Given up

Aloha,

I’ve given up trying to figure this team out. From management, to the coaches to the players, nothing rarely makes sense. Just a few observations.

When the offense is humming the defense is generally better. LeBron had a great first half, but it was all within the flow of the offense. That flow stopped in the 2nd half, and the team reverted to LeBron ball. The ball stopped moving and the assists with it. One example Monk had 12 points in the first half but just one shot in the 3rd quarter. DJ hit a couple of 3’s in the first half, got one shot in the 2nd. And to make matters has sprained his ankle and hobbled through the rest of the game. Of course as usual, when the shots stopped falling so did the defense. We have seen it over and over again all season, still it surprises me. That’s my character flaw I guess. Just too optimistic.

Again the coaching seemed like they had money on the Pels. In what world do you take Dwight out and put LeBron on a true 7 footer with muscle and weight? If that wasn’t enough they put guards on inspector gadget AKA BI and let him into the paint to shoot over the undersized guards. He scored 7 points in less than 3 minutes which was the ball game. Our switch everything defense has been burned so many times it’s going to need skin graphs.

While Malik was off from 3 going 2 for 8 he is unlike some 3 point specialists like Buddy, he has plenty of other ways to get buckets. Why he’s not featured more , especially with AD down, I will never understand. With LeBron unlikely to play for a while they better come up with a game plan that will prominently feature him.

While I love the things that Austin brings to the game, I think if we are starting both Dwight and Gabriel, he should come off the bench. His inconsistent offense hurts more than his defense helps when we have a couple of other non scorers starting. I think Malik is the better choice. We only seem to win when we score a lot. LeBron and Russ are already defensive liabilities, yes I know LeBron makes some spectacular plays on D but he spectates more then he makes plays. We need another scorer.

Are we cooked? Probably. Even if AD makes a return soon, without LeBron against the teams we have left, it’s going to be nearly impossible to make the play in when you consider the cake walk that is the Spurs schedule. And Pop isn’t going to tank, especially if he can stick it to the Lakers.