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Burnit482 wrote: View PostLook at the heat, they're basically doing the exact same. And yes talent wise its obviously different but rudy gay in alot of ways is a poor mans lebron. I could see it working in the correct matchups. It would be difficult against a team like the lakers who have Pau and Howard (maybe) But at the same time Rudy should destroy Pau on the other side of the ball so i mean its something to really look into and plan for. After Andrea gets traded is when i really start to figure out the moves that need to be made because it all revolves around what we get for him.There's math, and everything else is debatable.
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octothorp wrote: View PostYou're right. According to 82games.com, Raptors played 17% of their minutes with Gay at SF, and were +84. They played 10% of their minutes with him at PF, and were -23.
Of the 5-man units with Gay at PF, almost all of the ones that had Anderson at SF were brutal, while those that had Fields at SF actually did okay (not great).
The main problem I see with going small for Toronto is that it takes one of the two most effective players (Amir or JV) off the floor to replace them with a far less effective player (e.g. AA, Ross, Fields). Whereas, for example, in SA you have Ginobli replacing Splitter (upgrade) and in Miami you have Battier or Miller replacing Haslem, which is basically a wash player-wise but gives you a much more effective offensive lineup.
I can't really see a scenario where I support playing Amir and JV less and Terrence Ross more. "Hey, let's replace the guys who don't miss any shots, rebound efficiently and defend pretty well with the guy who misses the rim on half his shots, doesn't rebound, looks lost on defense, and can't pass or dribble." Sounds like a great plan....
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slaw wrote: View PostThanks. Not surprised at all.
The main problem I see with going small for Toronto is that it takes one of the two most effective players (Amir or JV) off the floor to replace them with a far less effective player (e.g. AA, Ross, Fields). Whereas, for example, in SA you have Ginobli replacing Splitter (upgrade) and in Miami you have Battier or Miller replacing Haslem, which is basically a wash player-wise but gives you a much more effective offensive lineup.
I can't really see a scenario where I support playing Amir and JV less and Terrence Ross more. "Hey, let's replace the guys who don't miss any shots, rebound efficiently and defend pretty well with the guy who misses the rim on half his shots, doesn't rebound, looks lost on defense, and can't pass or dribble." Sounds like a great plan....
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joey_hesketh wrote: View PostWell said Bendit.
I don't always agree that GMs meddling in the coaches affairs is a good thing; but with Casey, I think it could only be a good thing. It's not like DC is some seasoned Veteran coach who is unquestionably making the right decision 100% of the time.
While he IS a good coach, he, just like all of us, could use some help and guidance sometimes; in terms of.. not speaking in specifics.. but Time out situations & substitutions and rotations come to mind... Lol
If MU sets DC up with a plan of Defense first, Offense Second, then I'm sure Casey will make the appropriate decisions.
Its when he starts trying to play D'Antoni style offense, but still maintain any sort of control, that he just loses everything and makes hilarious decisions.
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Soft Euro wrote: View PostGM's should be all over the coach's affairs with playing time. A coach needs to be focused on long term development. He should know that playing the rookies and consequently dealing with the growing pains that involves (at least that's how Casey sees it) is not going to cost him. They should be on the same page on player development, when to pull players out and when to let them play through mistakes, etc. And it should be the longterm view (which should be more the gm's point of view) and not the shortterm results focus of many coaches which prevails.
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One thing the article fails to mention is the Raptors as individuals are very poor passers. I would argue the best passer on the team is Fields, and unfortunately he did not do enough else last year to earn significant playing time. In addition, are starting wings are ball stoppers, on top of being poor passers (in transition and in the half-court), the are both average or below-average and dribble penetration. I almost destroyed by television more than once when Gay would catch the ball on the wing and take five or six dribble while backing up about 3 steps from the three point line. I think the Raptors have to build an offense passed on movement and team play, as opposed to isolations plays which most teams rely on.
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