Virginia Game & Other Dribbles ...

[DT_PITT]

** Folks can say all they want about Pitt Head Coach Jamie Dixon, and many of you certainly will, but there is one area that’s tough to question, and that’s his honestly when assessing his team.

** In his post game remarks, Dixon said that with the way his team plays defense, they are even fortunate to have the record that we do. Well … I agree.

** But defense isn’t the only problem. It’s an overall mental toughness issue, and when these guys aren’t shooting the ball well, they let everything fall apart.

** I know that I would not have been unhappy with a loss today. But I was quite discouraged and disheartened with the appearance that we really failed to compete in the second half.

** What’s even more discouraging is that this team simply isn’t making any progress traveling on their own road to becoming the best team they can be.

** Meanwhile, Virginia is speeding down that their own road, and they are a much improved team from where they were several weeks ago.

** However, I can’t say that I believe that Virginia is that much more of a physically talented team that the Panthers. But it’s night and day with how much better they are.

** Well, perhaps that’s not completely true. The Cav’s backcourt is very good, as opposed to ours which was just plain old terrible today.

** While parts of James’ offensive game were perhaps OK in this outling, his inability to hit a single open shot was among the largest factors that doomed the Panthers today. That, and the fact that he created next to no offense at all in the second half.

** Regardless, you can’t win by getting 5 points from the two spot for most of the entire game. I’m almost to the point where I’d rather see Damon Wilson at the two, with some Cam Johnson and Sterling Smith mixed in. But that’s about it.

** I’m not one to offer particular disagreements with a Coach. I consider the coach to be responsible for all parts of his team, and if they play well, that’s to his credit, and if they don’t play well, that’s on him too. Along those same lines, I realize that Dixon was looking for answers – any answers – for most of the second half. But some of the lineups that played for extended stretches in the final 20 minutes were curious at best, and were poor choices at worst.

** Or then again, maybe it mattered not one bit. Maybe all the choices would have been poor.

** When Tony Greene made a poor, poor call to wave off Jeter’s follow slam in the second half, my wife called to let me know that the replay showed that Greene was way off in his call. I replied that I suspected that this was the case, but I wasn't going to worry about it much, because it would matter not.

** I don’t know what Jamie Dixon can do to turn this team around. While they have several important shortcomings that we’ve all talked about, they are not playing equal to the sum of their parts.

** If Coach Dixon can't figure out how to get them to this level, he’s not going to have all that many brutally honest post game remarks left to offer.

 

[PittPoker]

** If Coach Dixon can't figure out how to get them to this level, he’s not going to have all that many brutally honest post game remarks left to offer.

He should blame himself - he recruited these guys. Maybe he should be asked why Sterling Smith is even on the court if he will never shoot the ball. he should blame the sorry assistant coaches that obviously don't offer much of anything. Oh and he should blame James Robinson who scored 0 FREAKING POINTS at home against a top 10 team.

 

[dren76]

** Folks can say all they want about Pitt Head Coach Jamie Dixon, and many of you certainly will, but there is one area that’s tough to question, and that’s his honestly when assessing his team.

** In his post game remarks, Dixon said that with the way his team plays defense, they are even fortunate to have the record that we do. Well … I agree.

** But defense isn’t the only problem. It’s an overall mental toughness issue, and when these guys aren’t shooting the ball well, they let everything fall apart.

** I know that I would not have been unhappy with a loss today. But I was quite discouraged and disheartened with the appearance that we really failed to compete in the second half.

** What’s even more discouraging is that this team simply isn’t making any progress traveling on their own road to becoming the best team they can be.

** Meanwhile, Virginia is speeding down that their own road, and they are a much improved team from where they were several weeks ago.

** However, I can’t say that I believe that Virginia is that much more of a physically talented team that the Panthers. But it’s night and day with how much better they are.

** Well, perhaps that’s not completely true. The Cav’s backcourt is very good, as opposed to ours which was just plain old terrible today.

