Love the ball just isn't sticking today.
Quick early feeds and quick decisions
KP has to find a way to stay out of foul trouble. He is too aggressive with his hands. Gotta play D with your feet as well.
WP76 wrote:Again, I wish we could combine the defense we played under Woodson with the ball movement we've seen tonight. Yeah, I know, "wish."
Woodson had a slow up feed Melo offense. Speed ball has more defensive stops it has to make as the other team gets the ball more often. Remeber St. Johns coach Carnesseca slow ball game in College. Held team to low point totals by slowing game down.
I love Willys cuts. He just made Rose make a great pass.
KP has to learn to fill and lane and create passing lane like Willy..
HofstraBBall wrote:I love Willys cuts. He just made Rose make a great pass.
Willy is a major get
holfresh wrote:KP has to learn to fill and lane and create passing lane like Willy..
One is modelling his game after a Scola or Gasol the other a Dirk.
HofstraBBall wrote:WP76 wrote:Again, I wish we could combine the defense we played under Woodson with the ball movement we've seen tonight. Yeah, I know, "wish."
Woodson had a slow up feed Melo offense. Speed ball has more defensive stops it has to make as the other team gets the ball more often. Remeber St. Johns coach Carnesseca slow ball game in College. Held team to low point totals by slowing game down.
That felt like Van Gundy's strategy, too. Slow ball.
So many teams can force the pace, the Warriors are really the only team I've seen be able to play at a breakneck pace and also still defend well. Sometimes the Cavs and Spurs can play like that, but not it's their normal mode.
Kuz has had some nice close outs on three point shooters.
Kuz looked shocked to get that pad from Rose..
It was a really good pass though
Can anyone tell me if Melo or KP did a better job on Blake? Would that be considered Melo playing defense? Just checking
HofstraBBall wrote:WP76 wrote:Again, I wish we could combine the defense we played under Woodson with the ball movement we've seen tonight. Yeah, I know, "wish."
Woodson had a slow up feed Melo offense. Speed ball has more defensive stops it has to make as the other team gets the ball more often. Remeber St. Johns coach Carnesseca slow ball game in College. Held team to low point totals by slowing game down.
Good point. I guess that we seemed so much more committed to playing tough, tenacious defense three years ago and we've completely lost any semblance of that mentality.
nyknickzingis wrote:holfresh wrote:KP has to learn to fill and lane and create passing lane like Willy..
One is modelling his game after a Scola or Gasol the other a Dirk.
Yeah, Willy is more a traditional lane filling big. I think Rose understands how to find guys like that better. The KP comfort might come in time... though I doubt they'll play long enough for that to happen.
My biggest hope is that we get a real playmaking PG in the draft and they stick around long enough to learn KP's and Willy's spots and gain some comfort and chemistry.
They can play when they want to. Nice inspiration by Phil.
meloshouldgo wrote:Kuz looked shocked to get that pad from Rose..
It was a really good pass though
Rose playing like a real point
Unreal how good he looks when he is passing and driving not just driving
Kuz and Willy both move so well without the ball
crzymdups wrote:nyknickzingis wrote:holfresh wrote:KP has to learn to fill and lane and create passing lane like Willy..
One is modelling his game after a Scola or Gasol the other a Dirk.
Yeah, Willy is more a traditional lane filling big. I think Rose understands how to find guys like that better. The KP comfort might come in time... though I doubt they'll play long enough for that to happen.
My biggest hope is that we get a real playmaking PG in the draft and they stick around long enough to learn KP's and Willy's spots and gain some comfort and chemistry.
Rose used to work a PnP with Gasol all the time. He just has to decide to do the same with KP.
nyknickzingis wrote:holfresh wrote:KP has to learn to fill and lane and create passing lane like Willy..
One is modelling his game after a Scola or Gasol the other a Dirk.
Doesn't mean he shouldn't roll on a pick and roll..
