04-25-2021, 10:57 AM
I typically like to look at game flows and see what worked and didn't and see if there was any shift in strategy. Hard to do that last night with two starters missing. Basically, if all four of Luka/Powell/DFS/Maxi were in, we crushed them. If they weren't all in, we struggled. The one exception was the last 2:22 of Q2 when Luka/Brunson/WCS/DFS/Maxi went on a 6-0. That, combined with the run to start the 3rd, really turned the game.
Something I've been tracking lately is how well the Luka/WCS minutes go mainly against subs. Last night didn't have nearly the positive impact of the prior two games. The combo probably isn't going to work as well with Melli in for Maxi and THJ/Brunson shooting 3 for 100.
Kudo's to Maxi. 10 boards, 5 assists and good D. Great attitude and hustle just days after being benched for Powell for the first time.
We don't win this game without the NO trade. Melli was VERY productive in limited time. In fact, his Points + Help Value (Asst/Reb/Blk/Stl) per minute were second best on the team. Redick was huge. Rewatch all the Powell dunks in the 4th and instead of looking at Powell, watch Redick. He was key to how well this worked.
Some will try to pretend Powell is finally back (as of last night). Don't believe it. Yes, he really struggled in 21 games in Dec/Jan/Feb. That changed in his 11 games in March: TS% = .684 (better than his career average), O/D Ratings of 143/111 and his 13 games in April: TS% is mind blowing .768 and O/D Ratings of 141/107. Note that D-Rating in April. The same number for the other bigs are KP (113), Maxi (110) and WCS (112). Those are all good numbers (D-Rating for the entire season is 112.8), but it isn't just Powell's offense that is "finally back".
Who are you and what have you done with Tim Hardaway. THJ is the anti-Powell. April TS% is .488. O/D Ratings are 97/115
Something I've been tracking lately is how well the Luka/WCS minutes go mainly against subs. Last night didn't have nearly the positive impact of the prior two games. The combo probably isn't going to work as well with Melli in for Maxi and THJ/Brunson shooting 3 for 100.
Kudo's to Maxi. 10 boards, 5 assists and good D. Great attitude and hustle just days after being benched for Powell for the first time.
We don't win this game without the NO trade. Melli was VERY productive in limited time. In fact, his Points + Help Value (Asst/Reb/Blk/Stl) per minute were second best on the team. Redick was huge. Rewatch all the Powell dunks in the 4th and instead of looking at Powell, watch Redick. He was key to how well this worked.
Some will try to pretend Powell is finally back (as of last night). Don't believe it. Yes, he really struggled in 21 games in Dec/Jan/Feb. That changed in his 11 games in March: TS% = .684 (better than his career average), O/D Ratings of 143/111 and his 13 games in April: TS% is mind blowing .768 and O/D Ratings of 141/107. Note that D-Rating in April. The same number for the other bigs are KP (113), Maxi (110) and WCS (112). Those are all good numbers (D-Rating for the entire season is 112.8), but it isn't just Powell's offense that is "finally back".
Who are you and what have you done with Tim Hardaway. THJ is the anti-Powell. April TS% is .488. O/D Ratings are 97/115