02-11-2021, 08:09 AM
(02-11-2021, 07:33 AM)meistermatze Wrote: WCS played great and Powell looked aweful in his few minutes. Was it just a matchup problem? Or is Rick running with whomever has the better night as third string bing?
Both had good games. Powell only played a few minutes and it obviously won´t show up in the boxscore but he made some big time hustle plays. Felt like his minutes gave the Mavs a lot of energy.
WCS was his usual self but today the good outweighted the bad. Mavs couldn´t stop the high pick and roll when he was on the bench. In a way KP being in foul trouble was a blessing because Trae was targeting him in the pick and roll.
It´s really difficult to evaluate WCS because the small things that he does to help on defense aren´t really noticeable. We tend to focus on the boneheaded plays. A missed layup or a foul that gifts Trae Young 3FTs.
If we mention those plays we should also point out that he was playing incredible pick and roll defense. With him on the floor the Mavs can go with a more switch heavy defense or play a hard hedge and recover pick and roll scheme. Something that isn´t possible when KP is on the floor.