12-06-2022, 06:40 AM
Now that was fun. Excellent D in the first half and the 3's were falling in quarters 2, 3 and 4. Note that the first quarter lead was based on holding Phoenix to 15 on 26% shooting. We only shot 36% from 3 that quarter. Continued good D in the second quarter (held them to 26 points on 42% shooting), but we hit 45% of our 3's. Second half was just a free for all. We gave up 70, but continued to shoot lights out.
Subtle change in rotation that I really liked. Green was first off the bench, subbing for Dinwiddie at 6:49. Wood came in about 1:24 later, but Green Energy had already take over the power grid. Wood got his 18, but didn't take his first shot until 2:13 left in the quarter. Green scored 10 points and had a steal in the time between when Wood checked in and Wood took his first shot. It didn't have to be that way...some credit to Wood that it did. Green subbed out for 2 1/2 minutes in the second quarter and then came back to close the half in place of Dinwiddie. Green closing halves is getting much more common. He had 16 1/2 minutes at halftime. If he's not going to start, this is how you use Green
In the second half, Maxi was first off the bench, Green second and Wood didn't come in until Ayton sat. This time Green played almost 15 minutes straight. It would have been interesting to see how Kidd would have closed a tight game. Wood probably would have gotten 3 few minutes and 2 fewer points in a close game. He feasted when Ayton was out. Tim and Reggie basically split a position (other than the final 2:25 when the bench was cleared). That is also a significant change if it holds. It means Green got to join Luka and SD in splitting the 1/2 minutes three ways while THJ/RB split the 3 minutes in half. Splitting two positions with Luka and SD is a 30+ minute role. Splitting 48 minutes in half with someone is only a 24 minute role. Dorian got all of his minutes at the four (but only 23 total) with Powell, Wood and Maxi taking the remaining 4/5 minutes.
I noticed people commenting in the game thread about liking the rotation. To me, it was a really nice way to handle a B2B. Whether Green will continue in a 30+ minutes role or not is TBD. I suspect Dorian will not continue to only get 23 minutes, but he almost has to take any increased minutes at the three, which really pinches the THJs, Bullocks and Greens of the world. There are probably 80 minutes available at the 1/2/3 outside of what Luka and SD take. That's an average of 26.6 for THJ, Bullock and Green, but if Dorian takes 8 minutes at the 3, then we drop to 24 minutes each for THJ, Bullock and Green. It is hard to run a 10 man rotation of guys who are at very similar levels.
Subtle change in rotation that I really liked. Green was first off the bench, subbing for Dinwiddie at 6:49. Wood came in about 1:24 later, but Green Energy had already take over the power grid. Wood got his 18, but didn't take his first shot until 2:13 left in the quarter. Green scored 10 points and had a steal in the time between when Wood checked in and Wood took his first shot. It didn't have to be that way...some credit to Wood that it did. Green subbed out for 2 1/2 minutes in the second quarter and then came back to close the half in place of Dinwiddie. Green closing halves is getting much more common. He had 16 1/2 minutes at halftime. If he's not going to start, this is how you use Green
In the second half, Maxi was first off the bench, Green second and Wood didn't come in until Ayton sat. This time Green played almost 15 minutes straight. It would have been interesting to see how Kidd would have closed a tight game. Wood probably would have gotten 3 few minutes and 2 fewer points in a close game. He feasted when Ayton was out. Tim and Reggie basically split a position (other than the final 2:25 when the bench was cleared). That is also a significant change if it holds. It means Green got to join Luka and SD in splitting the 1/2 minutes three ways while THJ/RB split the 3 minutes in half. Splitting two positions with Luka and SD is a 30+ minute role. Splitting 48 minutes in half with someone is only a 24 minute role. Dorian got all of his minutes at the four (but only 23 total) with Powell, Wood and Maxi taking the remaining 4/5 minutes.
I noticed people commenting in the game thread about liking the rotation. To me, it was a really nice way to handle a B2B. Whether Green will continue in a 30+ minutes role or not is TBD. I suspect Dorian will not continue to only get 23 minutes, but he almost has to take any increased minutes at the three, which really pinches the THJs, Bullocks and Greens of the world. There are probably 80 minutes available at the 1/2/3 outside of what Luka and SD take. That's an average of 26.6 for THJ, Bullock and Green, but if Dorian takes 8 minutes at the 3, then we drop to 24 minutes each for THJ, Bullock and Green. It is hard to run a 10 man rotation of guys who are at very similar levels.
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