03-22-2021, 11:46 AM
(03-22-2021, 10:52 AM)omahen Wrote: More facts about KP offense. 71 % of his shots come after 0 dribbles and in 70 % of cases he holds ball for less than 2 seconds before he shoots. That is a definition of a catch and shoot guy. As you said - his range and ability to spread the floor is invaluable. If he learns how to punish small guys efficiently, he is what we need.
He did that better against Portland already. Posted up until he was within 3-5 feet from the basket, which resulted in double teams and he kicked it out. Later he got stripped, cause his awareness of the double-team was too slow.
Overall Porzingis should use his energy on the defensive end first. That´s another factor to consider. At 7´3 he won´t have the energy to be effective on both ends of the floor and/or increase his injury risk again. We need his actual presence and activity more on that end of the floor, especially if we are aiming for a 2nd (offensive) option via trade/FA. I´m just not sure whether Porzingis is willing to accept that he should aim to be Gobert and can´t be Jokic/Embiid.