Nets vs mavericks tonight. Possible uthoff sighting?
- Thread starter Douglas C. Neidermeyer
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Watched the final two minutes or so. Uthoff was put in with under two minutes to go, and the Mavs up comfortably. The Nets had 3 offensive possessions from that point, and those possessions went:
- Uthoff got burnt, gave up a sloppy bucket, and committed a foul for a Nets "and 1"
- Uthoff was playing D off the ball, then switched off on a screen to guard the ball handler, who drove to the rim. Uthoff moved with him for several steps, and then inexplicably went to switch back to guard his original guy, which meant the ball handler went right to the glass for an uncontested layup.
- final possession was another shot made by the guy Uthoff was guarding, with another Uthoff foul leading to an "and 1"
So in other words, the minute and a half that Jarrod was in the game went about as bad as it possibly could. On offense, Jarrod tried to set a couple screens, and immediately passed the ball within the flow of the offense as soon as it came his way.
- Uthoff got burnt, gave up a sloppy bucket, and committed a foul for a Nets "and 1"
- Uthoff was playing D off the ball, then switched off on a screen to guard the ball handler, who drove to the rim. Uthoff moved with him for several steps, and then inexplicably went to switch back to guard his original guy, which meant the ball handler went right to the glass for an uncontested layup.
- final possession was another shot made by the guy Uthoff was guarding, with another Uthoff foul leading to an "and 1"
So in other words, the minute and a half that Jarrod was in the game went about as bad as it possibly could. On offense, Jarrod tried to set a couple screens, and immediately passed the ball within the flow of the offense as soon as it came his way.
The kid had the tools, just no killer instinct. He wilts under pressure at times and just is too soft. Glad he is getting a shot, but guessing he doesn't last long.
Great to see Uthoff get in the game. Lets not get carried away on his lack of production in a few slop minutes.
He is not physically strong enough, so ball pressure can overwhelm him, so I will give you that. As far as mental toughness to hit a big shot, he did win a Minny game for us a couple years ago with last shot. He doesn't seek limelight, but he will take the big shot.
I think he was great player for us...if there were a 6th year, then he would be a stud..his body just wasn't strong enough.
Uthoff doesnt project to be a star NBA guy. He's a complimentary type of role player. What's wrong with that?
