Grades v. Jazz 11/23/2012

[iowamcnabb]

They all should have been back in around the 7:30 mark. The bench played well for the first 4 minutes of the 4th, but it was obvious they were losing momentum and effectiveness around that time. A good coach would put his starters back in at that point for the next 5 minutes. We would have had a 10+ point win had the starters come in at the right time.

Maybe, but the kings scored 5 points in the last 5 minutes of the game (1 three by Thornton and 2 free throws by cousins). That won't close out many games

[UK_King]

You can't really say we would have done anything. It's all ifs buts and maybes.

What we did do was lose the game by fouling in the back court twice and having brooks dominate the ball.

[Bricklayer]

I mean isn't this so obvious?

You could run that all day long and twice on sundays. Not only Are Reke and Cousins very hard to stop that way, but we had open three point shooters in Reke's direct vision line as well. Should by all rights be a staple. Of course you have to convince the coach to actually play both players together for significant minutes when it matters. Who knows though, I'm sure the Jimmer/Outlaw version works just as well.

[Bricklayer]

To be fair regarding the starters coming back in... Cousins came back in when the lead was still ten, brooks came in when the lead was still 9. Evans came in with the lead at 4. Bottom line is the game was lost at the stripe. Both cousins and Evans committed stupid fouls with the jazz in the penalty and neither could create any offense when it mattered.

THEY WERE FROZEN ICE COLD.

Anybody who has ever played, or coached, a sport knows exactly what I am talking about. You do not do what Smart did there. Just do NOT. You completely destroy rhythm, chemsitry, the other team is warmed up, and has momentum, and your guys are starting over with no feel and different lineups from the ones they were excelling at. Its like a tennis player or baseball pitcher after a rain delay. It ruins everything.

You don't put your starters back in at the 6-8minute mark if you're a competent coach just to keep your backups from blowing it. You also put the starters back in at that point so that the starters themselves have a chance to get warmed up and in rhythm for the stretch run without blowing it.

[UK_King]

^^^Exactly.

With Brooks and Salmons on the floor running that play is practically unstoppable.

[Agent23]

I mean isn't this so obvious?

Geez, that's so beautiful.

[Npliam]

Geez, that's so beautiful.

Everone would go under the screen. The play looks a little different when you go under the screen.

[Agent23]

Everone would go under the screen. The play looks a little different when you go under the screen.

If they do that, Reke has an open jumper. Whether thats a good thing or bad thing is another question, lol. I'd like to think his last 3 games are indicative of the Reke will should see the rest of the year.

[Npliam]

If they do that, Reke has an open jumper. Whether thats a good thing or bad thing is another question, lol. I'd like to think his last 3 games are indicative of the Reke will should see the rest of the year.

Every team in the NBA would give Reke that jumper all night long. David Locke (play by play of the Utah Jazz) posted this stat about Tyreke.

"Over the last two years Tyreke Evans is 121 of 400 from 3 to 23 feet - 30%"

[Swaze]

Every team in the NBA would give Reke that jumper all night long. David Locke (play by play of the Utah Jazz) posted this stat about Tyreke.

"Over the last two years Tyreke Evans is 121 of 400 from 3 to 23 feet - 30%"

Sounds like a "winning player" to me.

[Bricklayer]

Every team in the NBA would give Reke that jumper all night long. David Locke (play by play of the Utah Jazz) posted this stat about Tyreke.

"Over the last two years Tyreke Evans is 121 of 400 from 3 to 23 feet - 30%"

And last night he was about 4-7. You could give it to him of course, but givne that he was htiting it last ngiht, and has been the last couple of games, it would be dubious.

It should also be noted that people typicaly underestimate just how heavily attempts at the rim elevate shooting perentages for many power players. James Harden this year is 28-99 30.7% from beyond the rim. Melo is shooting 38.9% from 3-23 feet. The league average shooting percentages from 3-23 feet are roughly 38%. (all stats from hoopdata, which is likely the same place the TV boob got his numbers). Reke has never been good at it, but its an 8% below normal gap ratehr than a 30%!!! 15 or 20pt gap.