McCluess admits to drawing up the play for Doubtlaw AKA the coldest guy on the team!!

Re: McCluess admits to drawing up the play for Doubtlaw AKA the coldest guy on the te

There are other sets, but those are the three we use the majority of the time.

Well the offensive rebounding is good because Greg is pretty much a force and can get anything he wants off the glass as long as he doesn't have two guys hanging on him. While us certainly being a jump shooting team pulls out big men it also kills us when those same jump shots aren't falling because we have little else to depend on at this point in time.

 

Re: McCluess admits to drawing up the play for Doubtlaw AKA the coldest guy on the te

Outlaw shot with roughly 6-7 seconds. And my own personal stance is to not crucify Outlaw or McMillan as the original poster suggested. Whether or not we could have got a better shot I don't know. What I do know is that if Travis makes the shot then he looks like a hero, McMillan looks like a genius and nobody on this forum right now would be bitching and moaning about being down 3-1 and looking for trade partners for draft day.

If I was the coach I would've made sure Roy or Rudy get the ball on that inbounds play, sure; but Nate knows the team better than I do, so I'll roll with his decision. Travis was shooting better tonight, so I don't blame him for taking the shot but, again, if it was my call I would've tried to get the rock into Roy or Rudy.

And we don't know for 100% certainty that Travis was the #1 option. Maybe the other primary options were covered?

Everyone needs to quit acting like a bunch of butthurt, sellout trophy rider fans. But then again, maybe most people on here really are just that and this series is just natures way of weeding out the bandwagoners.

 

Re: McCluess admits to drawing up the play for Doubtlaw AKA the coldest guy on the te

So let's say Nate drew up a play. The first three options were Roy, Rudy, and Blake in that order. As the broke they huddle, Nate says to the team, "Take the first good look you get, and if we miss and don't get the offensive rebound, we need to foul." The guys walk out on the court, Travis ends up getting the ball, and he thinks a wide open 25ft three, and he thinks its a good shot, so he takes it. Would you consider that a bad play? Or when you say it's a "bad play" do you really mean poor execution by the players? I could understand an argument for that.

 

Re: McCluess admits to drawing up the play for Doubtlaw AKA the coldest guy on the te

Listening to the post game show on the radio and Nat was asked if Travis was the #1 option on that play and Nate's response was, "He was on of our options." If you read in between the lines, Nate is saying that Outlaw was not the #1 option.

 

Re: McCluess admits to drawing up the play for Doubtlaw AKA the coldest guy on the te

In my scenario, Travis took what he thought was a good shot, when in reality it wasn't. We don't know that Nate liked that shot, yet we are all assuming he did. I don't understand how the design of the play in that scenario could be considered bad at all.

 

Re: McCluess admits to drawing up the play for Doubtlaw AKA the coldest guy on the te

I thought Outlaw had a clean look and it didn't go in. Not the GREATEST selection, obviously, but clearly not as haphazard as Blake's decision in game 3. I've seen Travis hit harder shots before. Unfortunately all the breaks, fouls, loose balls, long rebounds, etc have gone to Houston so far and consequently we are down 3-1.

I will say that it was refreshing to see Travis show up tonight. At the very least he proved he belonged on the court in the playoffs. Was it the greatest look at the hoop, no, but certainly not as piss poor as some here claim it to be.

 

Re: McCluess admits to drawing up the play for Doubtlaw AKA the coldest guy on the te

What if the play was designed for him to catch it 22ft from the hoop, on balance and shoot it, but he took an extra step (or was forced out) and decided the fade-away was a good shot?

I've never seen a coach draw up a play for a fadeaway, so I can't imagine Nate did tonight.

 

Re: McCluess admits to drawing up the play for Doubtlaw AKA the coldest guy on the te

I have to think that any 3 point shot we try to take in that situation is GOING to be contested, too. Besides Roy, Outlaw is the only player on the floor that can essentially create his own shot by rising over defenders. Rudy would've needed a few picks just to spot up and even then, no guarantee's that he is open. Plus, it sounds like Outlaw wasn't the #1 option drawn up either.

I was sitting next to one of my buddies and I actually told him coming out of the timeout that it wouldn't surprise me if Travis or LaMarcus took the shot just because Rudy and Roy would be locked down defensively.

 

Re: McCluess admits to drawing up the play for Doubtlaw AKA the coldest guy on the te

with 8 seconds left we had plenty of time for a better shot.

 

Re: McCluess admits to drawing up the play for Doubtlaw AKA the coldest guy on the te

No, "clowns" make claims without providing links . . .

 

Re: McCluess admits to drawing up the play for Doubtlaw AKA the coldest guy on the te

If Outlaw doesn't quickly get up that 3 pointer - the Rockets would have fouled us..and the game would have been over.

Most NBA teams will foul when up 3 with less than 25 seconds on the clock, put the other team on the line for 2 shots - ball game over.

You can criticize going to Outlaw - but getting up a quick 3 was the right thing to do in that situation.

 

Re: McCluess admits to drawing up the play for Doubtlaw AKA the coldest guy on the te

Are you kidding me? Before this GAME Outlaw was horrific, even with his 6-14 shooting night he is 14-45 (31%) for the series...I am glad he made 6 shots, but the majority of his 8 misses were ugly shots...

and furthermore, in those 3 games, and in this game, Outlaw has averaged around 30min while Rudy has averaged around 20min...there is NO excuse for that IMO....Nor is there for Rudy getting only FIVE shots...

If Nate really drew up that play for Outlaw then he made a stupid decision....

Man, Outlaw needs to go, I am sick of watching him jack up stupid shots and continually get beat on defense...Did he even know where the man he was guarding was for most of the night? NO....Nothing like watching him CONTINUALLY get stuck b\t doubling a guy or guarding his man...he was in that no man's zone b\t each (and failing the objectives of both) ALL NIGHT LONG.....

Oh BTW...It was nice to see Rudy HIT his 3pt shot off an in bounds play.....See that is how it is supposed to work...