** While parts of James’ offensive game were perhaps OK in this outling, his inability to hit a single open shot was among the largest factors that doomed the Panthers today. That, and the fact that he created next to no offense at all in the second half.

** Regardless, you can’t win by getting 5 points from the two spot for most of the entire game. I’m almost to the point where I’d rather see Damon Wilson at the two, with some Cam Johnson and Sterling Smith mixed in. But that’s about it.

** I’m not one to offer particular disagreements with a Coach. I consider the coach to be responsible for all parts of his team, and if they play well, that’s to his credit, and if they don’t play well, that’s on him too. Along those same lines, I realize that Dixon was looking for answers – any answers – for most of the second half. But some of the lineups that played for extended stretches in the final 20 minutes were curious at best, and were poor choices at worst.

** Or then again, maybe it mattered not one bit. Maybe all the choices would have been poor.

** When Tony Greene made a poor, poor call to wave off Jeter’s follow slam in the second half, my wife called to let me know that the replay showed that Greene was way off in his call. I replied that I suspected that this was the case, but I wasn't going to worry about it much, because it would matter not.

** I don’t know what Jamie Dixon can do to turn this team around. While they have several important shortcomings that we’ve all talked about, they are not playing equal to the sum of their parts.

** If Coach Dixon can't figure out how to get them to this level, he’s not going to have all that many brutally honest post game remarks left to offer.

Maybe Dixon needs to assess himself.

 

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

It is just......well depressing watching a team execute and completely emasculate us on our home court. Or any court. But what is most depressing, that was us. For almost 10 years, that was us.

I don't know the answers.

A) RECRUIT BETTER PLAYERS! Well according to some rankings, we have!
B) PLAY BETTER DEFENSE! Okay, reminds me of the line from the Departed...MAKE MORE MONEY!
C) BE TOUGHER! Okay, how are you supposed to be that?

I don't know if we have more talented players than before. I do know we reached to Brown, Richmond and Coppin State for Grad Sr's to help our roster. Those 3 aren't exactly UConn, UVa and Maryland that we got players from.

We have experienced players. At this point, 100 games into most of these guys careers, they are what they are.

Question I have, is there a difference maker in next year's class to help change this? I don't think so.

We are not going to make the NCAA's this year. We have ZERO quality wins.

 

[SoufOaklin4Life]

When we only trailed by two at the half, I wasn't sure how it was that close honestly.

Sadly within 5 minutes of the second that fear was realized.

We need a line up shakeup.
Frankly, young cannot dominate the ball.. It makes up worse.

 

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

When we only trailed by two at the half, I wasn't sure how it was that close honestly.

Sadly within 5 minutes of the second that fear was realized.

We need a line up shakeup.
Frankly, young cannot dominate the ball.. It makes up worse.

Yeah I felt incredibly lucky to be down by 2.

 

[JD1976]

DT not being smart here, but what parts of Robinson's offensive game were ok today in your opinion?

 

[California Panther]

DT not being smart here, but what parts of Robinson's offensive game were ok today in your opinion?

Hey, he did draw a charging call late in the first half

 

[Saboteur]

** Folks can say all they want about Pitt Head Coach Jamie Dixon, and many of you certainly will, but there is one area that’s tough to question, and that’s his honestly when assessing his team.

** In his post game remarks, Dixon said that with the way his team plays defense, they are even fortunate to have the record that we do. Well … I agree.

** But defense isn’t the only problem. It’s an overall mental toughness issue, and when these guys aren’t shooting the ball well, they let everything fall apart.

** I know that I would not have been unhappy with a loss today. But I was quite discouraged and disheartened with the appearance that we really failed to compete in the second half.

** What’s even more discouraging is that this team simply isn’t making any progress traveling on their own road to becoming the best team they can be.

** Meanwhile, Virginia is speeding down that their own road, and they are a much improved team from where they were several weeks ago.

** However, I can’t say that I believe that Virginia is that much more of a physically talented team that the Panthers. But it’s night and day with how much better they are.

** Well, perhaps that’s not completely true. The Cav’s backcourt is very good, as opposed to ours which was just plain old terrible today.

