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mike, prague wrote: View PostDefinetly must agree Matt52. Pietrus' play just plain old sucks when in the starting 5. Great guy, but this is basketball he's a great 3rd option player nothing more, nothing less.
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I asked Casey about swapping Pietrus out as starter, he said he isn't considering it. Likes his defence
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I don't think there should be a set starter for the pgs all season.
It should be based on matchups.
When we're playing scoring first pgs like Westbrook, Irving, rose, wall, Lowry should be starting because of his quickness on defense.
But if we're going against play making pgs Calderon should get the start.
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TdotTrizzy wrote: View PostI don't think there should be a set starter for the pgs all season.
It should be based on matchups.
When we're playing scoring first pgs like Westbrook, Irving, rose, wall, Lowry should be starting because of his quickness on defense.
But if we're going against play making pgs Calderon should get the start.
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Soft Euro wrote: View PostThat just doesn't make sense at all if that's some sort of conclusion based on this game. Westbrook wasn't hurting us big time with his scoring in the first quarter; he went something like 2/5. His playmaking (Ibaka being the finisher) hurt us more.
But if you noticed every single player I mentioned have the ability to beat Calderon off the dribble.
It's called drive and kick.
Hence the reason ibaka made those buckets in the paint.
If your pg can get beat and needs help defenders every play then you're going to get burned. Plain and simple.
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TdotTrizzy wrote: View PostNo I wasn't going off this game alone, or I wouldve said start Lowry every time we play OKC.
But if you noticed every single player I mentioned have the ability to beat Calderon off the dribble.
It's called drive and kick.
Hence the reason ibaka made those buckets in the paint.
If your pg can get beat and needs help defenders every play then you're going to get burned. Plain and simple.
Anyways, when Calderon gets beat, usually Amir, or Ed would have to help. Thus, leaving the help man's check open. You can blame all on the players in the help/recovery, or help-the-helper situations, but, the initial defense is where you can decide it's a stop, or a basket. Calderon, just can't guard these faster/stronger/aggressive players, and quite frankly, against a talented, athletic team like OKC, you're pretty much asking to get beat. This is a perimeter team we played, but they killed us in the paint... That definitely says something.Twitter: @ReubenJRD • NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.
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TdotTrizzy wrote: View PostNo I wasn't going off this game alone, or I wouldve said start Lowry every time we play OKC.
But if you noticed every single player I mentioned have the ability to beat Calderon off the dribble. It's called drive and kick.
Hence the reason ibaka made those buckets in the paint.
If your pg can get beat and needs help defenders every play then you're going to get burned. Plain and simple.
A guy who averages 22-9 on 18 shots ended up with 23-7 on 17 shots. Wouldn't have mattered if Lowry or Jose or John Lucas started last night.
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What I don't understand is that when Jose is playing well, there's a giant movement of fans who talk about how he should start and he 's so great and look at his Assist to TO ratio!
then when we get a reality check and these people are no where to be found.
I continue to try to understand what the discussion is even about here. Jose as a player is Fine, but he's not great and he's also terrible defensively. Of course lowry has to start.
Peitrus is also bad, he shouldn't play either. Sometimes I think we're either missing something, or we are the ones who actually deserve the paycheck for coaching this team.
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