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<blockquote data-quote="newusername" data-source="post: 5748990" data-attributes="member: 562064">I&#039;m watching the Cavs vs Magic game from last night.&nbsp; I think the Magic are better than they were last year and could give anyone in the East a good run if they had Jameer back.&nbsp; Skip is a decent player, but he is NOT the player you want handling the ball in the Eastern conference finals.&nbsp; Just doesn&#039;t make smart enough decisions.&nbsp; As an example, last night with about 2 minutes left, Skip did a pick n roll with Howard.&nbsp; Varejao and Williams switched, so you had Varejao trying to stop Skip from penetrating and Williams trying to defend Howard posting him up.Now the really smart thing would have been to get the ball into the post so Howard can take advantage of Williams (or at least take the foul), but Rafer decided that&#039;s the time for a 30% 3 point shooter to jack one up with a taller defender on him.&nbsp; They&#039;re still a very good team (I&#039;m starting to like some of the things Pietrus brings), but I don&#039;t see them really challenging Cleveland, Boston, or LA.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="newusername, post: 5748990, member: 562064"] I'm watching the Cavs vs Magic game from last night. I think the Magic are better than they were last year and could give anyone in the East a good run if they had Jameer back. Skip is a decent player, but he is NOT the player you want handling the ball in the Eastern conference finals. Just doesn't make smart enough decisions. As an example, last night with about 2 minutes left, Skip did a pick n roll with Howard. Varejao and Williams switched, so you had Varejao trying to stop Skip from penetrating and Williams trying to defend Howard posting him up. Now the really smart thing would have been to get the ball into the post so Howard can take advantage of Williams (or at least take the foul), but Rafer decided that's the time for a 30% 3 point shooter to jack one up with a taller defender on him. They're still a very good team (I'm starting to like some of the things Pietrus brings), but I don't see them really challenging Cleveland, Boston, or LA. [/QUOTE]

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