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DocK36
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 Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 12:57 am Post subject: What the heck happened to our defense? |
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Anyone else notice that this team's defense had really regressed? In the beginning of the year at least they were playing decent D and staying in games. Lately they couldn't make any defensive stops. Rotation is horrible, miscommunication, guys not boxing out and giving up way too many offensive board and easy put backs, going under screens on shooters, not closing on shooters and too lazy to even put up a hand to challenge shooters, double teaming scrubs for no reason and giving up wide open shot. I mean if anything you expect the team to play better D now that they have half a season playing together. They can talk about executing the triangle all day, but if the defense doesn't improve soon, things can collapse just like last season's second half.
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bambam
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| i remember forced turnovers. i loved that about this team. now it almost never happens. |
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PiPisKobesByatch
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:00 am Post subject: |
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it's sad to admit it.. but this team has just given up.
changes need to be made unless we want to spiral into a 30 win season like last year. |
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JimRaynor55
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:17 am Post subject: |
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Our defense really has slipped. Earlier this season, I proudly made a thread about how we were #6 in points per possession defense. We're currently #16. |
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LA4Life
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:24 am Post subject: |
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Defense? This squad doesn't know the meaning of the word. They either dont give a (bleep) or are too lazy to play any defense.
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OshadowO
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 2:01 am Post subject: |
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smush got a guaranteed contract thats what happened to his defense. Not sure about kwame, maybe PJ made a comments about his furs again :/
maybe PJ needs to cad practicing the triangle and just practice defense every day. Lor knows no one can hit an open shot on this team anyway so they can just dump it to kobe and stand around watching him like they do anyway. NO need to practice that. |
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VEN_150
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 2:48 am Post subject: |
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| PiPisKobesByatch wrote: | it's sad to admit it.. but this team has just given up.
changes need to be made unless we want to spiral into a 30 win season like last year. |
i think your right, i guess they figured if it was good enough for the knicks..... |
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Sage_10
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:18 am Post subject: |
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| True, I think the team has given up to some extent. Outside of Kobe, no one elses head is the game defensively or offensively for that matter. |
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