tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8878605120366712244.post660492274025047364..comments2024-02-22T04:37:17.273-06:00Comments on 3 Shades of Blue - A Memphis Grizzlies Blog: Shot in the DarkoJoshua Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03823016900461353737noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8878605120366712244.post-81737830007443333532016-12-14T15:45:17.180-06:002016-12-14T15:45:17.180-06:00By going to RentalCars you can discover the best c...By going to <b><a href="http://car-rental.syntaxlinks.com/r/RentalCars" rel="nofollow">RentalCars</a></b> you can discover the best car hire from over <b>49,000 locations globally</b>.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8878605120366712244.post-58524893785634439602008-09-25T13:02:00.000-05:002008-09-25T13:02:00.000-05:00I think there's good talent in Darko that can be b...I think there's good talent in Darko that can be brought out .... but I don't expect we'll see it this year.<BR/><BR/>I think Darko will need a great deal of help on the court to bring out his abilities. That means a major league power forward who'll help him on the boards, help him defensively, who's hard working and who Darko respects. It also means having a tough perimeter defense so Darko isn't forced out of position defensively at an alarming rate. I thought Darko got frustrated defensively as the year progressed last season. He's a good defender but there were so many problems elsewhere that most of his actions had little effect and it seemed to get him down (he's not the strongest mentally). <BR/><BR/>I think he needs to be around veteran players who understand how to help him on the court ... rather than youngsters trying to prove their talents.<BR/><BR/>I think Darko to be in a position where he can succeed. Where he has a very few responsibilities on the offensive end, but lots on the backboards and defensively. I also think he needs a coach that believes in him and will play him through his inconsistent patches ... he needs that confidence, he doesn't have it and he's not going to get it any other way. <BR/><BR/>On playing power forward .....<BR/><BR/>I also don't believe that Darko can function at the four. It makes his offensive flaws more important because he won't have enough scoring options around him, unless Marc Gasol turns into a beast ... and his jumper will be exploited, and the club will then have spacing issues offensively and things will possibly will become too stagnant in terms of player movement. <BR/><BR/>Offensively Darko needs to be the fifth best offensive player at all times and primarily used for passing/screening with a few (2-3) rewarding post ups during the game for his work on the boards/defensively. <BR/><BR/>I also think he's far better defensively at center because he can spend more time around the rim altering shots and hitting the boards. <BR/><BR/>So I don't like him at power forward, I didn't like it in Orlando and nothing has changed.<BR/><BR/>I like Darko a great deal so I hope I'm wrong. I'd love to see him turn his career around and I do believe he can be a good starting quality center who could provide very good defense and good rebounding ... but I think he'll need the right situation to bring that out and I'm not sure that's here in Memphis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com