Another loss and more questions

Fewer of these because I'm not watching the games they way I used to.
I will say I have been happy with the play of McCants the past few
games. He might not be a bust after all. I've also been impressed
with Reed. He's a keeper.

The Good:
Everything about KG's game aside from his scoring. He obviously cannot
handle double teams like many of the elite scorers can.

Banks: He's still a step slow defensively, but his offensive game has
been sparkling.

Jaric: 4 assists in 11 minutes


The Bad:
Blount: I know he had 18 points, but it doesn't matter when his defense
is so horrible against Yao and company.

Davis: He's been a big disappointment. Not only does he play horrible
D, it takes him too many shots to get his points.

McCants: 1-7, 5 points and 5 fouls.

CASEY: not playing EG against Yao. EG and Jaric need more minutes. So
does Reed.

On 8 Mar 2006 08:31:38 -0800, "ikrushlots@aol.com"
<ikrushlots DeleteThis @aol.com> wrote:

>Fewer of these because I'm not watching the games they way I used to.
>I will say I have been happy with the play of McCants the past few
>games. He might not be a bust after all. I've also been impressed
>with Reed. He's a keeper.
>
>The Good:
>Everything about KG's game aside from his scoring. He obviously cannot
>handle double teams like many of the elite scorers can.
>
>Banks: He's still a step slow defensively, but his offensive game has
>been sparkling.
>
>Jaric: 4 assists in 11 minutes
>
>The Bad:
>Blount: I know he had 18 points, but it doesn't matter when his defense
>is so horrible against Yao and company.
>
>Davis: He's been a big disappointment. Not only does he play horrible
>D, it takes him too many shots to get his points.
>
>McCants: 1-7, 5 points and 5 fouls.
>
>CASEY: not playing EG against Yao. EG and Jaric need more minutes. So
>does Reed.

Right now, Casey should be starting:

PG- Banks
SG - Jaric
SF - Davis
PF - Garnett
C - Griffin

Hassell can come off the bench to split minutes with Jaric/Davis as
needed.

Jaric deserves more playing time. Sitting him only hurts his
productivity in the long run, IMO.

Griffin is a better defender than Blount, and Blount can come off the
bench to provide some offense as needed.

All in all, that wasn't a horrible game last night...but the Wolves
should have won it. It was because of Blount's lack of defense
in the paint that they lost, IMO. Yao and Swift had Blount for dinner
last night. His offense did not make up for his complete lack of
defense, IMO.




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