nyk_nyk
All Star
You're spot on. This game was WON. First off we should have pressured the ball on the way up court. Second, you have to have Jared Jeffries in the game. Whe I saw these two things not happening I knew he wasnt going to do the smart thing.This coach is clueless...
Two things I was livid about when it happened. You don't let them bring the ball up and do what they want to do. Secondly, I would have had Jeffries in the game to guard Pierce. I know Shump is a good on ball defender but when guarding against a 3 I'd prefer some length. If you asked MOA who his best defenders are I'm sure he'd mention Jeffries, so his benching in that situation was weird. Also, Davis was doing a great job of hounding his man up court on nearly every play, so not sure why that wasn't taken into consideration in terms of disrupting the backcourt.