Thursday, May 16, 2013

Should Pablo Prigioni Return to knicks' starting 5


last 5 games Pablo Prigioni averaged 4,8 pts and 3,4 assists , not a strong  case to return  him to the starting lineup right? what shouldn't be overlooked is  the intangibles he  brought to the court.  Prigioni  is able to apply full court pressure on George Hill ,  prigioni's quick hand  makes Hill  slows down for fear of getting the ball stolen. This means  Pacers has less shot clock to work with, forcing  them   to launch hurried shots.
 Pacers has stingy  defense but their  offense is not that great. the only way knicks can  win  is if they can get more possessions than  pacers do. 
There is no stopping hibbert,  but if  knicks can  ensure that when hibbert gets the ball there is only 10-14 seconds left on the shot clock, it's already a success and Knicks need Prigioni  for it.

Monday, May 6, 2013

Chris Andersen must see bigger minutes

    
Joakim Noah  is the heart of chicago bulls, he provides defense,  rebounds. and most importantly  he is a great passer, that's why he is a crucial part of Bull's offense. If there is a weakness to this machine,  it is his size.  In Bulls  vs nets Series,  Brook Lopez might be bigger than  Noah, but his lack of physicality on defense allowed Noah  to establish a rhythm.
Now  the reasons Chris Andersen must get bigger minutes.
     1.Chrish Bosh is not strong enough and  he doesn't  bump Noah out of rhythm.Birdman is bigger than Bosh  and he is by nature a physical player. His physicality is needed  to  deny  noah  a position
     2.In the fourth quarter,  the  heat has no low post presence  because Bosh camped out in the perimeter. This strategy worked against OKC in the last year final because Kendrick Perkins was slow. It won't work against Bull because Noah a very mobile center who can guard Bosh in the perimeter  and quick enough  to go back to the post to grab defensive rebound.  Bulls  defenders are very disciplined bunch that rarely ever lost their men. Heat will never be able to get an offensive rebound, because no one is  there to grab it.
      So what to do  with  Bosh? return him to his original position at 4. He can use his range to draw away  Taj Gibson from the rim, allowing  birdman  to battle Noah one on one  for a rebound.