Comments on: Injury Update for Miami: Pierce Likely to Play, House Out http://celticshub.com/2010/01/05/injury-update-for-miami-pierce-likely-to-play-house-out/ Thu, 24 May 2012 22:45:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cptn Bubbles http://celticshub.com/2010/01/05/injury-update-for-miami-pierce-likely-to-play-house-out/comment-page-1/#comment-19364 Cptn Bubbles Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:43:17 +0000 http://celticshub.com/?p=5191#comment-19364 I say err to the side of caution on both Paul & Rajon. Play the same guys who beat the Raps. They played pretty well. Was it a fluke? Give them another chance & actually LEARN something. Learning about what you REALLY have by playing them in actual games (the ultimate proving grounds) will make the whole murky trade question much clearer. If those guys continue to win then there is no need to go chasing after some POTENTIAL help who may not play well on the defensive end or have good chemistry. Doc says over & over & over & over that he is not worried about total wins/ceding as much as health. If this is really true then there should be more minutes for the bench. Why run the big 5 into the ground? This just, eventually, leads to more minutes for the bench anyway when they inevitably get hurt. We all know that Doc is harder on point guards. I don't think Lester is being given a fair deal. He handles the ball well & brings it up quickly (as opposed to the laboring styles of others which eats up the shot clock & is more likely to lead to turnovers). He has a really great looking shot. He is quick & can attack the lane. You could have him bring the ball up & then rotate to shooting guard if you are afraid of him trying to create too much. You can see that he has some skills BUT Doc has him on a very strict preordained minute allotment, a very, very, very short leash as if Lester could completely ruin the team in 5 minutes or less........We can't see fully what he is because Doc has seen some bad things in practice and believes that past practice performances trump what Lester is actually doing in a real game. I like Doc a lot, but this leads me to what annoys me most about Doc. Minutes. If the bench is doing well it does not matter. They are only going to play the magical number which Doc has in his head before the game even starts. If Lester, or anyone, is playing great, too bad! They MUST come out when the clock strikes...... Doc needs to break the stopwatch & go by what is actually happening on the court. Bench is playing well, keep them in there until they start getting tired or make several mistakes in a row. Starters look flat & tired early, sub early. Somebody is wearing Ray out, put TA in the game early. Start Sheed, KG, & Perk together and pound the rock inside. Then, bring them out at different times. Mix it up. Experiment Now. Most of all, please STOP bringing guys out of the game who are playing well & are not tired. Subbing for the sake of subbing should be a crime punishable by being tied to a chair & forced to watch old (or actually new) Clippers games non stop for 24 hours. I say err to the side of caution on both Paul & Rajon. Play the same guys who beat the Raps. They played pretty well. Was it a fluke? Give them another chance & actually LEARN something.

Learning about what you REALLY have by playing them in actual games (the ultimate proving grounds) will make the whole murky trade question much clearer. If those guys continue to win then there is no need to go chasing after some POTENTIAL help who may not play well on the defensive end or have good chemistry.

Doc says over & over & over & over that he is not worried about total wins/ceding as much as health. If this is really true then there should be more minutes for the bench. Why run the big 5 into the ground? This just, eventually, leads to more minutes for the bench anyway when they inevitably get hurt.

We all know that Doc is harder on point guards. I don’t think Lester is being given a fair deal. He handles the ball well & brings it up quickly (as opposed to the laboring styles of others which eats up the shot clock & is more likely to lead to turnovers). He has a really great looking shot. He is quick & can attack the lane. You could have him bring the ball up & then rotate to shooting guard if you are afraid of him trying to create too much. You can see that he has some skills BUT Doc has him on a very strict preordained minute allotment, a very, very, very short leash as if Lester could completely ruin the team in 5 minutes or less……..We can’t see fully what he is because Doc has seen some bad things in practice and believes that past practice performances trump what Lester is actually doing in a real game.

I like Doc a lot, but this leads me to what annoys me most about Doc. Minutes. If the bench is doing well it does not matter. They are only going to play the magical number which Doc has in his head before the game even starts. If Lester, or anyone, is playing great, too bad! They MUST come out when the clock strikes…… Doc needs to break the stopwatch & go by what is actually happening on the court. Bench is playing well, keep them in there until they start getting tired or make several mistakes in a row. Starters look flat & tired early, sub early. Somebody is wearing Ray out, put TA in the game early. Start Sheed, KG, & Perk together and pound the rock inside. Then, bring them out at different times. Mix it up. Experiment Now. Most of all, please STOP bringing guys out of the game who are playing well & are not tired. Subbing for the sake of subbing should be a crime punishable by being tied to a chair & forced to watch old (or actually new) Clippers games non stop for 24 hours.

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