Snap Takes & Sinister Spin: LeBron, The Cavs & Daniel Snyder
Welcome to a brand new monthly feature here at Pacman Jonesin’ called Snap Takes & Sinister Spin. The feature was inspired by a tweet from the Twitter account of the bronzed and stylish @RicBucher. While we do like to kid Ric (screw the K at the end, who needs it), his NBA commentary, sideline reports and insights are really topnotch.
Snap Take I: Mike Brown coaches the best basketball player on the planet and doesn’t have a clue how to use him!
Snap Take II: How many times is Brown going to continue to instuct LeBron to go 1 on 5 or run a high screen & roll with a big man (Anderson Varejao or Shaquille O’Neal) 20-25 feet from the basket? It’s complete insanity!
Snap Take III: O’Neal and Varejao both can’t shoot from more than 10 ft. from the hoop. The fact that they are running high screens is nonsensical. Here is what Brown needs to do immediately:
1. Limit the time Varejao and Shaq are on the floor simultaneously to the first 6 minutes of each half
2. Ensure that Varejao and Shaq play no more than 24 -28 minutes per game
3. Zydrunas Ilgauskas is a proficient outside shooter and can execute the pick and pop very well. He is the one who should be setting screens/picks for LeBron 20 ft. from the basket. Illgauskas needs to be on the floor more often in a high/low scenario with either Varejao or Shaq.
4. Continue to bring Ilgauskas off the bench and play him at least 30 minutes per game
5. Start playing LeBron at PF for long stretches rather than making him bring the ball up the court and roam around the perimeter
6. Plant LeBron’s ass down on one of the blocks and keep him there. Nobody in the league can guard James and he’ll be virtually unstoppable on the block and in the paint
7. Insist that GM Danny Ferry make a deal for Stephen Jackson. Jax is a hothead, but James & O’Neal will keep him in check. A package of J.J. Hickson and Delonte West (plus other considerations to make the salaries match) should get it done. Hell, West and Nellie are both certifiable so it should be a match made in heaven.
Sinister Spin: Signs and banners are now prohibited at FedEx Field ”to protect spectators from getting injured.”
I’m not even kidding. This spin from the twisted mind of Daniel Snyder is really more moronic than sinister, however, because it’s also disastrous, harmful and unfavorable it qualifes. Things are so bad in Washington these days that Danny Boy is making Al Davis look competent.
