04-04-2022, 12:37 PM
I think there's still some hope for Chriss. The swarm & switch defense looks to be working well and he's got the right build to run it. Ideal player is probably like Powell's quick feet & athleticism but longer? In terms of physical ability, Chriss is a high lottery talent. We'll see how the defense does in the playoffs of course, but it's bothered pretty much every top tier team faced in the regular season so far. Chriss' issues right now are all mental from what I can tell. Luka is having to point where to be on offense, mental errors on defense etc. So he can't stay on the court. He got here late though. If he still has mental struggles after a full offseason early into next season, then it's probably safe to give up on him.
Hopefully they can get a series win or 2 to get info on how the defensive system is in different matchups. I think there should be a much better idea of what type of center defensively to look for in the offseason after the playoffs are done. On offense, I think the minimum of rim runner lob threat is a given now. Powell's doing a lot of scoring catching passes directly under the basket without a lob as well.
Hopefully they can get a series win or 2 to get info on how the defensive system is in different matchups. I think there should be a much better idea of what type of center defensively to look for in the offseason after the playoffs are done. On offense, I think the minimum of rim runner lob threat is a given now. Powell's doing a lot of scoring catching passes directly under the basket without a lob as well.
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