This team can't make the playoffs.
I don't want Gentry passed this season more than playoffs.
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This team can't make the playoffs.
I don't want Gentry passed this season more than playoffs.
Zion was a really solid help defender in college. Menace in passing lanes, had great timing, great weakside help anticipation for blocks.Originally Posted by akhan786
I think it's a combination of a few things that's stopping him in the NBA so far. Part of it is that you have to remember that he's actually still only 16 games in after tonight; defense always takes the longest for the game to slow down. So that's part of it.
Another aspect of it appears to be foul trouble. There are a bunch of times where he's sort of in position to go for the big block and you sometimes even see him tense to go for it, and he just doesn't. I'm guessing that's out of fear of fouling, although obviously I could be wrong.
The final thing (and this is just total guesswork) is that when he played in pre-season, his problem was overhelping. He would often shade so far to help that he'd lose his own man. It's possible that the coaching staff has told him to basically just stick to his man and play the basics, rather than do that. No idea for sure, but it seems possible.
I feel like with a full offseason to get in proper conditioning, and with a training camp to really learn the scheme (we have to remember that he basically came in and just got told to figure things out; he had no training camp or anything due to the injury), he will be much better next year.
Basketball.
Wanna talk playoffs?
Gentry ball at it's finest. Fire that idiot. After 5yrs team still don't know how to run a pick-n-roll so they don't know how to defend it.
The TIMBERWOLVES.
This is the equivalent of losing to the Washington Generals.
Doing dong
Gentry supporters where are you?
Dame lillard back so tell lavar it's a wrap
Gentry got a roster full on crappy defenders
Ingram MIA again? + we gotta give this guy 25% of the cap next season.
Actual proof Greivis Vasquez can throw Anthony Davis an Alley-OOP on an (kinda) fastbreak!
FOR **** SAKE
Jrue Holiday is a dumb player
Losing to the Lakers was annoying, but fine.
Losing to Dallas tomorrow would be annoying, but fine.
Losing to the Wolves at home is not fine.
Our defense has been a dumpster fire all year long, and it still is. For a long time the excuse was injuries. First to Favors, then it was that Zion's out so Ingram has to defend up a position, etc etc.
Everyone's healthy here. We're playing a garbage team missing its best scorer in KAT.
Where's the defense? Why hasn't it been fixed? Some of it is chemistry and recognition, some of it is individual players, sure, but all of it? All year long? Regardless of the lineup? No way. There's an obvious thread running through all of it.
Holy god we have the lowest cumulative BBIQ in the league... starting with our coach
Jrue?
You practice what you preach. And that is offense for Gentry
Pels blowing their playoff chance very disappointing
Team can't hit a three to save it's life.
EDIT: NVM
Zo needed motivation
Yeah, I refuse to accept that the entire problem is just crappy defenders.
Jrue's an excellent defender. Favors is an excellent defender. Lonzo's shown he can play good defense when put in the right position to do so. Melli is a smart enough team defender. Zion sucks as a team defender right now but he's fine 1v1.
We aren't asking for this team to be top 5 on defense. It's clear that we don't have that in us. But we shouldn't be this bad, this consistently. It's a disgrace, and while some of it goes to the players, there's clearly a systemic element here.
Disgrace
I can't believe we lost to these jokers.
This is pathetic effort... They should stay after the game and start practicing defence!!!
Hes not a max player
But hes young so
Paging Lonz4 Mvp
Hack a Jrue for the win
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