** While parts of James’ offensive game were perhaps OK in this outling, his inability to hit a single open shot was among the largest factors that doomed the Panthers today. That, and the fact that he created next to no offense at all in the second half.

** Regardless, you can’t win by getting 5 points from the two spot for most of the entire game. I’m almost to the point where I’d rather see Damon Wilson at the two, with some Cam Johnson and Sterling Smith mixed in. But that’s about it.

** I’m not one to offer particular disagreements with a Coach. I consider the coach to be responsible for all parts of his team, and if they play well, that’s to his credit, and if they don’t play well, that’s on him too. Along those same lines, I realize that Dixon was looking for answers – any answers – for most of the second half. But some of the lineups that played for extended stretches in the final 20 minutes were curious at best, and were poor choices at worst.

** Or then again, maybe it mattered not one bit. Maybe all the choices would have been poor.

** When Tony Greene made a poor, poor call to wave off Jeter’s follow slam in the second half, my wife called to let me know that the replay showed that Greene was way off in his call. I replied that I suspected that this was the case, but I wasn't going to worry about it much, because it would matter not.

** I don’t know what Jamie Dixon can do to turn this team around. While they have several important shortcomings that we’ve all talked about, they are not playing equal to the sum of their parts.

** If Coach Dixon can't figure out how to get them to this level, he’s not going to have all that many brutally honest post game remarks left to offer.

The lack of motion on offense was maddening. Standing still while one guy dribbles doesn't work anywhere.

 

[California Panther]

The lack of motion on offense was maddening. Standing still while one guy dribbles doesn't work anywhere.

And the one guy dribbling, can't penetrate and kick it back out at all.

 

[Saboteur]

And the one guy dribbling, can't penetrate and kick it back out at all.

Thanks...forgot that part.

 

[HailToPitt1985]

In the second half, this Pitt team turned the ball over at the most inopportune times that led to I believe 12 UVA points off of turnovers. And not defending the 3 was also a big part of our demise. But looking at this team as objectively as I can, I really don't see much there that can be called ACC talent. They have streaks of playing stellar defense or good scoring. But no one, not one player, can be counted on to make a big stop or score the critical points. Or even hit an open shot when given to them (that happened at least 5 times in the second half of this game today). I think of this group, Artis and Jeter are the best, but neither one can play defense and both are inconsistent. Young disappears too often. Then when Dixon makes wholesale changes and not one starter is on the floor, it just gets worse.

I don't know whether it's laziness, lack of effort, or just plain lack of knowing what to do. Maybe it's a severe lack of talent. Maybe it really is very poor coaching, from Dixon and/or his assistants (exactly what value do Dixon's assistants add to this team????) I don't know. But I suspect it's a combination of all of that. When we play a team that is decent, not even a top 25 team, the players consistently make dumb mistakes and allow the opponent to control the game. That isn't the Pitt team I've come to love and follow for the past 12+ years.

 

[mo cheeks]

A teams best defense is to double Mike Young, he is the one player that could score anytime one on one, but good coaches figure that out.

we did a terrible job kicking out to open shooters. we did not have many open looks. we actually got selfish at times, which is very unusual for this team.

 

[DT_PITT]

DT not being smart here, but what parts of Robinson's offensive game were ok today in your opinion?

Not terrible in the first half, and got us into some shots in the first half.
But that's faint praise, really, and he was not effective at all in the second half.

 

[DT_PITT]

In the second half, this Pitt team turned the ball over at the most inopportune times that led to I believe 12 UVA points off of turnovers. And not defending the 3 was also a big part of our demise. But looking at this team as objectively as I can, I really don't see much there that can be called ACC talent. They have streaks of playing stellar defense or good scoring. But no one, not one player, can be counted on to make a big stop or score the critical points. Or even hit an open shot when given to them (that happened at least 5 times in the second half of this game today). I think of this group, Artis and Jeter are the best, but neither one can play defense and both are inconsistent. Young disappears too often. Then when Dixon makes wholesale changes and not one starter is on the floor, it just gets worse.

