Most unnecessary loss i have seen in all my days watching basketball.
1.Playing Melo at the 4 when there is no mismatch on the other end is useless and just plain retarded. If Memphis switches A SG or SF on the other end to guard Melo then the Melo at the 4 experiment should be shut down immediately.
2.We let Gasol have a field day for no reason by having Woodhead keep Melo at the 4 to be bruised up by Gasol all game. Melo did not deserve what happened to him tonight and Woody should be ashamed to see Melon fight so hard for no reason against guys that are just too much for him. Melo played very hard tonight and i commend him for keep on trying even though he was wrongfully forced to take a pounding for no reason at all.
3. Woodson is to blame for our teams execution and i feel he coached the worst game he has coached since becoming the head coach in NY. Its common sense that you dont willingly put you star SF on Marc Gasol all game and expect not to get chewed out on the boards and having Gasol kill us all game. Hell, even Lebron would struggle in that matchup.
4.Woody cost us the game and almost cost us last night with riding Novak. We had no reason to play small against a very big team and instead of atleast realizing it would not work and switching up, he waits until we are deep into a hole and momentum and player moral down until he puts in 2 bigs.
5.Players played great with good energy besides Chandler but Woodson cost us the game with his blind arrogance and flawed gameplan against this team.