>A rookie not known for his defensive prowess in the first
>place
Didn't Stauskus open his mouth about being stereotyped as a bad defender ONLY b/c he is white.........yeeaaaah!

>allowed an already-hot Klay Thompson make a few baskets
>in a row?
Bruh, did you watch the game? Klay was struggling in the 1st half & simply made two wide open 3s that he rarely misses just before Stauskus was subbed in but MacLamore wasn't giving him much of an air space in the half court sets.

Meanwhile Stauskas was giving Klay too much air space while Klay had the ball behind the 3 point line & actually stared him down before he fired a shot. Klay wasn't even using picks when Stauskas was initially guarding him, it was simply him standing at the top of the key & the ball ending up in his hands. How in the hell do you stand in a defensive stance inside the 3 point line while an elite shooter has the ball behind the 3 point line? At least have you hand up: "Hands down, man down!" (c) Mark Jackson. It wasn't like Klay was shooting fade away 3s w/ Stauskas all over him & contesting his shots. By the time McCallum switched on him the house was already on fire.

Their coach is also an idiot for not doubling Klay instead of getting beat by the same play 5 straight times when everyone in the arena knew who was getting the ball. The adjustment he made was switching McCallum on him when all Klay had to do was rub him off a screen & he would have already launched a shot before McCallum even has a chance to contest his shot. No switching, no help....once McCallum got bumped by a pick it was over. This was no different than how Sam Mitchell defended Kobe.

>Someone call the town executioner, we need a public stoning
>and we need it NOW!
Stauskas opened his mouth & got embarrassed. The fact he's a terrible defender has nothing to do w/ him being white.