I complain a lot. But Flip is going in some directions I like. More Delfino. The last few games we have seen Delfino get more and more of a role. Arroyo did play in both halves of this one. Thats the good.

Right now, I am not rooting for any one player to take away Evans minutes. Just as long as Flip is going in another direction. In this particular game, we would have been far better served by Alex Acker taking Mo Evans minutes. The only player Evans successfully guarded was Snow. Acker would have been good for that, and provided another pretty decent ball handler out there.

And I'll add this about Acker. The guy has a good knack for defensive help outs. In other words, knowing just how far to play off his own guy, and where to be to help out. Delfino is good at this too. Evans on the other hand is not impressing me at all. He gots this to some extent in a simple 1 dimensional situation, but add a 2nd dimension and Evans is lost. I am specifically talking about where a guy positions himself to help stop a player from penetrating while still staying in good contact with his own guy.

Of all the blunders I have seen from Evans, the one that gets me the most his gawking of his shot. That is pure highschool ball. That is, if you have a bad coach. I still can't believe what I am seeing on that one.

While on the subject, look at what we get when Evans comes in. Either he replaces Prince, or Rip. If he replaces Rip, he is replacing our best guy at moving without the ball with himself standing in one spot for a whole offensive sequence. If he replaces Prince, he is replacing a smooth ball handler with himself who simply can't handle the ball. Just too much of a dropoff.

On the other hand. If Rip is replaced by Delfino, you go from the best guy on the team to the 2nd best guy on the team at moving without the ball. Not much of a dropoff. And if Delfino replaces Tay, you go from a good ball handler to the best on the team at creating his own offense. This is per Flip Saunders by the way. I just agree with it.