It should be said, BIEDRINS doesn’t look for these things when they’re called

e used to be a deadly pick and roll finisher. He can also drive from the high post.

He doesn’t look for the pass. It’s not Curry or Monta not making the pass, it’s him rolling away from hoop, or keeping his head down so not to recieve a ball. It’s him passing out of the high post instead of driving.

The whole team speaks about wanting Andris to be more aggressive. I’ve heard Monta and Curry allude to it in interviews too.

If andris did those things, I do believe it’d make EVERYONE’s game easier. David Lee most notably

Nellie DID give him time to work it out. But there was no improvement in Biedrins, and then Nellie lost patience and aired out Biedrins problems.

But I wouldn’t oppose benching Beans to prove a point. If you don’t want to go out there and give it your all, then I won’t let you.

Furthermore, I think Biedrins’s struggles are a direct result of trading J-Rich which, of course, would never have happened if Cohan wasn’t so cheap and Mullin wasn’t so incompetent.

rec’d :)

Damn never mind, he has a psychiatrist.

i don’t entirely agree with that notion either. Beidrins offensive ability has never been respected. Players wouldn’t follow him at all out side the no-charge semi circle if it wasn’t for illegal defense (assuming you understand that rule). It is this rule that keeps players remotely close to him (arms distance) at any time. Basically i don’t think that in 07-08 they respected his ability any more than they do today. He was just (1) more assertive, put himself in position to score and was ready for the dish and (2) Nelllie ran a different type offensive system.

The reason D Lee’s production has gone down is also system related. Withdrawal from the same system. Lee like Biedrins (07-08) was the only big man on his team (NY). I call it the spread system. It’s more common in Euroball. The floor is spread with shooters and the is paint open for one roaming bigman and slashers. This is also why Amare didn’t produce as well with another big man in the paint. (See Shaq vs. Frye.) It creates an easy ability to drive and dish. The strategy attemts to make it a 2 man game (4 when you include defenders). You can play pick and roll or just swing the ball around until one of your players drive to the hole. Then it’s the driver + his defender and your bigman + his defender. if the big defender helps out on the drive then the drive would kick to the offense big. In this case Biedrins. If that doesn’t work becaues they rotate a wing defender to the paint you can kick the ball back out the perimiter and swing it around until you get the open shot. Or, if they come running out on you then you can drive back to the hole and have an advantage in numbers. It’s really quite simple basketball. We ran this system with Harrington as a shooting 4. (Frye was a shooting 5, or Gallinari as a shooting 4)

This becomes a very simple and defined offensive role for Biedrins who has a low BB IQ and Skill level to succeed in. If something breaks down, he can kick it out and get a few assist.

This is also the reason for the reductino in Lee’s production. And, you can generally assume that production will go down when you take a good player off a terrible team and put them on a better one. I.e look what happend with Bosh, the celtics big 3, Lamar Odom, etc. that being said, with our current construction Lee should and will average about 18/10 by years end. He’s been injuried and isn’t playing in the open paint system anymore either.

Where does this lead us? Well, i love the flex system that Smart is running. I like how it gives us a lot of passing options. Ellis, Curry, Lee, and D. Wright are work the system very well. They all have good basketball IQ and passing ability. The teams carries the responsibility to assist each other and it’s good because we don’t have a “true point guard”.

I really think that Udoh fits those starting 4 players better. I think he has the BB IQ to understand how to work the system and break down the defense. he’s a good passer, can shoot a 15’er and plays good defense. I’m not sure if he’s ready to be a starter and i understand Smart reluctance to have his vet center come off the bench but the few minutes i’ve saw Udoh play with the starters he looked great.

I don’t think Biedrins fits this team as well as he used to. And i don’t think he’s that good. Probably a Birdman type role on a perrenal playoff team (comming off the bench). I’ve given up on his ability to step up the defense. It’s also imparative that your GM understand things like this so that the coach has pieces/ players that fit together.

There was also an article earlier this year that basically outlined that our starting guards are a weak defensive combo and our starting Bigs are a weak defensive combo. One of those sets needs to change. Personally i think our guards are our strength.

Riley should look into droping Beans and then signing him for a year for the rest of his career.

I think JaVale McGee would be perfect on our team. He’s big, long and atheletic. A good contrast to Lee.

Rashard Lewis + McGee for Biedrins + our Expiring contracts. Might get it done.