For every brilliant move that Van Gundy makes, he makes another that is completely foolish. Last night, he comes up with the brilliant scheme of running the offense through turkoglu but follows it up by giving JJ redick big minutes in the stretch. Yes, he hit two 3's but had a couple of critical turnovers and missed one wide open back breaking three from the top of the arc. He shouldnt be in the game with two minutes left in a championship game. He looked scared.
He designs a beautiful side out of bounds play...one of the best i have seen...but can't find a way to isolate jameer nelson against derek fisher in an obvious mismatch. Anthony Johnson hasnt played a single minute in two games although he can hit the open jumper.
All that being said, the lakers interior size is giving howard major problems. The bottom line is that Orlando isnt penetrating and are basically relegated to shooting from long distance. There are very few easy shots as opposed to the lakers who are getting a good many shots from the lane.
Basketball is not a complex sport. If one team is shooting open shots from 15 ft and in and the other team is shooting contested shots from 20 ft and out...its not difficult to figure who is going to win.
Orlando is a gritty team and you have to love the way they play. I have to check cap room, but they are in desperate need of another guard.
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06-08-2009, 10:22 AM
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