kind of adjustment out of our coaching staff. Have a defensive plan. Garnet should not be allowed to take the open jumper. Make him drive. Do we have any scouting report follow through--just one example.

5) The coaching staff pulling a regular or whoever if the situation calls for it and not coaching scared.

6) Having at least a clue when the good defenses try and jam us up--I guarantee they will go after our ball handlers--could someone please tell our staff.

Amir and Affalo are just pieces in the above. The biggest problem we have is whether our coaching staffs do what they are suppose to do: coach, analyse, and adjust.