joober jones
Finally Non-Fat Guy
- Joined
- Nov 2, 2011
- Messages
- 4,737
- Reaction Score
- 9,662
First off, I know this thread title will have a lot of guys shaking their heads or thinking I'm a complete idiot. The latter may be true at times, but with all the Phil-bashing going on lately, I'd like to draw attention to some bright spots I saw out of him today.
1. Taking 2 charges (everyone already knows that)
2. With the exception of 1 where he was called for an offensive foul, Nolan was very active and effective in setting high screens so our guards could get to where they needed to be.
3. Though none of it will show in the box score, Phil did a decent job defending against the Charleston's bigs, causing them to settle for many contested jumpers that fell short.
4. As usual, he played excellent pick and roll defense, another thing the box score won't tell you about.
5. Even if all of the above is dismissed, he at the very least provided a big body for fouls and this kept Amida in the game.
Again, I realize this post will probably be met with a good degree of disagreement and derision, but I like to focus on the good things Nolan is doing and hope that he can build on those small things to get back to at least the level of offensive/defensive performance we had from him last year (minus the blocked dunks vs UK).
1. Taking 2 charges (everyone already knows that)
2. With the exception of 1 where he was called for an offensive foul, Nolan was very active and effective in setting high screens so our guards could get to where they needed to be.
3. Though none of it will show in the box score, Phil did a decent job defending against the Charleston's bigs, causing them to settle for many contested jumpers that fell short.
4. As usual, he played excellent pick and roll defense, another thing the box score won't tell you about.
5. Even if all of the above is dismissed, he at the very least provided a big body for fouls and this kept Amida in the game.
Again, I realize this post will probably be met with a good degree of disagreement and derision, but I like to focus on the good things Nolan is doing and hope that he can build on those small things to get back to at least the level of offensive/defensive performance we had from him last year (minus the blocked dunks vs UK).