RE: Life is Good

[dfairchild]

Kenyon did make one nice 12 ft jump shot with the shot clock running out.
He got the ball near the block and wanted to turn inside, but was cut off,
so he turned to the corner and hit the jumper fading away.

I noticed Kenyon's missed shots too: 5-17.  I would guess 4 of those missed
shots came from when he was taking the ball hard to the rim and got fouled -
he had 8 FT attempts.

Darryl

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From: rpanth [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 9:16 AM
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Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Life is Good



> I did not see the game so I would like to know why Pierce only shot
> 4 FTs?  What the hell is up with that?  Was Kenyon on him.  It looked
> like Kenyon missed a bunch of shots, do we have a game reporter?

I can be the series reporter (as opposed to game reporter) because I watced
every game except the one last night.

In Game 1, Kenyon started off by guarding Pierce while Van Horn guarded
Walker - Byron Scott anticipated helping Van Horn and letting Martin take
care of Pierce by himself. Kenyon played off a little to prevent Pierce from
driving, so Pierce would sit back and take jumpshots. This really hurt NJ.

Helping Martin guard Pierce was not an option because Van Horn absolutely
needed help with Walker and you can't get away with constant double teams on
TWO players - that would really mess up defensive (and eventually
rebounding) responsibilities.

So Byron decided in Game 2 to have Martin guard Walker and help with a
double team on Pierce (with Kittles, Jefferson and Harris guarding). This
worked to perfection. Walker is a MUCH better passer than Pierce (well, who
isn't?), so by not double teaming him, you weren't leaving a man open and
when you doubled Pierce, you were betting that Pierce wouldn't be able to
find the open man - and even if he did, the open guy wouldn't be able to
make the shot.

The major key for NJ defensively was KMart's ability to handle Walker by
himself. This allowed the continual doubling of Pierce.

On offense, KMart needs to go to his local 7-11 and see if he can buy a
jumpshot. That may be illegal, though, because if he finds a 15-18 foot
shot, he may become one of the best all-around (as opposed to offensive)
players in the NBA.

Panth

> Now the question is who will the Nets play and will Kenyon be enough
> to draw you into the games?
>
> Andy


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