10-24-2019, 11:12 PM
(10-24-2019, 09:33 PM)StepBackJay Wrote: I am concerned that Porzingis has been practicing with the Mavs since the TDL and he doesn't look comfortable at all. He doesn't seem to know what to do on offense. He does a slip screen on every on-ball screen, can he not set an actual on-ball screen? I really thought the Doncic/KP PnR would look unstoppable. He is shooting open 3's which is good but I don't know why he doesn't pump-fake more on those. I like when he dribbles around, he gets a good rhythm off the bounce. I wish Rick was running more sets for KP to get him going. Anywho I suppose it's a work in progress being so early but he has been practicing with the team for some time now.
It's funny because I thought he looked fantastic for his first official game back in nearly 2 years. Putting up 23 points on 44/43/86 is quite remarkable. He's definitely looked rusty by missing some easy shots, but I think the more reps he gets the better he'll look. If you go back and look at rookie Porzingis highlights he looks a lot like you're describing.
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