Same as the last game, only closer and more exciting. The Sixers play
well,
but fall because *again* they cannot defend on the perimeter, giving
Toronto
lots of three-points baskets.
At the outset of the season, I observed that the team's best offensive two
guard was Lou Williams, and wondered with some anxiety if the time would
come when he starts there. Based on the play to date of Willie Green and
Rodney Carney, I'm guessing that it will happen, and probably sooner than
we
think. I've still got forebodings about the notion, thinking about the
defensive match-ups, which might prove disastrous. Lou Williams is not
ready to cover most of the two guards in the NBA; at his size, he may
never
be up to the task. The best gamble might be to move old old Andre Miller
out on the opposing two guard, and let Williams play the opposing point.
Let us not forget the Sixers did this with a fair amount of success for
years when Iverson played two guard on offesne and the opponent's PG on
defense, while Eric Snow played PG and the opposition shooting guard. It
can be done! Of course it helped then that Snow was young and fast, and a
young Aaron McKie was around to help defend the perimeter. Plus AI was a
tremendous ball hawk. Could Williams and Miller pull off this gambit now?
I have my doubts, but who knows. It might work! More confidently I will
predict that, fairly soon, we are going to find out.
---- Kurt Straub
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