I don't know whether it's laziness, lack of effort, or just plain lack of knowing what to do. Maybe it's a severe lack of talent. Maybe it really is very poor coaching, from Dixon and/or his assistants (exactly what value do Dixon's assistants add to this team????) I don't know. But I suspect it's a combination of all of that. When we play a team that is decent, not even a top 25 team, the players consistently make dumb mistakes and allow the opponent to control the game. That isn't the Pitt team I've come to love and follow for the past 12+ years.

Not a word here that I can disagree with.

 

[anon_d97v9o3a8b6xr]

Virginia Tech beat Virginia, and just beat Clemson. We blow out VT. VT is actually not a bad team and they are missing 3 key players. aside from Wake Forest, Pitt just looks to be less than mediocre right now and not much better than everyone else on the ACC. We desperately need a Scottie Reynolds type guard. Someone who can create. Our biggest issues are PG and center.

 

[Fredact]

I'm not one to criticize the coach, but it looked like even he threw in the towel at the end, playing role players down the stretch. But most maddening was that with 2+ minutes left and down 13, he didn't even have them foul. I know it's a long shot, but watch teams like Duke--coach K NEVER gives up. A lot can happen in a little bit of time. Heck Va just came back vs Wake Forest by scoring 18 points in the last 1:20, and erasing a 10 point deficit in the final few seconds. This team just doesn't seem like it wants to win.

 

[TIGER-PAUL]

In the second half, this Pitt team turned the ball over at the most inopportune times that led to I believe 12 UVA points off of turnovers. And not defending the 3 was also a big part of our demise. But looking at this team as objectively as I can, I really don't see much there that can be called ACC talent. They have streaks of playing stellar defense or good scoring. But no one, not one player, can be counted on to make a big stop or score the critical points. Or even hit an open shot when given to them (that happened at least 5 times in the second half of this game today). I think of this group, Artis and Jeter are the best, but neither one can play defense and both are inconsistent. Young disappears too often. Then when Dixon makes wholesale changes and not one starter is on the floor, it just gets worse.

I don't know whether it's laziness, lack of effort, or just plain lack of knowing what to do. Maybe it's a severe lack of talent. Maybe it really is very poor coaching, from Dixon and/or his assistants (exactly what value do Dixon's assistants add to this team????) I don't know. But I suspect it's a combination of all of that. When we play a team that is decent, not even a top 25 team, the players consistently make dumb mistakes and allow the opponent to control the game. That isn't the Pitt team I've come to love and follow for the past 12+ years.

^this^

 

[counselor10]

I was looking for the video on Dixon's presser. Regardless, some great remarks and at the end of the day the last time I checked you need to score just one more point than the opponent. This team is starting to fall apart and Dixon better get a hold of it quick because they may make the tournament however something is missing. He has missed on a number of recruits and for some reason he has NOT been able to recruit the key personnel he needs to get over the hump. 2 wins in the last 6 year's in the tournament and not sure what his overall record is in the ACC tournament.

Anyway......Barnes and this administration has some work to do and need to figure this out and quick. Dixon has taken this team off the tracks. He has missed on a number of recruits. Look at our guards over the last few years. Since 2010 here are the guards he has recruited:

Epps...transferred
Wright....4 year player...up and down
John Johnson..transferred
Durand Johnson...transferred
Robinson..
Newkirk...Transferred
Cameron Johnson....
Wilson....

REALLY????? If I am correct, he has lost 4-8 guards have transferred....Last time we had a guard in the NBA????? NOT!
Not good.

 

[Fsgolfdr]

I didn't see the game today ,but it obvious this team has a difficult time against quality opponents. They don't have the quickness or athleticism to play with a Louisville or the defense to play with a Virginia. The program was in shambles a couple of seasons ago and as someone pointed out the three grad transfers were not exactly from basketball powerhouses. The backcourt lacks quickness ,the point guard can't knock down open shots and there's not enough inside muscle. They do have the potential on offense to win any game ,but the defense to lose any game.Their early success led to some of us to get excited about the potential this team has ,but it's flawed and it's showing . Going forward they have the forwards ,counting Wilson they have four new guards next year ,hopefully Nix and the in coming freshman can sure up the middle and a quality grad transfer can put them back on track. Hopefully this year can bring a surprise win or two but it's become apparent they simply don't have the horses and there's no combination that JD can put out there to change that.

