Michael Pina
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I will say that... I think Shingun is just really important. I mean, obviously he's their best player. I think he's really important in this series offensively. I think whether he is posting up Draymond Green, using his size, using his quickness, drawing fouls, that's huge. Drawing double teams potentially, creating open looks for okay outside shooters on his team, whatever.
I will say that... I think Shingun is just really important. I mean, obviously he's their best player. I think he's really important in this series offensively. I think whether he is posting up Draymond Green, using his size, using his quickness, drawing fouls, that's huge. Drawing double teams potentially, creating open looks for okay outside shooters on his team, whatever.
Or just even finding mismatches with inverted pick and rolls that they do a little bit of. You know, there was a play where, in their most recent meeting, where he got Pajemski on him around the nail and he started to back him down. And Jimmy Butler helped early off Amin Thompson in the corner. Amin Thompson baseline cuts for a dunk. I think that this is the type of offense that...
Or just even finding mismatches with inverted pick and rolls that they do a little bit of. You know, there was a play where, in their most recent meeting, where he got Pajemski on him around the nail and he started to back him down. And Jimmy Butler helped early off Amin Thompson in the corner. Amin Thompson baseline cuts for a dunk. I think that this is the type of offense that...
Or just even finding mismatches with inverted pick and rolls that they do a little bit of. You know, there was a play where, in their most recent meeting, where he got Pajemski on him around the nail and he started to back him down. And Jimmy Butler helped early off Amin Thompson in the corner. Amin Thompson baseline cuts for a dunk. I think that this is the type of offense that...
Houston can generate sometimes. I think fundamentally, like my, it's so difficult to pick them though is not that I won't, but it's, it's tough just because it comes down to like tough shot making and who are the tough shot makers on this team. And I, can Jalen Green go off in two or three games? Can Dylan Brooks shoot well over 40% from behind the three-point line?
Houston can generate sometimes. I think fundamentally, like my, it's so difficult to pick them though is not that I won't, but it's, it's tough just because it comes down to like tough shot making and who are the tough shot makers on this team. And I, can Jalen Green go off in two or three games? Can Dylan Brooks shoot well over 40% from behind the three-point line?
Houston can generate sometimes. I think fundamentally, like my, it's so difficult to pick them though is not that I won't, but it's, it's tough just because it comes down to like tough shot making and who are the tough shot makers on this team. And I, can Jalen Green go off in two or three games? Can Dylan Brooks shoot well over 40% from behind the three-point line?
Can they survive if Fred Van Fleet has another clunker? I don't think that they can. So there's a lot of stuff they can do. A lot of pieces they can... Or areas they can poke at. But... generating good offense for this team is going to be tough.
Can they survive if Fred Van Fleet has another clunker? I don't think that they can. So there's a lot of stuff they can do. A lot of pieces they can... Or areas they can poke at. But... generating good offense for this team is going to be tough.
Can they survive if Fred Van Fleet has another clunker? I don't think that they can. So there's a lot of stuff they can do. A lot of pieces they can... Or areas they can poke at. But... generating good offense for this team is going to be tough.
And I will also say that the double big lineup, which I think has been much ballyhooed deservedly with Shangoon and Steven Adams, you know, the last time they played email, Doka plays that, that duo, it had a lot of success in that game, but he also played it when Steph Curry was on the bench intentionally. And so you can't really do that. Like how much are you going to squeeze out of that?
And I will also say that the double big lineup, which I think has been much ballyhooed deservedly with Shangoon and Steven Adams, you know, the last time they played email, Doka plays that, that duo, it had a lot of success in that game, but he also played it when Steph Curry was on the bench intentionally. And so you can't really do that. Like how much are you going to squeeze out of that?
And I will also say that the double big lineup, which I think has been much ballyhooed deservedly with Shangoon and Steven Adams, you know, the last time they played email, Doka plays that, that duo, it had a lot of success in that game, but he also played it when Steph Curry was on the bench intentionally. And so you can't really do that. Like how much are you going to squeeze out of that?
if Curry is playing more minutes. I mean, we're in the postseason. So I think that that's really fascinating. They go zone a lot when those two are on the court. Can't really do that against the Golden State Warriors when Steph Curry's out there. So I... I don't really have a good answer. I hope that was a good answer. I don't know what the answer is. I don't know.
if Curry is playing more minutes. I mean, we're in the postseason. So I think that that's really fascinating. They go zone a lot when those two are on the court. Can't really do that against the Golden State Warriors when Steph Curry's out there. So I... I don't really have a good answer. I hope that was a good answer. I don't know what the answer is. I don't know.
if Curry is playing more minutes. I mean, we're in the postseason. So I think that that's really fascinating. They go zone a lot when those two are on the court. Can't really do that against the Golden State Warriors when Steph Curry's out there. So I... I don't really have a good answer. I hope that was a good answer. I don't know what the answer is. I don't know.
When the Warriors have... I mean, how do we get Steph going? My mind is recency biased off of that last game that I rewatched a couple of days ago. But you mentioned the... Well, first of all, I want to say, yeah, the Warriors, they got some good stuff doing typical Warriors stuff in crunch time of that game. You had...
When the Warriors have... I mean, how do we get Steph going? My mind is recency biased off of that last game that I rewatched a couple of days ago. But you mentioned the... Well, first of all, I want to say, yeah, the Warriors, they got some good stuff doing typical Warriors stuff in crunch time of that game. You had...
When the Warriors have... I mean, how do we get Steph going? My mind is recency biased off of that last game that I rewatched a couple of days ago. But you mentioned the... Well, first of all, I want to say, yeah, the Warriors, they got some good stuff doing typical Warriors stuff in crunch time of that game. You had...