They beat the bad teams and lose to the good ones. Plus they are very much playing a short term game. AB is their hope long term at center yet Smitch has no patience with the guy. Dumb because a guy like Moon isn't taking the team anywhere. Yes I like the guy as well and they did need a guy who who show some hustle and rebound. Delfino has been a good addition as well but long term they need AB to fufill his potential if they want to actually win a championship.
You have to just feed the ball into a big guy and let him learn the NBA ropes. Geez look at the Lakers with Bynum. They just keep feeding the guy even though many, many times the guy would make some lame move or even lose the ball before he even got started. Meanwhile on defense he looked confused. But watch the guy now -- he ain't no Chamberlain but man a very doing a much better job for his team. Very solid center with decent defense and excellent rebounding. Not going to scare anybody offensively but ever improving in that regard.
I would stick AB in the post and work him inside till he gets it right. It will only help the outside shooters. IF you are wondering why TJ and Calderon have had to fire a lot of shots lately it's because other teams have figured out how to play the Raptors. They let Bosh have his touches, and try and take away the point guards passing options off his penetration. Or they take Bosh out of the equation on the high pick and roll. In other words they dare the two point guards to create their own shot.
Raps are almost forced to do the high pick and roll as Bosh's game is better suited to having a variety of outside shots along with an inside game. In fact he does a better job of taking his man to the basket using his quickness than he does of a straight big man post up game. Other teams have the wing set the screen which sets up the two man game with the point guard then on the wing and the big man sitting in the post. Allows for the dump in, post moves, give and go, or pass back out if the point guard's man jumps in for the double team. This should be a part of AB's game and the Raps offense. Would then feature both Bosh and AB close to the basket for rebounds and open up the perimeter for the shooters.
Last year they brought in a shooting coach and he did a great job with the team helping them improve in that area. This year they should bring in a guy to work with the big men and get their post up game in shape.
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