 

[Uncle Chips 412]

Did anyone else notice in the 1st half when Virginia was on defense and Perrantes was yelling at his center for what I believe was a late rotation on D? I think he gave the guy a slight push as well. Regardless, what really struck me about that moment was how upset he was and how seriously they take their effort on D. Obviously, you don't want to make a habit of calling out a teammate during the game, much less pushing him, but in this example I think it showed the character and leadership that Virginia has and Pitt lacks.

Sure, Pitt isn't the most talented team in the ACC. Far from it. And I didn't expect a win today. But it seemed to me like Pitt played the 2nd half as if they knew they weren't going to win. Or they weren't supposed to. It makes them less and less enjoyable to watch as this continues to happen in games against good competition. Very uninspired. I do think a lot of that stems from not being able to get stops or turnovers on the defensive end. Giving up wide open 3's and drives to the rim consistently is demoralizing.

Overall, like everyone, I was disappointed in the effort today, even more so than the end result. It makes me pessimistic about the future outlook of the program. We lost our mojo.

 

[CCHS82]

A teams best defense is to double Mike Young, he is the one player that could score anytime one on one, but good coaches figure that out.

we did a terrible job kicking out to open shooters. we did not have many open looks. we actually got selfish at times, which is very unusual for this team.

...and to think that they had how many practices up to this game to work on passing out of the double team, proper spacing, kicking it out, etc! Dixon spoke of this on his post game. Disappointing. He must be sounding like Charlie Brown's teacher to them.

 

[Black_Man_Panther]

** Folks can say all they want about Pitt Head Coach Jamie Dixon, and many of you certainly will, but there is one area that’s tough to question, and that’s his honestly when assessing his team.

** In his post game remarks, Dixon said that with the way his team plays defense, they are even fortunate to have the record that we do. Well … I agree.

Maybe this guy Dixon needs to start coaching some defense? UVA plays almost a match-up zone, collapsing on any penetration making it difficult for the player to kick it out. I watched FSU the other night go half-court trap and box and 1 on Barber in the first half effectively shutting him down and NC St. for the half. They went away from it after halftime and almost blew the game. The point is... maybe Dixon and staff need to teach some fundamentals and get creative. I see nothing the past few years of any solid defensive effort. Dixon does nothing but complain. I see players who rarely show effort on D - actually get punished by Dixon. If they make a bumbling turnover... yes.. they are sub'd out.

Dixon is lost. He needs to admit it and get him some coaches cause obviously he has no clue.

 

[DT_PITT]

Did anyone else notice in the 1st half when Virginia was on defense and Perrantes was yelling at his center for what I believe was a late rotation on D? I think he gave the guy a slight push as well. Regardless, what really struck me about that moment was how upset he was and how seriously they take their effort on D. Obviously, you don't want to make a habit of calling out a teammate during the game, much less pushing him, but in this example I think it showed the character and leadership that Virginia has and Pitt lacks.

Sure, Pitt isn't the most talented team in the ACC. Far from it. And I didn't expect a win today. But it seemed to me like Pitt played the 2nd half as if they knew they weren't going to win. Or they weren't supposed to. It makes them less and less enjoyable to watch as this continues to happen in games against good competition. Very uninspired. I do think a lot of that stems from not being able to get stops or turnovers on the defensive end. Giving up wide open 3's and drives to the rim consistently is demoralizing.

Overall, like everyone, I was disappointed in the effort today, even more so than the end result. It makes me pessimistic about the future outlook of the program. We lost our mojo.

Totally understandable and reasonable. We have indeed lost our mojo. Hard to be optimistic.

