01-01-2020, 10:44 AM
(01-01-2020, 01:46 AM)MrGoat Wrote: -Luka doesn't look 100% and the early season concerns about this team's talent aside from Luka and KP are showing their ugly head again. I'm not going to blame a 20 year old for putting up 35-10-7 on a bad back, a rusty ankle, and messed up worst for coming up short
-THJ was missed again, complain all you want about Luka hoisting up 16 three balls but that was one of the reasons with Curry having an off night
-Kleber still gets a helmet sticker
-Really poor execution down the stretch, OKC was doing an even worse job than we were of defending the offensive glass yet we didn't make them pay for it
-Maybe teams are overestimating how much of an albatross CP3 will be at 36 in the final year of his contract. The year we won the title our starting point guard was older than that
-At least the schedule gets a bit lighter after this one for a bit. Homestand upcoming
Valid complaints about the supporting cast but there is no excuse for a ton of poor 3s. Plus this is not an isolated instance of this with Luka. As fans and coaches, if we want to see this guy get to where he should then this part of his game should be criticized than excused away.
He is a good shooter. But passing it off or a mid range shot is better than a terrible 3. Paul and Alexander were not infatuated with trends or the modern game. They were more concerned about getting the best possible shot. Luka should also play that way. OTOH if the directive is coming from the coaching staff that poor 3s are better than good 2s, then they need to be called out.
As I have said before, I don’t put much stock into this historical offense stuff because the base is two studs who are not good 3pt shooters shooting a bunch of 3 pt shots. Any success seems like fool’s gold that will be exposed sooner or later.