Question for Thibs Re: Raptors 3/24/12

What did John Lucas the III do to get on your shit list?  And what can we, as your fan base, do to help get him off?  It seems clear that JL3 has fallen out of favor with you lately.   Over the preceding three games, he has shot 6 of 13 from three point land.  He has provided instant offense consistently over the past several games.  Why then, did you leave CJ in for so much of the second half?  CJ is not as good a shooter as he thinks he is.  I see some times where he seems to decide that he's going to sway the tide and then he'll jack up a 3 with 18 seconds left on the clock.  You can get a rapid-fire 3 off anytime.  Use some clock and try to get an easy shot.   The best teams are not those that make the tough shots, they are those that make the easy shots.  You should try to make the other team take the difficult shots. 

CJ has not been as beneficial offensively as JL3.  Why did you keep him on the bench?   I think you may be trying to punish him to teach him some sort of lesson (I saw you chewed him out when you pulled him out last game), but you are punishing us in the process.  Thank G-d that we won.   But it never should have been so close.   Coach, please don't let your lesson to one player get in the way of the goal for the whole team. 

That All-Star Game Sucked!

Now, I understand that defense is never a focus in the NBA All-Star Game.  But this year was just painful to watch.  This was not a game but was rather an exhibition.  The players betrayed this truth in their pre-game interviews where several of them stated that the main point of tonight was "to put on a show for the fans".  Oh yeah, and we'd like to win.  I am used to seeing lack-luster defense, but this year it seemed like players were going out of their way to get out of the way of offensive players.  I's almost like David Stern said, "we want each team to score at least 150 points, so don't slow your opponent down."  The best players do not just focus on offense.  I would like to see the best players pay each other on both sides of the court, not just letting each other out-do themselves in scoring.

This game sucked.  I hope someone reads this and notifies the NBA.  Don't sell out the all star game.  Let them play on both ends of the court.