12-22-2019, 07:09 PM
I think this game deserves some reactionary 1-off threads as any embarrassing loss demands. So I will not get too worked up bc there are 82 of these but I will say this. This is the 2nd time Rick has decided to go small for a significant stretch of the 4th quarter during a furious comeback by the home team. It almost lost us the Bucks game but here we are again. Our bigs played great for most of the game, the interior defense was absolutely suffocating. I don't know if it was a fouls thing or what but not sure why we would go small.
The second thing is I know a full court press can be effective in short stretches but surely there's a better way to beat a full court press. Oh well, you win some you lose some.
I think it goes without saying that if Doncic is in these games the home team doesn't even bother with a furious comeback down 20+. When you have a star that can get to the basket whenever he wants it dampens the enthusiasm of the other team.
The second thing is I know a full court press can be effective in short stretches but surely there's a better way to beat a full court press. Oh well, you win some you lose some.
I think it goes without saying that if Doncic is in these games the home team doesn't even bother with a furious comeback down 20+. When you have a star that can get to the basket whenever he wants it dampens the enthusiasm of the other team.