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Message: [QUOTE="CaptainJ, post: 878174, member: 1553"] I'm steering my ship next to yours and am not awaiting the full volley to be returned before I concur. I'll stick my neck out and agree with you that "well enough" for now may not only be not [I]optimal[/I], but may also venture into the realms of "not well enough" against a foe with a formidable half court defense who also has a good offense and/or catches us at a time when our defense isn't up to par. It doesn't even need to be an elite team, or on the road as witnessed a few days ago against Miami I'm not trying to criticize Tyler/the team any more than a parent who has a kid capable of getting A's in school would when they are only getting B's, even though said parent could be satisfied because their other kids get C's. I'd certainly trade a couple of turnovers for some easy transition buckets, especially when we have athletes like Fair and Grant to finish at the rim, or Cooney to kick out to in transition(which I have seen and applauded when it actually happened). I love Ennis and think we are beyond fortunate to have him, but to say his game can't improve is to show a lack of faith in the kid. Stats are kept on balls thrown away and shots missed, but not on opportunities thrown away or missed. A lot of folks won't consider things that can't be [I]measured[/I](or even easily measured), but that goes far beyond sports and I don't want to get off topic with illustrations. If I am forced to stay close to home(even though I realize it wont be the most effective analogy), I could say in a sense Coleman's tendency to be tentative with his shots at time's parallel Tyler's tendency to be tentative on the break. We are just more forgiving of killing a break than we are of killing a quick put back for some reason. Again, overall I love the kid and don't want to put the lack of fast breaking [I]all [/I]on Tyler. I haven't really observed closely enough to note if his teammates have been running the floor as well as their counterparts in the past. I also can't rule out that JB hasnt reined him in a bit for now. Regardless, let's not give our friend HJB too hard of a time for showing some insight. In life you're going to have less opportunity for mistakes when you take fewer risks, but less opportunity for success. I don't claim to know the optimal level of risk we're capable of, so I certainly can not claim we currently are at it. Maybe some of you can? I imagine those type of questions are what help keep message boards like this afloat. The Captain is about to retire to his quarters unless ensnared in some more good threads. [/QUOTE]

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