 

[Pittx9]

In Sterling's defense, Robinson didn't even pass him the ball. How is he supposed to shoot if he barely ever gets the ball? Robinson played very selfishly today and he was complete garbage. J-Rob should be the guard on this team that rarely ever shoots the ball, but no the kid who's probably the best shooter on the team doesn't.

If there is one thing I can really say Jamie is really messing up, it's his loyalty. Because Robinson has been a 4 year starter he is basically our third scoring option. He needs to do nothing but pass the ball. I really hope he doesn't take a shot the rest of the season. He took more bad shots today than most players do their whole career.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

Did anyone else notice in the 1st half when Virginia was on defense and Perrantes was yelling at his center for what I believe was a late rotation on D? I think he gave the guy a slight push as well. Regardless, what really struck me about that moment was how upset he was and how seriously they take their effort on D. Obviously, you don't want to make a habit of calling out a teammate during the game, much less pushing him, but in this example I think it showed the character and leadership that Virginia has and Pitt lacks.

And did anyone who noticed that also notice that Tony Bennett immediately got a guy off the bench and took Parrantes out of the game for doing it? So just a guess, but Tony Bennett did not appear to think that yelling at and pushing a teammate showed any character or leadership at all.

 

[DT_PITT]

In Sterling's defense, Robinson didn't even pass him the ball. How is he supposed to shoot if he barely ever gets the ball? Robinson played very selfishly today and he was complete garbage. J-Rob should be the guard on this team that rarely ever shoots the ball, but no the kid who's probably the best shooter on the team doesn't.

If there is one thing I can really say Jamie is really messing up, it's his loyalty. Because Robinson has been a 4 year starter he is basically our third scoring option. He needs to do nothing but pass the ball. I really hope he doesn't take a shot the rest of the season. He took more bad shots today than most players do their whole career.

By definition, I don't think Robinson took any "bad" shots (a.k.a forced shots). They were basically open jumpers in the context of what our offense get. And he only took 7 shots too, so that's not a number that's unreasonable. But he was so "off" that it anything he shot looked like a bad shot.

Still, my issue with James today, especially in the second half was that he wasn't moving the ball. He didn't play with much "pace" so to speak.

Regardless, there's little sense in pilling on here. James was bad today. We all know it.

 

[DT_PITT]

Maybe this guy Dixon needs to start coaching some defense? UVA plays almost a match-up zone, collapsing on any penetration making it difficult for the player to kick it out. I watched FSU the other night go half-court trap and box and 1 on Barber in the first half effectively shutting him down and NC St. for the half. They went away from it after halftime and almost blew the game. The point is... maybe Dixon and staff need to teach some fundamentals and get creative. I see nothing the past few years of any solid defensive effort. Dixon does nothing but complain. I see players who rarely show effort on D - actually get punished by Dixon. If they make a bumbling turnover... yes.. they are sub'd out.

Dixon is lost. He needs to admit it and get him some coaches cause obviously he has no clue.

I don't know if new coaches are the answer, but this group is not responding to the staff.

 

[Pittx9]

By definition, I don't think Robinson took any "bad" shots (a.k.a forced shots). They were basically open jumpers in the context of what our offense get. And he only took 7 shots too, so that's not a number that's unreasonable. But he was so "off" that it anything he shot looked like a bad shot.

Still, my issue with James today, especially in the second half was that he wasn't moving the ball. He didn't play with much "pace" so to speak.

Regardless, there's little sense in pilling on here. James was bad today. We all know it.

The threes he missed, yes those were just terrible misses. But watch the shots he took inside the 3-point arc. They were just dreadful decisions that nobody who has ever played basketball would ever consider taking. My point was, he can't even make wide open shots, so he then decides to take terrible shots. That's gotta be the dumbest idea your point guard could ever come up with.

I agree him not moving the ball was a problem. But I'd probably put that second behind his defensive play. He seemed to get lost for a moment and then just give up almost every single possession.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

But I'd probably put that second behind his defensive play. He seemed to get lost for a moment and then just give up almost every single possession.

