PC played 4 minutes and left with a groin injury.
Yeah but he’s pretty bad out therePC played 4 minutes and left with a groin injury.
he needs to shoot more. he became a force last year, and he has been obviously told not to shoot. i was at the garden and he did not even look at the basket when he had open shots. we are missing the boat with him. if he becomes a scoring threat outside it creates multiple opportunities for everyone. the kid is a baller. he seems to have lost all the confidence he had at the end of last year. shame on jbI was a little bullish on MD so far but I think he needs to play as much as possible. I don’t know where but I don’t like Paschal in there on offense at all. Marek at the 5 against real competition will not be sustainable defensively. Maybe Sidibe can start if he keeps improving and is as active as he was tonight. Outside of the weird pirouette play where he sort of did a left handed hook shot after the weird pirouette he did get fouled but missed both I think); he played well. Was quick off his feet too a couple of plays for boards. But, yeah, Marek helps move the ball in an already stagnant offense.
he needs to shoot more. he became a force last year, and he has been obviously told not to shoot. i was at the garden and he did not even look at the basket when he had open shots. we are missing the boat with him. if he becomes a scoring threat outside it creates multiple opportunities for everyone. the kid is a baller. he seems to have lost all the confidence he had at the end of last year. shame on jb
Just curious why folks think he can’t play a lot of minutes at the 5...he’s 6’10...is he to skinny? PC and BS are skinny too. Marek does bring MUCH moreon offensegame fact you could run that high pick n roll with him. He could pop and hit the 3 or roll it hard to the iron.
There are a lot of explanations for why Marek hasn't been pulling the trigger or even "looking at the basket" and not all of them involve JB "telling" him not to shoot.he needs to shoot more. he became a force last year, and he has been obviously told not to shoot. i was at the garden and he did not even look at the basket when he had open shots. we are missing the boat with him. if he becomes a scoring threat outside it creates multiple opportunities for everyone. the kid is a baller. he seems to have lost all the confidence he had at the end of last year. shame on jb
There are a lot of explanations for why Marek hasn't been pulling the trigger or even "looking at the basket" and not all of them involve JB "telling" him not to shoot.
he can functionally fill in at 3 positions, he does all the little things that you need to be successful, but he can also score so he can't be left undefended. he's like a trusty jack knifeYeah. And when others are making shots, I’ll take what he did yesterday...4 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, filling a variety of roles. And he does stuff that doesn’t show up in the stats. Good passes that don’t register as assists, hustle plays, being in the right places...he seems to make the game easier for his teammates.
As long as other guys on the court are making shots, which yesterday Battle and Hughes did, and OB started to late, then you can have him out there a lot IMO.
Yeah. And when others are making shots, I’ll take what he did yesterday...4 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, filling a variety of roles. And he does stuff that doesn’t show up in the stats. Good passes that don’t register as assists, hustle plays, being in the right places...he seems to make the game easier for his teammates.
As long as other guys on the court are making shots, which yesterday Battle and Hughes did, and OB started to late, then you can have him out there a lot IMO.
Agreed. He’s a good do-a-little-of-everything guy. But, he’s still a role player type. Fine. Like you said, the others should be doing the bulk of the scoring. He helps in other ways. It’s tricky. He needs to play but you can’t have too much of him and Paschal out there. Against certain teams it would be 3 on 5 on offense if they are in there together and a man down otherwise.
i was just thinking . . . the pocketknife i carry is the leatherman skeletool. given marek's versatility and frame, "skeletool" would be an awesome nickname for himhe can functionally fill in at 3 positions, he does all the little things that you need to be successful, but he can also score so he can't be left undefended. he's like a trusty jack knife
i was just thinking . . . the pocketknife i carry is the leatherman skeletool. given marek's versatility and frame, "skeletool" would be an awesome nickname for him
They're all thin but MD is listed as 50lbs lighter than PC and 25lbs lighter than Sidibe. That's significant. Howard, Hughes, Buddy, Braswell and Battle all weigh more than MD. Hell, Autry Jr weighs more than him.Just curious why folks think he can’t play a lot of minutes at the 5...he’s 6’10...is he to skinny? PC and BS are skinny too. Marek does bring MUCH more on offense...in fact you could run that high pick n roll with him. He could pop and hit the 3 or roll it hard to the iron.