Well he's playing now and if he's not 100% then put him on the IR. He looks so lost on the court. I realize he hasn't seen minutes in months but he went through training camp and pre-season and he's out of place on both ends of the court. Luckily he set a good pick to free up Damian in the Denver game to tie things up but that was drawn up. This is what $10 mil a year looks like? Sorry to be tough on the kid but damn...
I hear ya. I've been a defender of his, but I'm starting to lose my patience. Still, I'm going to wait until he rounds back into shape before I totally write him off. I do think that he'll regain his shooting ability and low-post defense - and if he does he's a relative bargain at $10M. By which I mean tradeable.
That's a fair assessment. I'm willing to give him time. What little minutes he's received thus far have been head-scratching to me - both in the number of minutes and the productivity when he was in. There's been some big-time regression in his game and it's sad to see... :-(
I'm not even sure if it's the starting line up that needs to change. It's not like we're getting blown out in the first half. It seems like all our problems happen in the third quarter. It seems like we're doing OK in the first half, but teams are making adjustments at halftime to shut down Dame and then we end up being on the short end of a 23-2 run in the 3rd quarter. So, why not keep the same starters, but mix it up at the start of the third. There's no rule that you have to start the same guys in the second half as you did in the first. Get a 3rd reliable scorer on the court so our offense doesn't grind to a halt. So, put Crabbe out there with Dame and C.J. to start the third. Who plays the 4 in this lineup depends on the match up. If the other team has a big PF like Favors or Griffin, go with a big 4 of our own (Vonleh or Davis). If the other team has a stretch 4, go with Aminu or Harkless. Right now, 3rd quarters are killing us. That's where the adjustment needs to come. BNM
I know what you mean, but that COULD be an advantage. A team of LeBrons would be AWESOME. The trouble is, we also have a severe UNDERlap of things like rebounding, shot-blocking and defense.
But I WANT to keep bashing on him! Who CARES about the facts! I'll focus on irrelevancies like the fact that the team was an incredible team-leading -36 while he was on the floor, which is OBVIOUSLY not his fault - that's how desperate I am to smear him. I thought you had my back in this! What happened to THIS guy:
I like Evan Turner. I have always liked him as a player. That doesn't change the fact that we were hoping to go out and get a home run in free agency, and all we got was a single, or a double at best. None of those posts has anything to do with people being impatient and irrational in their hatred for the guy. It's not his fault that Neil struck out on options A and B.
Broken bat single? Neal got the bat sawed off in his hands, but still managed to bloop one over the infield. BNM
All things considered, I think Neil did the best he could with what he had, and I think we're far from the finished product. I think there will be a trade. I don't think we're going to keep all these young assets. I'm hoping he can use some of these pieces to get us a third scorer.
Did you see the last game? He came in and we fell apart. What's his plus/minus? It must be awful. The turnovers are maddening.
He's averaging 1.8 turnovers per game... that's less than he averaged last year... and the year before.
Hell, I'd be willing to try Rudy Gay... Wouldn't take much to get him (Meyers and CLEs 1st?). 3rd scorer and a consistent shooter who is available for not much in return..
Some people just want to find reasons to bitch. Forget the fact that Crabbe only took TWO SHOTS in that entire game.
But I thought JinxSpeed and a bunch on here last season said that Aminu was better than my guy Nico Batum? I'm confused.
I think it the TO he having why some people are down on him. But he still adjusting where players going be for passes. But sometimes it not his fault it somebody not coming to the ball. Everyone wants standing at the 3 point line instead breaking to the hoop.
He came from a team with slashers. Isaiah Thomas. Avery Bradley. Marcus Smart. I can't fathom how people can't understand that it takes time to develop chemistry.
