04-26-2024, 08:18 AM
I won't be surprised if Killer is correct about Gafford. He's been right about everything about this series so far. And he's been my basketball daddy since 2012 when I was initially holding out hope that Cuban wasn't being a complete idiot.
But now I'm holding out hope about something else. The playoffs are a bit crazy in that some trends settle in through a series and get cemented more and more the farther along the series progresses. But then, sometimes items that we think may trend through the series just change in an instant. Sometimes we can tell why the change took place because it's based on a coaching change, a change in the emphasis by the refs, a player finding some success and gaining some confidence, and sometimes it's difficult to pinpoint. Often teams' tactics and strategies create the change but for us fans it just looks like "player 'A' just "finally started playing good."
So, regarding Gafford, and related to Gafford, the vertical game, I still have some hope that Gafford (with maybe some strategic help from the coaches) will become useful and somewhat productive in this series.
But now I'm holding out hope about something else. The playoffs are a bit crazy in that some trends settle in through a series and get cemented more and more the farther along the series progresses. But then, sometimes items that we think may trend through the series just change in an instant. Sometimes we can tell why the change took place because it's based on a coaching change, a change in the emphasis by the refs, a player finding some success and gaining some confidence, and sometimes it's difficult to pinpoint. Often teams' tactics and strategies create the change but for us fans it just looks like "player 'A' just "finally started playing good."
So, regarding Gafford, and related to Gafford, the vertical game, I still have some hope that Gafford (with maybe some strategic help from the coaches) will become useful and somewhat productive in this series.
Not very astute ^^^^