05-07-2021, 02:02 AM
I know Luka had a tough night in terms of shooting, and especially at the free-throw line, but I think his game was one of the positives tonight. For the first time in a while, I felt like he handled those aggressive traps by long defenders with relative ease.
It seems like he is starting to figure out that his job in that situation is just to make the correct pass as quickly as possible, rather than dribble around (dragging two defenders with four arms) for as long as it takes to find the ASSIST pass. To my eye, it seems like he trusted his teammates more tonight to make the secondary pass, finding an open shooter. In my opinion, this is a good development.
It seems like he is starting to figure out that his job in that situation is just to make the correct pass as quickly as possible, rather than dribble around (dragging two defenders with four arms) for as long as it takes to find the ASSIST pass. To my eye, it seems like he trusted his teammates more tonight to make the secondary pass, finding an open shooter. In my opinion, this is a good development.