Steve Blake Discussion: Out Indefinitely (p. 102)

Props to Blake..... Doing the way I have been saying ....

Ras Algethi wrote:He just needs to shoot as a first resort more often. He hesitates too much.

I've been saying this as well. He has to put up more shots, he passes up too many opportunities.

still gotta shoot more. too many wide open looks to not. good thing him and sesh stepped up tonight bc they gave up a lot of points at a high efficiency

When he stepped up and took those shots in the 4th I was like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK0RZhdBbJ4#t=3m14s

I hope those dumba** peope who sent him death threats, send him resurrection threats because he stepped up tonight and made some big shots.

Props.

This was the Steve Blake that we signed for

NIce game

He deserves props for his postseason ... was a key factor in 4 games already

Doc Brown wrote:I hope those dumba** peope who sent him death threats, send him resurrection threats because he stepped up tonight and made some big shots.

Props.

At the very least the police are getting involved with those threats. Here's to hoping they find those responsible.

raviator wrote:At the very least the police are getting involved with those threats. Here's to hoping they find those responsible.

Hopefully they do catch whoever they were and give them more than a slap on the wrist. Come down harsh on these fools, if they catch them, and maybe people will realize it might not be the best idea to say those things.

needs to remain confident in his shot and aggressive. that running off the glass layup was a very good move, showing he can get into the lane sometimes but chooses not to EVER.

if he wants to remain on this team, in game 5 he has to stay aggressive the whole game, attack when he can, otherwise shoot the wide open shots he's given after feeding the bigs and they pass back out to him.

Blake is doing amazingly recently.

I've defended him here plenty as a backup PG. But he's got to go. Brown's love affair with him sealed our fate in the fourth quarter of game 4, and that was basically the end of our season. It's clear that you can't have him here or Mike Brown will continue to play him over Sessions when it matters, and he will continue the absurd and horrible 2 point guard lineup no matter who we have as a our back up 2 on the bench. He needs to be taken away from Brown at all costs.

Lakerjones wrote:I've defended him here plenty as a backup PG. But he's got to go. Brown's love affair with him sealed our fate in the fourth quarter of game 4, and that was basically the end of our season. It's clear that you can't have him here or Mike Brown will continue to play him over Sessions when it matters, and he will continue the absurd and horrible 2 point guard lineup no matter who we have as a our back up 2 on the bench. He needs to be taken away from Brown at all costs.

So true.

Brown did the same thing with Eric Snow in Cleveland. Played him way more minutes than he should have. Brown seems to be dead set on having a veteran PG be his man crush, more often time then not, it's a detriment to the team.

Now if we had a veteran PG like Nash or Andre Miller that bring it consistently every night, this wouldn't be a problem. With Blake it is.

Doc Brown wrote:

Lakerjones wrote:I've defended him here plenty as a backup PG. But he's got to go. Brown's love affair with him sealed our fate in the fourth quarter of game 4, and that was basically the end of our season. It's clear that you can't have him here or Mike Brown will continue to play him over Sessions when it matters, and he will continue the absurd and horrible 2 point guard lineup no matter who we have as a our back up 2 on the bench. He needs to be taken away from Brown at all costs.

So true.

Brown did the same thing with Eric Snow in Cleveland. Played him way more minutes than he should have. Brown seems to be dead set on having a veteran PG be his man crush, more often time then not, it's a detriment to the team.

Now if we had a veteran PG like Nash or Andre Miller that bring it consistently every night, this wouldn't be a problem. With Blake it is.

Agreed. And if we have a guy like one of those two, it would be great to bring Sessions off the bench for scoring punch and high energy as so many have been calling for here. I like Sessions as a lead PG, but considering Brown's lack of trust in him and insistence on slowing him down and never utilizing his gifts (P an R anyone?), he might as well come off the bench. He isn't being used correctly.

I hate Brown as coach.

^ thats a good point. We need to go after Miller. Im not sure if Sessions and Bynum are a great fit, Andre would be the perfect buffer for both of them until Sessions/Bynum can figure out how to play together.

Blake and Sess are both solid options for back-up PGs but they are not starters.

I'm not a Brown fan either, but you can't fault Brown for keeping Blake in to end the game....Sess played 32 minutes compared to Blake's 24 mins and their primary counterpart went 15/26 on them. At the very least Blake played the Sasha card and was clearly frustrating Westbrook which even led to that key steal at the end of the game. With Sess in the game, defensively he's a ghost and on offense, he would just hand it off to Kobe at the end of the game.

None of them should be our starting PG next year. We have to go get a 2 way PG this summer. I like Nash, but would prefer Dre Miller cause at least he can D up. But free agency is plan B. Plan A has to be to find our future PG with Pau. If you can't, then like Roo said, find a starting 3 and maybe 4 with Pau and go for Dre with the mini-MLE.

^ i think Id keep Sessions and Andre Miller. Miller is a hungry veteran and he probably has 1 or 2 more years left, Sessions can learn from him and get better. Neither are great 3 point shooters but Andre can teach him out to be effective despite not having a 3 ball

Vasashi17 wrote:None of them should be our starting PG next year. We have to go get a 2 way PG this summer. I like Nash, but would prefer Dre Miller cause at least he can D up. But free agency is plan B. Plan A has to be to find our future PG with Pau. If you can't, then like Roo said, find a starting 3 and maybe 4 with Pau and go for Dre with the mini-MLE.

I've been harping on this plan for the last two days.

We need to get a legit bench scorer and a suitable replacement for the PF who can stretch the floor. The PG we can address with the mini-MLE.

Nash, Miller and Delonte West can all be had for that IMO. The first two because they are hungry veterans who want a title (Miller has come out and said this, Nash has all but said it) and Delonte will never get a good deal because of past problems, but the guy can ball and is not afraid to hit big shots.

Dre miller won't come for the mini MLE , apparently he wants to stay in Denver if he gets paid http://www.hoopsworld.com/andre-miller-to-stay-in-denver

Nash hates us , he will never come here

I would prefer Sessions coming of the bench as a backup as opposed to Blake. I'm indifferent to Blake. I can see him stay or go.

jamabile wrote:I would prefer Sessions coming of the bench as a backup as opposed to Blake. I'm indifferent to Blake. I can see him stay or go.

I'd rather package him with Pau and see if we can get a better starter/backup. He's a good player when he tries, but he's been very inconsistent for us.

XXIV wrote:

jamabile wrote:I would prefer Sessions coming of the bench as a backup as opposed to Blake. I'm indifferent to Blake. I can see him stay or go.

I'd rather package him with Pau and see if we can get a better starter/backup. He's a good player when he tries, but he's been very inconsistent for us.

Very inconsistent! That's been my gripe. The fact that we could have pulled 2 games out of OKC as him as our backup PG is a miracle to me. However, you're right. We can package him with Pau. Maybe add another piece and get some pieces to round out this roster with more balance. Ideally, I would like to make another attempt and try to get Beasley. Beasley ans Sessions coming off our bench and we get a lot better.

bruddahmanmatt wrote:When he stepped up and took those shots in the 4th I was like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK0RZhdBbJ4#t=3m14s