Game 1: Come Tomorrow, Wake Up Anew, See the Sun.
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I mean.. he does a ton of things well. Other than you think he shoots too much? He's shooting over 50% from 3 in the playoffs.. what's to hate?
edit: ok.. 'a ton' is probably overstating it.. and his D has been bad in the playoffs.
His lack of on-court awareness is amazing...he routinely just passes directly to the other team.
I had no idea he was such an awful defender….or that he was allergic to passing
And he still contested with a hand in Butler's face. PP may yet prove to be too small, but that play wasn't a good example.
Edit: He also played Butler so well on his first touch of that possession that he force Jimmy to give up the ball.
To be fair, he didnt have a lot of options on that last play. It was kick it out or travel. Nobody was open
I hate Butler for what he does to us, but I respect his game at least. Hustle and makes plays
Latest play, brief complaint, no histrionics, Harden or Embiid or Tucker would be yapping for 20 minutes. (I won't touch the home team shenanigans)
Latest play, brief complaint, no histrionics, Harden or Embiid or Tucker would be yapping for 20 minutes. (I won't touch the home team shenanigans)
That game was on ESPN. All of the C's games are on TNT, thankfully. We all save 12 minutes in the bargain.
You are right - saw that on the replay. That said, when Jimmy is getting the matchup he wants and is successfully exploiting it - even with the Heat's characteristic physicality - you need to adjust imo.
he’s a good shooter. Really good on the catch and shoot.
if it’s not a catch and shoot situation, it can get really bad. He has horse blinders on. He only looks for his shot (to a comical degree honestly). He’s a really, really bad defender.
It probably is my expectation of what he was based on what I heard. I expected a heady PG and a good defender. Whatever you think of the guy, he sure as shit isn’t heady, a point guard or a good defender
Yeah Pritchard played pretty great defense on that possession, not sure too many defenders would’ve stopped that shot.
He'd have been better throwing it at the rim than throwing it randomly back towards mid-court, though---fortunate it didn't generate a fast break hoop for them
It is just wild to me that PP basically didn't play all season (11th on the team in minutes played) but he's on the floor in the first quarter of a playoff game. Bizarre.
I think they set a trap but inviting it and collapse to strip it. It’s our Achilles.
Yeah, agreed overall---PP on Butler is not a matchup I want to see much. And you of course aren't wrong about his size
Not if we’re playing lineups with Brogdon and Pritchard on the court together.
Brogdon’s role all year has been to score with the bench players. Usually, he’s out there with a directive to shoot, basically. Doesn’t translate as much to tighter rotation, but he’s out there to get points.