Yeah, the problem with the one and only guy that had any success at all guarding Brogdon today was his defense. Sure.

 

[Pittx9]

Yeah, the problem with the one and only guy that had any success at all guarding Brogdon today was his defense. Sure.

You call that success? He didn't take a shot all day that wasn't wide open. Although, I really don't think anyone on UVA did. A lot of it was UVA's offense, but James really isn't fast enough to do anything defensively. I've stuck up for James every single time in his career someone said something about him. Today was just the worst performance I've ever seen from a single player. It was brutal.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

It's like as if you don't understand that Robinson was not guarding Brogdon most of the game. Smith and Jones (and to a lesser extent Artis) had him most of the game. Robinson did a significantly better job guarding him and any of those three did.

 

[Pittx9]

Nobody was guarding him well, including James. James was bad no matter who he was guarding. I'll give you that maybe he was a little better than the other guys covering Brogdon, but that's about it. He was still terrible, and if he's gonna be that awful offensively, he better be at least above average defensively. I actually think Jones has been a solid defender most of this season, he is just so painful anymore to watch offensively.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

Robinson guarded him late in first half, about the last five minutes (after Brogdon hit the three that gave him 14 points). Brogdon did not score against him then. He also guarded him the first not quite four minutes of the second half until he got the two quick fouls in succession and came out of the game. In that time Brogdon hit one shot, a three. So in the nine-ish minutes that Robinson guarded Brogdon he scored three points, and in the other 24-ish minutes that Brogdon played he scored 18 points. You really don't see any significant difference there?

 

[Pittx9]

That's all great, and specifically regarding Brogdon that is an accurate assessment. But Robinson played more than just the 9 minutes he was guarding Brogdon. So what happened the rest of the game? He was still terrible defensively the other parts of the game.

I've been a big Jamie supporter, but I think that lands on him. I still really don't think James was good defensively aside from that stretch. You clearly proved that everyone else was terrible guarding Brogdon. So why did he even take Robinson off Brogdon if everyone was so bad defensively after that?

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

So why did he even take Robinson off Brogdon if everyone was so bad defensively after that?

I will not pretend to know why we did much of what we did this afternoon. Several times we had lineups on the court that made no sense at all to me, and I said as much while at the game. For instance more than once I said "who in the heck is supposed to score for us in this lineup". So I guess then answer to your question is that I have no idea why we were doing what we were doing.

 

[Pittx9]

I will not pretend to know why we did much of what we did this afternoon. Several times we had lineups on the court that made no sense at all to me, and I said as much while at the game. For instance more than once I said "who in the heck is supposed to score for us in this lineup". So I guess then answer to your question is that I have no idea why we were doing what we were doing.

Lol it's funny because I literally said the exact same thing at times. I like seeing a Damon Wilson or Cam Johnson get playing time. But Jamie has literally just thrown all the young guys in at the same time in big games like today. I think this team has depth, they just can't afford to play all their bench guys at once. They need to mix them in with the starters more.

 

[Black_Man_Panther]

It's like as if you don't understand that Robinson was not guarding Brogdon most of the game. Smith and Jones (and to a lesser extent Artis) had him most of the game. Robinson did a significantly better job guarding him and any of those three did.

Robinson is an above-average defender, his only limitation is lack of quickness and footwork. Physical limitations.

That said, his consistent lack of ability to knock-down wide-open jumpers is more than just a physical limitation. He has mental issues to go along w/ his game.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

Robinson is an above-average defender, his only limitation is lack of quickness and footwork. Physical limitations.

That said, his consistent lack of ability to knock-down wide-open jumpers is more than just a physical limitation. He has mental issues to go along w/ his game.

I agree.

 

[DT_PITT]

Robinson is an above-average defender, his only limitation is lack of quickness and footwork. Physical limitations.

That said, his consistent lack of ability to knock-down wide-open jumpers is more than just a physical limitation. He has mental issues to go along w/ his game.

I'm not quite sure what you mean by "mental issues" but one does get the feeling the he'd be more effective if he just relaxed and played with a little less caution.