Not upset about the loss tonight at all. Good effort. Even in the first half when they got down big.
Monta: Not sure if you can get him to stop shooting that mid range shot but he needs to shoot the shot from 10-15, and not 16-22 feet. I'd rather him penetrate off the pick and roll for one more dribble or two instead of pulling up immediately. And he has to take care of the ball. If he would just try to make the simple play that would happen immediately.
Calderon: He really needs to be the floor spacer on offense. Take the Peja role, take the Stevenson role. Be the guy they kick it out to because you will drill the 3. Every other points can come off of some pick and roll stuff. And his pnr game kind of sucks.
Blair: He sure does hustle. He makes some good offensive plays because of that hustle. But he appears to be a negative impact guy. For every o board he grabs or every point he scores.... he is giving up twice as many on the inside. You can see why Pop starting going with Splitter instead of him. Splitter aint a world beater but he can defensive rebound and block shots... and can guard somebody. Pairing him with Dirk reminds me of the Baked Potato days. Ugh.
Dalembert: Didn't stand out tonight but had a workload too. Got screwed a couple of times. Would like to see him set the screen for Dirk on the block.... I imagine Dalembert would get several catch lob dunks from it. He has to avoid fould because when he goes the defense becomes horrid.
Marion/Carter: Both brought nothing tonight. Carter is going to be hit and miss all year. Some nights he'll hit the 3. But if he can't... he doesn't bring much. Marion is a good defender but makes the spacing all weird by being in the corner. He can't hit the 3 so his man can basically play off of him all night.
Mekel: Nice game tonight. Needs to improve his shooting but is so solid in all areas. He is a natural floor general. Comes off that screen and roll with purpose.
Dirk: Weird game for him. Was pretty lackluster in some parts but got in a groove in the 3rd. Needs to board better. Got screwed tonight on some calls.
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