I think after all the media coverage of the LBJ/Blatt relationship & then the firing of Blatt it appears as if Spo really was "coaching" rather than being LBJ's puppet.
LOL....from the article you JUST posted...do you even read this stuff? hahahahahaah
There has been plenty of debate over whether or not Whiteside truly impacts the game in a positive way for the Heat or if he's just putting up hollow stats while the team plays better basketball with him on the bench
There were several times in Game 1 that Charlotte made Whiteside defend a pick-and-roll on the perimeter and ended up with a great 3-point look. Whether they made them or missed them, these were the looks they needed to manufacture more often.
Whiteside can't defend the pick-and-roll well. The same goes for Amar'e Stoudemire. You see in the video above that Whiteside is dropped way back into the paint. Any decent screen by the Charlotte bigs on the play will result in a quality 3-point look coming off that pick. Whiteside is too slow to be able to react to taking away the shot and then recover to the paint where he's supposed to protect the rim.
Earlier in the season, the Utah Jazz put him into a lot of pick-and-roll situations, and they had great success against him in doing so. Their plan was to make him less effective by forcing him away from the hoop and it worked. The Hornets can do the same thing. If he does cheat out to prevent the 3-point look, Walker or Batum or Lee or Jeremy Lin can then blow by him and force the defense to collapse or stay out on shooters. This results in either a layup or a great look on the pass out to the perimeter.
It will cause the defense to crumble with Whiteside in the game.
EXACTLY what i have been saying forever!!! put Whiteside in a 1-5 pick and roll and let him be useless on the outside and too slow to get back in the middle.
as usual- you know better....they should really hire you...Doris Burke would have NOTHINg on your vast experience and knowledge and lifetime dedication to the game. Of COURSE you are way smarter than all these professionals that get paid! YOU ARE IMPORTANT AND KNOW WAY BETTER THAN THEY DO! DONT EVER FORGET THAT! LOL
I thought the purpose of these threads was to discuss, debate...not to simply agree.
Now tell that to Wiggywam.
