04-05-2024, 06:54 AM
(04-04-2024, 10:52 PM)soog Wrote: Great write up. On thing I noticed on Gafford - GSW prioritized taking him out of the game. They bumped him off his route when he would roll to the basket off of screens and they ALWAYS had 1 to 2 bodies on him the second a shot went up. I think some of the reason his production is dropping is that he is becoming a focal point of opponents’ game plans.
This just means guys like Washington and DJJ will have more opportunity and have to keep stepping up
That is absolutely what’s happening. I don’t know if it’s so much about Gafford, but taking the roller away from Luka happens every year around this time. They used to do the same thing to Dwight Powell. And, you are absolutely correct that the remedy for this is for the shooters to actually hit shots.