Comments on: How To Fix The Raptors (Part 1) http://www.wearingfilm.com/picketfence/2009/11/how-to-fix-the-raptors-part-1/ A discussion about basketball. More specifically the Raptors and the NBA Sun, 15 Aug 2010 03:49:36 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Al http://www.wearingfilm.com/picketfence/2009/11/how-to-fix-the-raptors-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Al Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:57:36 +0000 http://www.wearingfilm.com/picketfence/?p=575#comment-279 LOL, my English isn't very good, but you should have understood what I said about running around the paint with your defender always between you and the basket and always near or on the paint because your near the paint. LOL, my English isn’t very good, but you should have understood what I said about running around the paint with your defender always between you and the basket and always near or on the paint because your near the paint.

]]> By: khandor http://www.wearingfilm.com/picketfence/2009/11/how-to-fix-the-raptors-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-278 khandor Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:53:50 +0000 http://www.wearingfilm.com/picketfence/?p=575#comment-278 Circle movement patterns in the post area are not the same as either "squares" or "traingles". :-) As such, I've now said all that I'm going to say in this thread. Cheers Circle movement patterns in the post area are not the same as either “squares” or “traingles”. :-)

As such, I’ve now said all that I’m going to say in this thread.

Cheers

]]> By: Al http://www.wearingfilm.com/picketfence/2009/11/how-to-fix-the-raptors-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-277 Al Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:24:14 +0000 http://www.wearingfilm.com/picketfence/?p=575#comment-277 My bad, posted twice because the posts didn't appear. My bad, posted twice because the posts didn’t appear.

]]> By: Al http://www.wearingfilm.com/picketfence/2009/11/how-to-fix-the-raptors-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-274 Al Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:59:58 +0000 http://www.wearingfilm.com/picketfence/?p=575#comment-274 To finish: 1-I still don't know why going smaller is gonna be good, seriously, size still matters in both ends. I could understand that with that change it could be better for some time for the team, but at the end we will a worse team than letting our guys (not only Andrea) learn. 2-Bosh&the whole team has more room when he's the only guy inside, allowing the drives we usually ask from our perimeter guys and from Bosh. 3-You wanna a one trick team? You cannot do a lot of the stuff Andrea can do with a smaller guy (bigs switching his men at defense is one they can do now because they are both strong enough). 4-Andrea is learning, and he's really trying hard this season to get more offensive rebounds (maybe he doesn't get so much but still this is helping to his team, buying some time for his mates who are running at the defensive end), he's a good one on one defender that can switch to smaller guys, good for pick and roll defense. To finish:

1-I still don’t know why going smaller is gonna be good, seriously, size still matters in both ends. I could understand that with that change it could be better for some time for the team, but at the end we will a worse team than letting our guys (not only Andrea) learn.

2-Bosh&the whole team has more room when he’s the only guy inside, allowing the drives we usually ask from our perimeter guys and from Bosh.

3-You wanna a one trick team? You cannot do a lot of the stuff Andrea can do with a smaller guy (bigs switching his men at defense is one they can do now because they are both strong enough).

4-Andrea is learning, and he’s really trying hard this season to get more offensive rebounds (maybe he doesn’t get so much but still this is helping to his team, buying some time for his mates who are running at the defensive end), he’s a good one on one defender that can switch to smaller guys, good for pick and roll defense.

]]> By: Al http://www.wearingfilm.com/picketfence/2009/11/how-to-fix-the-raptors-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-273 Al Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:58:51 +0000 http://www.wearingfilm.com/picketfence/?p=575#comment-273 To finish: 1-I still don't know why going smaller is gonna be good, seriously, size still matters in both ends. I could understand that with that change it could be better for some time for the team, but at the end we will a worse team than letting our guys (not only Andrea) learn. 2-Bosh&the whole team has more room when he's the only guy inside, allowing the drives we usually ask from our perimeter guys and from Bosh. 3-You wanna a one trick team? You cannot do a lot of the stuff Andrea can do with a smaller guy (bigs switching his men at defense is one they can do now because they are both strong enough). 4-Andrea is learning, and he's really trying hard this season to get more offensive rebounds (maybe he doesn't get so much but still this is helping to his team, buying some time for his mates who are running at the defensive end), he's a good one on one defender that can switch to smaller guys, good for pick and roll defense. OFFTOPIC: I'm going to put some quotes and links because I want to give some deserved credit to our coach Triano and his staff on this: http://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2009/12/7/1189705/lakers-dominate-suns-look-better "Some subjective observations: Ron Artest was awesome as ever on D. Five steals, very disruptive overall, and never gave up on a single play. I was also very pleased with our bigs' defense. Taking a page from Toronto's playbook (I can't believe I just typed that; Toronto is ranked dead last in defense), LA switched on screen-rolls with Nash, sending Gasol or Bynum out to challenge the floppy-haired Canadian ..." http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/sports/articles/2009/12/06/20091206spt-sunslakersgamer.html "The Suns saw more of the switching defense that has recently plagued them. "They bottle up everything you try to do," Suns coach Alvin Gentry said. "They switch, and they knock off. We could never really get anything going. We're not so much a fast-break team but a rhythm team and they just take you out of your rhythm." " PD: So our guys are on the same page, they are showing desire and our coaches have some good ideas ... think that they deserve some patience from the fans. To finish:

1-I still don’t know why going smaller is gonna be good, seriously, size still matters in both ends. I could understand that with that change it could be better for some time for the team, but at the end we will a worse team than letting our guys (not only Andrea) learn.

2-Bosh&the whole team has more room when he’s the only guy inside, allowing the drives we usually ask from our perimeter guys and from Bosh.

3-You wanna a one trick team? You cannot do a lot of the stuff Andrea can do with a smaller guy (bigs switching his men at defense is one they can do now because they are both strong enough).

4-Andrea is learning, and he’s really trying hard this season to get more offensive rebounds (maybe he doesn’t get so much but still this is helping to his team, buying some time for his mates who are running at the defensive end), he’s a good one on one defender that can switch to smaller guys, good for pick and roll defense.

OFFTOPIC:

I’m going to put some quotes and links because I want to give some deserved credit to our coach Triano and his staff on this:

http://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2009/12/7/1189705/lakers-dominate-suns-look-better

“Some subjective observations: Ron Artest was awesome as ever on D. Five steals, very disruptive overall, and never gave up on a single play. I was also very pleased with our bigs’ defense. Taking a page from Toronto’s playbook (I can’t believe I just typed that; Toronto is ranked dead last in defense), LA switched on screen-rolls with Nash, sending Gasol or Bynum out to challenge the floppy-haired Canadian …”

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/sports/articles/2009/12/06/20091206spt-sunslakersgamer.html

“The Suns saw more of the switching defense that has recently plagued them.

“They bottle up everything you try to do,” Suns coach Alvin Gentry said. “They switch, and they knock off. We could never really get anything going. We’re not so much a fast-break team but a rhythm team and they just take you out of your rhythm.”
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PD: So our guys are on the same page, they are showing desire and our coaches have some good ideas … think that they deserve some patience from the fans.

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