He was the best on the boards last night than I've seen all playoffs. I don't mind all the shooting he did in the first quarter, because the only way he's going to be able to get it going is from shooting. I'd like to see him draw some more fouls on Mosgov.
Exactly. They weren't guarding him on offense for 2 straight games. Just the simple fact that when he was open he was driving to the hoop to TRY and create something, forced Mozgov to play him, which opened it up for others. It sucks he couldn't throw a ball into the ocean, but that is the type of play you want to see from him. Don't give your defender a pass by being tentative on the offensive end. And his activity on both ends energized the team last night.
I do agree with most that we need more Taj out there. Taj has been the team's best defender in the playoffs. Opponents are shooting a pathetic 27% against him. He's keeping them off the glass too. In the 4th quarter, Thompson had zero offensive rebounds when Taj was guarding him. That alone deserves more minutes for him.
