Channing Frye

[Griffin]

Frye was shooting 40% from the floor in the playoffs prior to the Lakers series and 45% during the regular season. He is currently shooting 5% so far through the first three games of this series. Assuming the law of averages holds, Frye is bound to shoot around 75% to 85% the rest of this series

 

[Bufalay]

He is currently shooting 5% so far through the first three games of this series.

lol, 5% sounds funnier than 1/20.

 

[ninous26]

Channing Frye is a waste of height. God bless him. Lets hope he can make something happen tonight..

3- 3pointers from him tonight and people will think he's godly lol. thats how crappy he's been playing.

 

[arthurracoon]

well...good thing alvin gave him another shot.

 

[Tyler]

I rescind my previous statement, let him heat back up, those free throws saved his game IMO.

 

[Absolute Zero]

You heard it here first. Frye will nail at least 4 three pointers in Game 4. He has lulled the Lakers into a false sense of security. There will be more focus on Amare and Nash. Frye will be left open, and will be draining them.

 

[mojorizen7]

Nice^

Frye is feeling the pressure to score points. Gameplan him to do other things and i'll bet his shot returns.

Even if he's incapable of stopping a Lamar Odom on defense....(Gentry) should ask Frye to focus on just that(or something LIKE that).
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He was guarding Bynum when he went off.

 

[Absolute Zero]

Great game Frye. Not only did he hit his 3's, but he played agressively on the other end.

 

[jibikao]

Now Lakers knows how hard it is to defend Suns when our shooters are on. That's what Spurs left like!

When Frye is on, it is near impossible to guard him due to his 6'11 size unless they put somebody higher than 6'11.

Good boy. Now please hit at least 37% in game 5 and we have a good chance to steal it!

 

[cly2tw]

As Frye put it himself at halftime interview, with defense giving us confidence, he also got rid of the pressure of having to hit his shots, so he made them.

 

[jibikao]

As Frye put it himself at halftime interview, with defense giving us confidence, he also got rid of the pressure of having to hit his shots, so he made them.

That's why I like it how Gentry rewards bench players to stay in the game when they make great defensive efforts. Frye was benched in some games not because he missed (well, it sucks but still...), it's more because he lacked defensive intensity.

when Frye is on, Suns' near impossible to guard because who are you sending to guard Frye at 3pt line? Pau or Bynum? Bynum doesn't have the speed and if Pau is out on the 3pt line, it is play-land for Amare.

 

[cly2tw]

That's why I like it how Gentry rewards bench players to stay in the game when they make great defensive efforts. Frye was benched in some games not because he missed (well, it sucks but still...), it's more because he lacked defensive intensity.

when Frye is on, Suns' near impossible to guard because who are you sending to guard Frye at 3pt line? Pau or Bynum? Bynum doesn't have the speed and if Pau is out on the 3pt line, it is play-land for Amare.

Exactly. That's why I said Frye was initially set up to fail, being force-fed for 3s in game 1, after the no-name comment by Artest. With that pressure, the confidence loss somehow was contagious and affected his defensive concentration as well. Glad he got this new attitude and hope he keeps it up.

As to Amare, he has been more patient this past two games, waiting for Gasol to commit. Drawing 3 players to help under basket also is a reason our other players get a better chance at offensive rebounds even he missed or got blocked. Despite only 21 pts, possessions with him posting up almost always ended well for us. That's huge to have when your team needs something in the worst way.

 

[jibikao]

In a way, I don't watch Footballs but as I was told, Football has Offensive and Defensive teams. I think this Suns' team is built like a football team. Nash/Amare/J-Rich is the offensive unit while our bench is the defensive unit. Our bench players beat other's bench players because Gentry uses our bench players as a "whole unit" rather than "buying time for starters to rest".

I really like Gentry as a coach. I think he should be rewarded Coach of the Year. Comparing him to D'Antoni, what did D' teach?? There is no back-up plan when our 3pt didn't go in. Gentry has plan b and c when our shots don't go in and you need to working on your Plan B and C even before playoffs start.

And many NBA coaches would pull bench players out after a big lead because they think "starters" need to finish the game. I really like it how Gentry doesn't do that much. He would let Nash/Amare sit for so long in the 4th quarter if our bench is beating the !@#$ of the other team. And if the game gets close, Nash comes in somewhat "fresh" and he and Amare would make clutch plays.

 

[Bufalay]

D'Antoni should get some credit for Gentry's success. Gentry got to watch D'antoni for four years and see what worked and what didn't work. To Gentry's credit he has kept the things that did work and has improved in the areas where they were lacking.

 

[mojorizen7]

D'Antoni should get some credit for Gentry's success. Gentry got to watch D'antoni for four years and see what worked and what didn't work. To Gentry's credit he has kept the things that did work and has improved in the areas where they were lacking.

+1
But who's D'Antoni going to watch?

 

[Errntknght]

He could delve into the NBA history books and discover that the successful fast breaking teams (the Auerbach Celtics and 'showtime' Lakers, for instance) played solid defense and rebounded well. The Lakers of the aforementioned era didn't get lots of props for their D, but they were well above average.

On the other hand the fast break teams that played little D - the Nuggets and the Suns, for example - wound up with the short end of the stick, just like his teams.