We are 3 games in and I am sick and tired of that stupid zone that Hardy is trying. It didn’t work against the Kings, and it didn’t work tonight. Multiple times it led to KD being guarded by Keyonte George, Kris Dunn, THT, Sexton, or Clarkson. For a team with a lot of length, why aren’t we using it??? If it didn’t go to KD, it went to Eubanks or Nurk who caught in at the free throw line and had a head of steam going into a layup. Worst defensive scheme I’ve seen from Hardy.
Not a lot of redeeming plays from tonight.
Lauri of course played well, especially in the first half. He ended with 19 points in 28 minutes. 5-7 from 3, 7-13 from the field. He didn’t take advantage of a smaller defender, which is what the Suns were throwing at him.
Keyonte was another high note. 12 points, not the best shooting with 4-12 and 2-8 from 3, but 7 rebounds and 6 assists. He had two turnovers where he dribbled the ball of his leg on both of them, but he played the most minutes of everybody tonight. He definitely needs to start.
THT is ass. 1-7 shooting, 4 points, somehow no turnovers but I don’t believe that. 4 fouls in 16 minutes. Absolutely ugly game. 2-4 from the free throw line…
Fontecchio looked good late when the game was already over. 3-5 from 3, 5-7 from the floor with 13 points.
Sexton was our second best guard tonight with 14 points 5 assists 2 turnovers in 22 minutes. He still doesn’t look good out there though. He had a strong 7 point first quarter, but dropped off in production afterwards.
Clarkson played very sloppy. 7 points 5 turnovers 3-10 shooting. C’mon man.
Agbaji looks like he got injured. He challenged a Eubanks shot and immediately held his right knee. He stayed in, but it didn’t look too good. He didn’t play at all the second half.
Such an ugly game. Nothing to comment on besides the TERRIBLE DEFENSIVE SCHEME. I love Hardy but c’mon man. I didn’t know what I watched.
RE the zone, you have to remember that learning a zone comes with a lot of failure. Even last year, Hardy wanted to drop the zone they were doing because it wasn’t working but the players asked to keep it a little longer and it eventually started working well enough to be used.
A new defensive scheme is never going to work right away. The guard-Harden-from-behind method back in 2019 didn’t start working until G3, but it did work
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We are 3 games in and I am sick and tired of that stupid zone that Hardy is trying. It didn’t work against the Kings, and it didn’t work tonight. Multiple times it led to KD being guarded by Keyonte George, Kris Dunn, THT, Sexton, or Clarkson. For a team with a lot of length, why aren’t we using it??? If it didn’t go to KD, it went to Eubanks or Nurk who caught in at the free throw line and had a head of steam going into a layup. Worst defensive scheme I’ve seen from Hardy.
Not a lot of redeeming plays from tonight.
Lauri of course played well, especially in the first half. He ended with 19 points in 28 minutes. 5-7 from 3, 7-13 from the field. He didn’t take advantage of a smaller defender, which is what the Suns were throwing at him.
Keyonte was another high note. 12 points, not the best shooting with 4-12 and 2-8 from 3, but 7 rebounds and 6 assists. He had two turnovers where he dribbled the ball of his leg on both of them, but he played the most minutes of everybody tonight. He definitely needs to start.
THT is ass. 1-7 shooting, 4 points, somehow no turnovers but I don’t believe that. 4 fouls in 16 minutes. Absolutely ugly game. 2-4 from the free throw line…
Fontecchio looked good late when the game was already over. 3-5 from 3, 5-7 from the floor with 13 points.
Sexton was our second best guard tonight with 14 points 5 assists 2 turnovers in 22 minutes. He still doesn’t look good out there though. He had a strong 7 point first quarter, but dropped off in production afterwards.
Clarkson played very sloppy. 7 points 5 turnovers 3-10 shooting. C’mon man.
Agbaji looks like he got injured. He challenged a Eubanks shot and immediately held his right knee. He stayed in, but it didn’t look too good. He didn’t play at all the second half.
Such an ugly game. Nothing to comment on besides the TERRIBLE DEFENSIVE SCHEME. I love Hardy but c’mon man. I didn’t know what I watched.
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RE the zone, you have to remember that learning a zone comes with a lot of failure. Even last year, Hardy wanted to drop the zone they were doing because it wasn’t working but the players asked to keep it a little longer and it eventually started working well enough to be used.
A new defensive scheme is never going to work right away. The guard-Harden-from-behind method back in 2019 didn’t start working until G3, but it did work