Would have agreed with you until the end of the game. Then Q couldn't do much right (nor Adel)...
There were a couple of times it seemed that Snider didn’t want the ball in his hands..
Ray was a beast on the boards for awhile but on the offensive side, he was fumble fingers on a couple of plays. There was one play that should have ended in a thunderous dunk but he took his eye off the ball.
If McMahon does anything with the ball besides hold it at the end of regulation we probably win. I wonder if he knew Miami had the possession arrow at the time. That turnover was critical.
Not to blame the official, but Ryan got fouled on that play and they never actually tied him up for a jump ball. It was a quick and incorrect whistle, but that's the kind of crap that happens on the road. In hindsight, Ryan would have been better off trying to dribble out of it.
That’s actually what got him the 3 foul shots where he only made 2. I guess he didn’t think the guy was going to close on him so fast or he thought he didn’t have time to fake, but yeah Luke was a master at it.
Let’s also not forget that the missed offensive goaltending call was big. Ball was still in the cylinder.
Ray was "gassed" late. I don't have the minutes available in front of me, but IMO he looked gassed running the floor late. Then when he shot those 2 free throws BOTH short, I said to myself "yep, this guy is tired".
When people say and I thought so too that we should get the ball more to Ray, that’s another area of his game he needs to work on. He’s going stronger to the rim now but he doesn’t call for the ball like I think a dominant big man should. Adding muscle would go a long way to giving him the confidence he seems to lack.
Seems like Rays key to offensive production, along with strength, is his ability to slow his moves down when he gets the ball. You can tell Dave has been working on that aspect of his game. He had done it all too frequently years prior, getting the ball, looking nervous with the ball and jacking it up hurriedly, as opposed to slow drop steps, spin moves creating space, etc. He's 100% better at it now and that baby hook is becoming lethal. But at times, I think I saw it rear its head game before last, he got in a hurry down low and it affects his shot. There is no doubt in my mind that this kid has improved more than any other player on the team from last year. Just slow it down a little bit Ray.
