Warriors Web: Warriors 109, Rocket 111 - Another heartbreaking loss to the Rockets

It sucks that I can’t a multiple answer type poll. That would have been perfect for tonight.

or accidentally missing the word “less.” Those are the only two explanations I can come up with.

Probably because Morrow isn’t good enough to get more attempts…

Even if the jumper is a bad shot for Maggette, he has to take it once in a while just to make the defense respect it (allowing him to drive more effectively). It’s not like it’s a bad shot if he’s completely open, it’s just a bad shot when there’s a defender mildly close to him…but again, it still serves a purpose. He does go to the rim much more often than shoot jumpers, though – see his .577 TS%.

Monta should have taken less shots – agree with that for sure. He did need to drive to try to create for teammates, though, and he did rack up 8 assists, so at least he was doing that a little bit. I think his poor ballhandling limits him, here, as it’s difficult enough for him to keep control of the ball while going to the rim and trying to get a good look, adding in the whole “looking for teammates and passing (another skill that needs work)” to that is too much for him to handle, possibly. Bottom line, Monta’s ball handling needs to improve significantly, and if it does, I think that will have a positive effect on his entire game.

While true, I believe the fact that his shots were getting blocked is actually a good thing for the Warriors. If the options are missing a shot or getting it blocked, I’m pretty sure your team is more likely to retain possession on a blocked shot….so going 9-27 with 7 of them blocked, on average, is better than going 9-27 with none of them blocked…

But yeah, Monta didn’t play nearly as well as 24 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds would suggest. He took way too many shots to score those 24 points and turned it over way too often.