09-15-2020, 10:58 AM
Houston tried to dictate their style of play on teams, how’d that work out for them? We need a guy or two who don’t get pushed around underneath like all our bigs sans Boban do.
Call them what you want, but KP, Maxi and Powell are not that player to this point. I think Maxi could probably be that guy, but he needs to get more aggressive than he is. Powell has a bit of aggression in him, but I watch him get pretty easily handled underneath.
A guy or two that plays bigger than they are, that’s all I ask. If we can get it internally (maybe Powell turns himself into more of that guy post injury), fine, but just saying make them adjust to us doesn’t stop them from getting to their spots comfortably while we have to fight for ours.
The bruiser/enforcer could also be one of those guys. Going back to why KP had to be the one to step in to stick up for Luka when Maxi was on the court is beyond me. Had Maxi sprinted to defend Luka, KP would have been the guy that is pulling Maxi out of it to calm him down. Tech on Maxi and KP is still in that game.
Call them what you want, but KP, Maxi and Powell are not that player to this point. I think Maxi could probably be that guy, but he needs to get more aggressive than he is. Powell has a bit of aggression in him, but I watch him get pretty easily handled underneath.
A guy or two that plays bigger than they are, that’s all I ask. If we can get it internally (maybe Powell turns himself into more of that guy post injury), fine, but just saying make them adjust to us doesn’t stop them from getting to their spots comfortably while we have to fight for ours.
The bruiser/enforcer could also be one of those guys. Going back to why KP had to be the one to step in to stick up for Luka when Maxi was on the court is beyond me. Had Maxi sprinted to defend Luka, KP would have been the guy that is pulling Maxi out of it to calm him down. Tech on Maxi and KP is still in that game.