Chris Webber crushed the Spurs after their historic Game 4 collapse against the Knicks:
"That was just probably the dumbest game, and I'd like to say most arrogant game, that's ever been played with the stakes this high.
It just shows how you really have to have on-the-court feel and not just analytics, because I don't think analytics would tell you to shoot the ball eight times in a row if you miss, and taking shots early in the shot clock.
As a basketball purist, what San Antonio did kind of is unforgivable as a team. You have so many players that can make so many decisions. For no one to say, 'Hey, let's get a good shot.' Or, 'By the way, we have the tallest player on the floor on our team, let's go inside.' It just shows that there needs to be some common sense along with the wonderful skill that's in this game."
(Via @RichEisenShow)
"Everything De'Aaron Fox touches turns to CRAP... Get him the hell out of San Antonio"
– @EmmanuelAcho SOUNDS OFF on De'Aaron Fox for one of the most bonehead plays ever made in the NBA Finals
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Wemby turnover game 1
Wemby turnover game 2
Wemby brick game 2.
Shot selection chaos in second half of game just now.
Timeouts in pocket.
Fox doesn't dribble out clock.
Don't guard OG on in bound.
Blow the biggest Finals lead ever.
The Spurs simply aren't ready to win.
Full disclosure I intentionally picked game 1 wrong
@espn told me if I wanted a job I needed to lower my accuracy, so I would fit in with the rest of the “experts”
Jeremy Lin heavily criticized Mitch Johnson and the Spurs’ fourth-quarter offense in Game 1, questioning the heavy reliance on Wemby isolations and the team's rotation choices:
"The focus for sure is the second half where they were minus-17, but specifically even in the fourth quarter, I didn't love the late-game offensive game plan. It was too much Wemby ISO. It just seemed like everything was difficult, everything was hard, everything was contested. Can we get him in more spontaneous, impulsive actions? Can we get him in some pin-downs? Can he set more screens? Can guards come set screens for him? It felt like every time down the floor they were giving him the ball, and KAT was doing a great job of playing defense, and Wemby was tired. So how are they able to create different actions so that the Knicks aren't seeing the same thing every single time? Another piece that's really important is Keldon Johnson, who played only eight minutes. Sixth Man of the Year, a lot of minutes went to Harrison Barnes. I'm not sure what's happening there, but there is going to be a different level of production that needs to be had from other players stepping in. Dylan Harper obviously had an amazing game, but we need the Keldon Johnsons and obviously De'Aaron Fox to be able to step up. I do think there's a lot to be said for in terms of how big that moment was for the Spurs."