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Originally Posted by anakin  Tay really provided a spark yesterday. Question is why can't he be consistently agressive and drive to the basket every game? Some games he is so timid you forget he is there. CB has not shown up in this series so far. Philly was not strong protecting the paint, even in Game 1, the Pistons need to continue attacking the rim and looking for the high % shots. |
What I noticed from Tay last night was he did not shy away from the contact. Usually when he drives to the rim he takes a path that avoids contact. Last night he realized early that he could try and initiate the contact and the 6ers would get out of his way to avoid the foul. The first few times he was surprised to be so wide open coming down the lane.
He has the length to that consistently but he is afraid of the contact. He usually plays soft. That is the biggest difference in his game from when he first broke the starting line up and was a defensive stopper.
Don't get me wrong. Tay used to be my favorite player but I think he spends too much time making that pouty face of his and not enogh time being strong to the hole and dunking over people (like he used to).