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  • #76
    Axel wrote: View Post
    But is it really a problem? He's still the best defender, despite this notion, which I'm not fully convinced exists at this point. Casey might just be cutting off his own nose to spite his face at this point.
    Nah, Just found a new way to pound the rock

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    • #77
      Axel wrote: View Post
      Ummmm...that kind of describes our offence pretty well. Just add in "dribble the clock down" and you're bang on.

      Ok, but we aren't talking about playoffs, we are talking about right now, and can you honestly remember the last time you saw a trap in the NBA? I seriously can't.

      If that is the best justification that exists for why JJ is 9th on the team in MPG, then clearly something is wrong.
      As I said it my previous post, that is one small example. Being handicapped with only one ball handler on the floor is a disaster waiting to happen. I don't think anyone here is projecting the issues which will be created by reducing GV and Lou's minutes and adding to JJ's. The Raptors have an entire staff that do that (and things like that) for a living.

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      • #78
        Axel wrote: View Post
        But is it really a problem? He's still the best defender, despite this notion, which I'm not fully convinced exists at this point. Casey might just be cutting off his own nose to spite his face at this point.
        I remember it being a problem during his first stint with the Raptors and have seen him cheating a little more lately, but I don't think it's been a problem - certainly not a regular one. I am fine with DC's approach, but there are so many other players and other problems that should be taking a priority, in terms of DC's attention to detail and holding players accountable.

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        • #79
          golden wrote: View Post
          First of all, I don't understand why JJ is being publicly scapegoated, when the Raps are notoriously great at keeping things in house.

          Secondly, if JJ is overhelping, then how about equally focussing on the root cause requiring that help situation.

          This just smells really bad.
          JJ seems like the guy who speaks his mind.

          Personally that is a great trait for making a team better.

          Casey is a my way or the highway coach, so like last time, JJ has ended up in the doghouse...when more likely than not JJ has probably been right.

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          • #80
            Am I the only one who thinks DD and JJ handle and pass well enough to initiate sets? I don't get why this "we need two ball handlers" mantra is such a strong narrative. When I see GV dribble up the floor and go left to right on JV's screens four times while KL stands in the corner and the clock runs down...is that why they need two PGs on the floor?

            For the sake of development I'd actually like to see JJ and Ross take turns at it more often. JJ has the tools to be a bit of a point-forward, if you can help him develop the decision making.
            "We're playing in a building." -- Kawhi Leonard

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            • #81
              S.R. wrote: View Post
              Am I the only one who thinks DD and JJ handle and pass well enough to initiate sets? I don't get why this "we need two ball handlers" mantra is such a strong narrative. When I see GV dribble up the floor and go left to right on JV's screens four times while KL stands in the corner and the clock runs down...is that why they need two PGs on the floor?

              For the sake of development I'd actually like to see JJ and Ross take turns at it more often. JJ has the tools to be a bit of a point-forward, if you can help him develop the decision making.
              DD is a SG or he isn't. If he isn't capable of shooting then he needs to ball handle. A non-shooting, non-ball handling SG isn't a thing. JJ is pretty good and probably better than Gay in areas not related to shooting.

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              • #82
                S.R. wrote: View Post
                Am I the only one who thinks DD and JJ handle and pass well enough to initiate sets? I don't get why this "we need two ball handlers" mantra is such a strong narrative. When I see GV dribble up the floor and go left to right on JV's screens four times while KL stands in the corner and the clock runs down...is that why they need two PGs on the floor?

                For the sake of development I'd actually like to see JJ and Ross take turns at it more often. JJ has the tools to be a bit of a point-forward, if you can help him develop the decision making.
                I'm a huge fan of when Demar initiates the offense, I think he does it better than almost anyone on the team including Lowry some nights. JJ sees the floor as well as anyone on our team, I don't know if I would want to turn him into a pure point forward but I think he does it well enough already to play alongside a single guard

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                • #83
                  Something else to note is that while JJ averages 20 minutes per game, he also has 11 DNPCD's, which is fucking retarded. He should be our starting SF, as he's the only true SF on the roster. The fact he can effectively play PF as well tells me that 20 minutes isn't enough, and he should be getting closer to 30 minutes per game.

                  Did you know, Vasquez has played 19% of the SG minutes on our team? Take all those minutes, give them to Ross, DD, or Lou and get JJ in at the 3. If defense is a priority, then GV should only play PG, period.

                  Also of note:
                  Lou has played 0 minutes at PG this year. He's always playing with either Lowry or Vasquez. He even has 4% of our SF minutes due to Casey super duper small lineup.

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                  • #84
                    S.R. wrote: View Post
                    Am I the only one who thinks DD and JJ handle and pass well enough to initiate sets? I don't get why this "we need two ball handlers" mantra is such a strong narrative. When I see GV dribble up the floor and go left to right on JV's screens four times while KL stands in the corner and the clock runs down...is that why they need two PGs on the floor?

                    For the sake of development I'd actually like to see JJ and Ross take turns at it more often. JJ has the tools to be a bit of a point-forward, if you can help him develop the decision making.
                    I think DD, JJ and Ross all have decent enough handles to be a secondary ball-handler.

                    During the Lakers game, I was actually doing some outside-the-box thinking, regarding DeRozan becoming a PG. When he plays the role of facilitator and doesn't try to force his own offensive game (missing Lowry and having a cold 1/10 shooting night will do that to you), he can be quite effective. I was really impressed with the way he changed his approach during that game, contributing 7 assists and 10 rebounds. Matching up against smaller PGs would also enable him to utilize his post-up game more effectively (defensively they could still play with the SF/SG/PG spots to effectively hide him). I don't expect it to happen, especially under DC, given his 'scorer' role card. However, I thought that playing PG could force him to change his approach more often, maximizing his overall contribution while limiting the inefficient things that cause the greatest backlash.

