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re: BI and Willie had an exchange during Game 2 according to Shams
Posted on 5/7/24 at 3:34 pm to Pels_Yaz
Posted on 5/7/24 at 3:34 pm to Pels_Yaz
quote:It really makes no sense from BI's perspective.
I think BI was frustrated that he couldn’t get off Dort and wanted Willie to set up plays to get him free. Which I don’t disagree with but Willie just doesn’t do that. I mean we don’t set up plays for anyone.
Willie runs a screen, ball gets to BI...ok now what? You still got Dort on you. You've shown zero ability to score on him, so what are you going to do now?
Oh, you also need help getting Dort off of you when you have the ball, how about a screen? But wait, you get a screen and refuse to attack and play the BI slow motion basketball so the screen becomes useless because you go around it, stop, and Dort just follows you until he's back into position to guard you.
No one was going to put the ball in the basket for you. You're on a max contract. Sure there are ways to make things easier here and there, but sometimes a player of this caliber getting paid that much has to get shite done by yourself, and you have to own it when you don't.
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Posted on 5/7/24 at 3:37 pm to shel311
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Sure there are ways to make things easier here and there, but sometimes a player of this caliber getting paid that much has to get shite done by yourself, and you have to own it when you don't.
It's why Zion being hurt ended the series before it began. The version of Zion we saw in the Lakers game that dropped 40 would've killed dort, then ingram could've gone to work against green, etc.
Dort is big and strong, but Zion was bigger and stronger and actually showed that dog mentality we've been begging to see.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 3:43 pm to shel311
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It really makes no sense from BI's perspective. Willie runs a screen, ball gets to BI...ok now what? You still got Dort on you. You've shown zero ability to score on him, so what are you going to do now? Oh, you also need help getting Dort off of you when you have the ball, how about a screen? But wait, you get a screen and refuse to attack and play the BI slow motion basketball so the screen becomes useless because you go around it, stop, and Dort just follows you until he's back into position to guard you. No one was going to put the ball in the basket for you. You're on a max contract. Sure there are ways to make things easier here and there, but sometimes a player of this caliber getting paid that much has to get shite done by yourself, and you have to own it when you don't.
I don’t disagree with any of this. But maybe part of the problem is the fact is BI just isn’t that good. And it seems like hes gotten used to pointing the fingers at why he isn’t.
That being said- Willie coached horribly in this series. I didn’t see one single adjustment to help win this series. Seems like he got into more of an ego battle with BI. I mean at some point if BI offense is not working- bench him and play guys that can help him or your offense score. Instead Willie ran the same guys out and got swept.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 3:47 pm to shel311
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Willie runs a screen, ball gets to BI...ok now what? You still got Dort on you. You've shown zero ability to score on him, so what are you going to do now?
Oh, you also need help getting Dort off of you when you have the ball, how about a screen? But wait, you get a screen and refuse to attack and play the BI slow motion basketball so the screen becomes useless because you go around it, stop, and Dort just follows you until he's back into position to guard you.
No one was going to put the ball in the basket for you. You're on a max contract. Sure there are ways to make things easier here and there, but sometimes a player of this caliber getting paid that much has to get shite done by yourself, and you have to own it when you don't.
You know i love to argue, but ain't nothing there to argue against.
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