03-04-2021, 11:58 AM
(03-04-2021, 07:21 AM)Paul Gasol Wrote: Was I the only one really uncomfortable when Skin asked Porzingis directly after the game about winning “whilst missing your best player”? I was watching through my fingers as Porzingis talked about the teams collective talent coming through when everyone “shares the ball”...
Maybe it was just me, but it felt really awkward and tense.
Not gonna lie...I prefer more ball movement. I get that we have a lack of shot creators on the team and that in the playoffs Luka will be handling the ball 40+ minutes a game...but damn it gets boring watching such little ball movement. Love Luka...incredible talent...but him dribbling the ball into the lane running the equivalent of footballs RPO every possession gets old. In the playoffs that maybe what has to happen...all 70+ regular season games though?
On JRich...
Anyone notice how he backs out of driving A LOT? Other than Luka and Brunson...JRich is the only other guy able to dribble...and he seems good at it...but when he decides to try and drive to the lane....he backs out all the time it seems then passes. Maybe its me...but he seems like he needs to get over not having a clean lane and just try to take it to the rim. I dont want him taking it to the rim and attempting a wild layup around 3 defenders either...I like that he backs out if he senses it would be crowded....but I dont think I watch a guy back out of ISO's as much as him. One the other hand....I see some say they dont like his defense...he seems disruptive with his hands on defense to me. NBA.com says DFS and Luka are ahead of him in deflections...but he seems to be able to annoy his guy when they are dribbling. I know there is more to defense than just annoying your guy when he has the ball...he just doesnt seem bad at defense to me. Maybe you can find another two-way player with more bang for your buck.