                    At the very least, I figured that he'd be no worse than GV or Lou as a backup PG, should his time be split across multiple positions.
                    Last edited by CalgaryRapsFan; Mon Mar 30, 2015, 03:25 PM.

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                    • #85
                      Primer wrote: View Post
                      Lou has played 0 minutes at PG this year. He's always playing with either Lowry or Vasquez. He even has 4% of our SF minutes due to Casey super duper small lineup.
                      The bold is just wrong. While Lowry has been out, Lou has seen spent lots of time running the point with GV on the bench. Who is allegedly accumulating the PG minutes in those situations?

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                      • #86
                        CalgaryRapsFan wrote: View Post
                        The bold is just wrong. While Lowry has been out, Lou has seen spent lots of time running the point with GV on the bench. Who is allegedly accumulating the PG minutes in those situations?
                        Salmons
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                        • #87
                          Bandit wrote: View Post
                          I'm a huge fan of when Demar initiates the offense, I think he does it better than almost anyone on the team including Lowry some nights. JJ sees the floor as well as anyone on our team, I don't know if I would want to turn him into a pure point forward but I think he does it well enough already to play alongside a single guard
                          If DD would work on his passing, decision-making and 3-pt shot, within the structure of a true ball movement offense then he could be an extremely valuable asset. Some of those things are dependent on coaching and team philosophy, which is why I have a hard time jumping too hard onto the anti-DD bandwagon (i.e. shot selection, ball-hogging, BBIQ, drawing fouls, etc...). With his work ethic, you could easily envision him reaching a higher level of efficiency with another team and system, not unlike Rudy Gay. Problem is, in the current system his trade value isn't as high as it should be.

                          Player development is another issue. Hard to know if he's been specifically instructed to work on his "handles", but those are usually the clips he tweets out in the off-season. If DD is smart, he would realize that 3-pt shooters are the ones getting paid these days. Again, with his supposedly legendary work ethic, there should be no reason why an "all-star" shooting guard can't develop at least an average 3-pt shot. You would think that the Raps coaching staff would be paying for DD to work with a high-end shooting coach, in addition to these "insane handles" gurus and Hakeem Olajuwon post moves sessions.

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                          • #88
                            CalgaryRapsFan wrote: View Post
                            The bold is just wrong. While Lowry has been out, Lou has seen spent lots of time running the point with GV on the bench. Who is allegedly accumulating the PG minutes in those situations?
                            Sorry, 82games only shows the top 20 most played lineups, and Lou is the PG in zero of them. If Lowry is out for long enough maybe one of the Lou PG lineups will creep into the top 20. So to make my statement correct, Lou has played zero PG minutes while Lowry was healthy.

                            Also, just from the eye test, it seems more like Demar is running the point than Lou when they're both on the floor and GV isn't.

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                            • #89
                              S.R. wrote: View Post
                              Am I the only one who thinks DD and JJ handle and pass well enough to initiate sets? I don't get why this "we need two ball handlers" mantra is such a strong narrative. When I see GV dribble up the floor and go left to right on JV's screens four times while KL stands in the corner and the clock runs down...is that why they need two PGs on the floor?

                              For the sake of development I'd actually like to see JJ and Ross take turns at it more often. JJ has the tools to be a bit of a point-forward, if you can help him develop the decision making.
                              I think a big reason is because the coaching believes that "playoff basketball" is about limiting turnovers and getting to the free throw line. Limiting turnovers, for Casey, means reducing the number of passes, so the primary option is for the ball handler to create their own offense (i.e. ISOs & drives to the hoop). That's why you see 3 ball handlers in the 4th quarter. Casey said last year that the goal was to improve "closing out games". You saw in that now famous Portland game, the Raps had it solidly under control, but tried to go into "closeout mode" right at the beginning of the 4th quarter and eventually got burned. You simply cannot do stagnant clear-out ISOs for an entire quarter and hope to win. The Blazers adjusted easily and were able to play Lillard and Aldridge much longer, since they were able to rest on defense.

                              But who knows? Maybe Casey will be proven right in the playoffs (see: Casey mad genius thread, lol.) Lowry is resting with a convenient back injury and the whole team has been going through the motions for months now.

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                              • #90
                                The collective basketball IQ on this team is pitiful. It doesn't bode well that the lowest is probably our head coach.

                                I was admittedly more lenient on Casey because the team started well. Now, I want this guy gone. He has clearly demonstrated that he is not capable of influencing this team's defensive scheme for the better, and offensively, his unwillingness to look at statistics and make reasonable adjustments are just beyond comprehension. His management of this team has taken them from a group of players with a ton of belief and confidence to flat-out losers.

                                AND NOW, he's calling out James Johnson as our defensive liability? A scapegoat for the Raptors' defensive woes? I would have better-accepted Casey benching James Johnson because he didn't like him personally than Casey calling James Johnson a liability on the floor. That makes no damn sense, offensively and especially defensively. It just makes you wonder if we're watching the same game. As far as I can see, James Johnson is aggressive on offence, he cuts to the basket, he takes good shots in the flow of the offense, he gets to the rim and is a solid finisher, and he helps out on the boards. Also, James Johnson is, hands-down, our best defender. Yes, he over-helps sometimes and recovers a tad slow, but you mean to say that ______ (insert any damn name in there) help defends and recovers better than him? You gotta be kidding me.

                                And, you know, if you wanted James Johnson to help less, you could just TELL HIM: "Hey James, try to cut down on help defense when you're the primary defender on the other teams best or second-best scorer." James: "Oh, okay, Coach." Done.

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