What a very disturbing game. However, unlike the loss to Denver, this loss can be attributed to one person - Kyle Lowry. I'd stan for Kyle, but I also have to be honest with what I've seen tonight. And the past few games. Actually, for most of the season.
- JV had a great game offensively, but his PNR defence was probably the reason why he didn't see time in the fourth. JV just struggles reading the play, and often would be too scared of the blow by and would sag to a point where the mid-range would be wide open for anyone to take, and JV got cooked repeatedly.
- Pascal Siakam needs to finish stronger in traffic. He has to try to either dunk it or have a better concentration finishing in traffic.
- Fred VanVleet needs to get his shit together. He needs to stick to what he's good at, for now, to get himself back into rhythm. Then he can do whatever.
- I'm not too totally disappointed with how Nurse coached tonight, but my biggest pet peeve - offensive/defensive substitution should be utilized, and instead of having FVV on defence, put Delon in there.
- Another nitpick on Nurse: He let the second unit stay on the game for too long in the fourth.
- Is Norm back? Seriously, I'm done with CJ Miles.
- Speaking of Delon, I'm really disappointed with the slow development of his game. He looks and plays pretty much the same way as he did during his rookie season. This is coming from someone who was drafted as an older senior.
- Now, back to Lowry. Disturbing trend: he's shooting his career low in FTAs
- so basically if Rondo is an excellent playmaker that would occasionally pass up layups for assists, is Lowry a better player? I mean, Lowry's not passing up shots occasionally, he's passing up shots all the time. And when he takes them? At this point, I trust Rondo's shot more than Lowry.
- A few more things that I tweeted out:
hey, on the bright side, we're pretty much guaranteed not to see kyle lowry be invited to the All-Star Weekend 3-pt shootout #SilverLining— JD Quirante (@jdkeyrants) December 8, 2018
Lowry's struggles ripple effect: increased TOs because of overpassing & defense starting to play him for the pass. Defense also sagging off him to double/clog the space. Kills possessions (& momentum) by passing up a shot. youngsters look up to him & lose confidence.— JD Quirante (@jdkeyrants) December 8, 2018
I'm a big Lowry fan but this trend is either: he's on a slump, injured, sulking, or just like Melo, his offence has abandoned him— JD Quirante (@jdkeyrants) December 8, 2018
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