10-22-2021, 01:52 PM
There was certainly not a lot to like last night but I am on team patience. It may get rocky early. It may be rocky for the whole ride, but I am wiling to wait it out. Rick was a very good coach. I had issue with his last year here, but thought he overperformed every year with the talent he was given for almost every year he was here. Some players are going to perform better under Rick then the do with Jason. Hopefully it is not extreme and hopefully some also perform better with Jason.
Maybe not the main reason Jason was hired but a very important one is to get a better playing KP. For either a long term fit her or to move in the future. Having him be a second to Luka and play well off on Luka will be the biggest thing to look for this year. I think most of us didn't like the offseason moves. Not so say they didn't pick up solid players but I think we can all agree this team really needs another top 3 player. But if KP plays better this year, Luka stays a top 5 player, and Jalen and Hardaway play to their potential, this team only needs 3-4 of their role players to do role player things (Maxi, DFS, Bullock, Brown, Powell, Green). Those guys are capable of playing those roles. There is not a lot of wiggle room though if KP does not improve his play.
I will also be interested to see how Bullock gets his minutes. He got 15 minutes last night and I didn't really notice him much when he was out there. I hope Jalen doesn't lose minutes to him, but it wouldn't shock me to see if he takes some of Powell or Maxi minutes depending on the matchup.
Maybe not the main reason Jason was hired but a very important one is to get a better playing KP. For either a long term fit her or to move in the future. Having him be a second to Luka and play well off on Luka will be the biggest thing to look for this year. I think most of us didn't like the offseason moves. Not so say they didn't pick up solid players but I think we can all agree this team really needs another top 3 player. But if KP plays better this year, Luka stays a top 5 player, and Jalen and Hardaway play to their potential, this team only needs 3-4 of their role players to do role player things (Maxi, DFS, Bullock, Brown, Powell, Green). Those guys are capable of playing those roles. There is not a lot of wiggle room though if KP does not improve his play.
I will also be interested to see how Bullock gets his minutes. He got 15 minutes last night and I didn't really notice him much when he was out there. I hope Jalen doesn't lose minutes to him, but it wouldn't shock me to see if he takes some of Powell or Maxi minutes depending on the matchup.