tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post1251818931113734223..comments2023-06-09T11:52:06.321-04:00Comments on Hoopinion: Initial Feedback: Atlanta at Orlando, February 10Bret LaGreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12000566742639583055noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-52046093779425606532012-02-13T22:35:31.807-05:002012-02-13T22:35:31.807-05:00Thanks, that is very interesting... I was way off ...Thanks, that is very interesting... I was way off in my thinking of those values.<br /><br />Any chance you could post a Hoopinion stating the team averages at the 1/2 way point? I wonder if people think the averages would be deserving.JDK3665https://www.blogger.com/profile/09499038829678886222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-33695909277967030342012-02-12T12:09:33.891-05:002012-02-12T12:09:33.891-05:00Ratings explained:
10 = MVP
9 = Clear All-Star
8 ...Ratings explained:<br /><br />10 = MVP<br />9 = Clear All-Star<br />8 = Arguable All-Star<br />7 = Above average starter<br />6 = Decent starter<br />5 = Quality rotation player<br />4 = Rotation player<br />3 = End of rotation player <br />2 = Deserves a roster spot<br />1 = Has a roster spotBret LaGreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000566742639583055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-91055554378679608022012-02-12T12:02:11.611-05:002012-02-12T12:02:11.611-05:00While I like seeing what grade you give all the pl...While I like seeing what grade you give all the players for the games, I wonder what you / we should expect them to get? <br /><br />Should Joe & Josh give us a minumum of 8 each game? Should we expect nothing more than a 3 from Pargo?JDK3665https://www.blogger.com/profile/09499038829678886222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-6247212462347214882012-02-12T10:04:15.028-05:002012-02-12T10:04:15.028-05:00I've corrected the coach's rating in the p...I've corrected the coach's rating in the post.Bret LaGreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000566742639583055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-87811597371990671332012-02-12T09:58:21.394-05:002012-02-12T09:58:21.394-05:00I never thought I would see "this is too kind...I never thought I would see "this is too kind to Drew" said of something I wrote, but then I looked back and saw that I gave Drew 6/10. This was a mistype and should have been 3/10. If you read Drew's post game comments in Michael Cunningham's game story, you can see that Drew majorly equivocates regarding what happened during the late game meltdown. Most coaches would have been able to describe what happened to minute detail.Buddy Grizzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17922712364080112515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-56991212894062673802012-02-11T19:30:05.232-05:002012-02-11T19:30:05.232-05:00Every team in the nba uses iso late in the fourth ...Every team in the nba uses iso late in the fourth quarter, so you all need to stop complaining about that. Also, even when josh has a good game you all still have something negative to say....you all are a joke!!clutchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060479063942252761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-34633461488618694552012-02-11T15:51:43.900-05:002012-02-11T15:51:43.900-05:00Also, let's not forget that Drew took Teague a...Also, let's not forget that Drew took Teague and Pachulia out at the end of regulation and put Willie Green in the game. Joe Johnson then ended up with the task of having to guard Jameer Nelson, Josh Smith came for the help, and nobody was left on the court to box out Dwight Howard for the put back. <br /><br />Perhaps at the end of regulation one of the assistant coaches reminded Drew that Hinrich was sitting on the bench, and that it was Hinrich who guarded Nelson so well last postseason; or perhaps Drew remembered it all by himself. Either way, he remedied the problem during the overtime, but not before sending the rest of watching into collective shock.<br /><br />As for the iso's, yeah, that was some ugly offense in the 4th. I often wonder if anyone is coaching at all during crunch time.Adam Malkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906845916098689970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-10568904197582069602012-02-11T12:48:18.640-05:002012-02-11T12:48:18.640-05:00I feel like this is too kind to Drew by a large ma...I feel like this is too kind to Drew by a large margin. In the fourth quarter the play calling was generally atrocious. They run isolations in a way that really bothers me-there's nowhere else for the ball to go if the ball-handler loses his dribble or gets trapped because they can't space the floor. If JJ is down low on the right side, Josh Smith and Marvin Williams are both outside the three point arc on the left side, with Zaza Pachulia somewhere out by the elbow, and Jeff Teague at the top of the key-in short, no one in a position to help out when the inevitable double team comes. <br /><br />Even the plays that Josh Smith had success running late were isolations, just isolations out of the post position. This still required him to make an excellent ball fake to get past Dwight Howard on the help, and for Ryan Anderson to play stupid ball denial defense rather than trying to funnel Josh to his help (which is Dwight Howard).<br /><br />Apart from that, it was annoying to watch Marvin Williams sit for such a long time in the first half. He was once again the first player subbed out, only this time it was specifically to get Willie Green into the game at SF. Marvin Williams was also the last starter to come back in, and he was sitting while Pargo got his first half run. Drew at least did find time, eventually, to play Marvin alongside T-Mac, thus proving that T-Mac isn't Marvin's secret identity, but his sub pattern sets things up in a way that makes it hard for Marvin to play even 30 minutes in a game, even though Marv is having his best season ever.<br /><br />One thing I will give him credit for is that he didn't fall into the trap of committing to a double team on Dwight every time. He let Zaza play him in man defense, and Zaza did a more than admirable job, which makes us wonder, again, exactly how useful Jason Collins is, at this point.Bronnthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11706422637764110117noreply@blogger.com