04-01-2021, 12:00 PM
In some respects, we were lucky to win this game and owe a lot of it to Luka hitting the big 3 pointers in the first half. But a couple of things I have not seen mentioned were Hardaway (3-10 overall and 1-6 from 3) and Maxi (1-5 overall and 3-4 from 3). As two key scorers in a number of our wins, they were cold last night.
The biggest thing that I hope that Luka learns from this game is that he needs to move the ball more quickly early in the double-teams. If he doesn't, expect more of the same, especially in the playoffs.
I also think that we should have at minimum, a brief Boban sighting each game (especially as long as WCS is unavailable), not only to give KP some key rest, but it also disrupts the defensive strategy of the other team. It was also interesting to see Powell get zero playing time against an athletic team.
There is zero question that Luka is a once a generation player and the hope is that he will not play too much hero ball, especially as teams double team him. His turnovers per game need to come down. The good news is that the same draft added the very mature for his age, Jalen Brunson. We would not have won the game without Jalen.
The biggest thing that I hope that Luka learns from this game is that he needs to move the ball more quickly early in the double-teams. If he doesn't, expect more of the same, especially in the playoffs.
I also think that we should have at minimum, a brief Boban sighting each game (especially as long as WCS is unavailable), not only to give KP some key rest, but it also disrupts the defensive strategy of the other team. It was also interesting to see Powell get zero playing time against an athletic team.
There is zero question that Luka is a once a generation player and the hope is that he will not play too much hero ball, especially as teams double team him. His turnovers per game need to come down. The good news is that the same draft added the very mature for his age, Jalen Brunson. We would not have won the game without Jalen.