3 of 7 for 6 points, 6 rebounds in 21 minutes. That's not enough production for a guy that has such a size advantage over his matchup. He's not good defensively and isn't a good release valve when the Cavs trap. If he plays like that in game 2 I would take him out at the 6 minute mark of each half and leave him on the bench. No way I would play that dude more than 12 minutes if he's not producing.
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3 of 7 for 6 points, 6 rebounds in 21 minutes. That's not enough production for a guy that has such a size advantage over his matchup. He's not good defensively and isn't a good release valve when the Cavs trap. If he plays like that in game 2 I would take him out at the 6 minute mark of each half and leave him on the bench. No way I would play that dude more than 12 minutes if he's not producing.
perfectchaos007
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Popovic doesn't mess around with timeouts
Randolph Freelander
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Kids, take notes. That's how to make the box score.
RBelong2Us
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So Lowry shrivels in the playoffs but Derozan does not ?
Derozan hardly shoots 40% in his playoff career
There's no way any legit team can have Derozan as their #2 player. He's kind of a fraud.
Peter Ian Staker
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Wow that timeout is early.
Valanciunas clogs the lane though which makes Derozan and Lowry much less effective at driving. He also has too many lapses on defense. The Raptors are a much better team when they abandon any attempt at a post offense. If the Raps would go to Val on way more of the trips down the floor, then maybe that works, but he gets so few plays called for him, that most of the time his presence just helps the other team defend against the Raptors' best players. They should play Ibaka at centre, and go small and fast more of the time, especially at the start.
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Lee is already gonna get benched. Dammit, wanted more pointed from him.
Hope Pop takes a little longer to put Dedmon on Capela.
Hope Pop takes a little longer to put Dedmon on Capela.
Agree with you for the most part. My only defense for Casey is referencing what happened with Boston yesterday. They turned around the Chicago series by putting Gerald Green in the starting lineup, but against Washington, Green was a disaster. You can't fully know how lineups are going to work against a specific opponent until you play them.
MetalFearSolid
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Lowry will be fine against this Cavs team. DeRozan worries me the most. He slows down the game so much and the ball movement isn't there with him on floor.
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It depends. He had to take over distribution responsibilities to a great extent when Lowry was out, and he got better at passing, and has in general gotten better from ball movement in that stretch
RBelong2Us
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Derozan literally puts his head down gets clogged in the paint then just throws the ball away. He's an awful passer and decision maker
Starphoenix
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Pop is about to kill Lee.
nogoodnamesleft
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Rockets in 6 as I said before the series even started. God we look like a fucking dumb as fuck team right now AND we can't hit shots.
Lionel Richie
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Why was Pop mad as fuck at Lee there? Does he expect him to play defense? LOL
obijkenobi
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I legit don't know why Pop didn't start Dedmon.
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What killed Capela in the OKC match-up? Bulky bigs like Steven Adams and Taj Gibson that could stop his springy jumps to the rim.
What killed Dedmon in the Memphis match-up? Bulky bigs like Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph that could stop his springy jumps to the rim.
You can't put Parker + Lee and Aldridge out there and expect the Harden-Capela pick n' roll to be stopped. Dedmon needs to be in there. If Dedmon vs Nene becomes an issue, well, Nene is worse defensively and not as springy, then you put Lee or Pau in.
Who the fuck knows. Only explanation is Pop's habit of not trusting "rookies".
metalslimer
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Well Houston's shooting slump couldn't continue forever.
Ginobli is so bad
Ginobli is so bad
perfectchaos007
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Who would have thought a Lakers transfer would be the Rockets best player off the bench
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perfectchaos007
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lol Ariza how did you miss that
Peter Ian Staker
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Spurs building a brick wall.
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Spurs are playing to the Rockets pace right now
nogoodnamesleft
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"Best team in the league at defending the 3" 😂😂😂😂
This team is total fools gold. Even if we do mount a comeback I can see the series being a disaster overall.
This team is total fools gold. Even if we do mount a comeback I can see the series being a disaster overall.
perfectchaos007
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I would hate to have LMA on the Rockets. We don't have room for a guy who specializes in inconsistent mid range jumpers.Not a good fit for our offense
Yes, have you watched the Spurs? People saying "but but Aldridge" haven't seen the Spurs practically brick 70% of their non-Kawhi shots.
SMH lol
perfectchaos007
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If you think the Rockets play fast, just wait until the next round.
No to Blake also then?
perfectchaos007
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eh. He's a little more physical than LMA but that midrange would need to be eliminated from his system.
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Imo, yeah. That being said, he's shot 35.1% from the 3 on 3.1 attempts per game since the ASB.
Would love getting Hayward or Paul George somehow.
raidenandsolid
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Damn Nene with that nice touch.
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