03-25-2021, 10:28 PM
(03-25-2021, 10:11 PM)cjeter24 Wrote: I mean unpopular opinion alert... But Luka is a ball hog at times and can tend to over dribble trying to do everything himself. I think it's Luka still learning and improving and not some Westbrook level problem. On top of that Luka and Brunson are the only guys who can actually penetrate the defense and actually break it down a bit. So by nature of our roster issues, Luka is forced to do it all and the ball will stop moving.
We are a jump shooting team big time. And the only scoring opportunities we create as a team is open shots. Some of the shooters namely THJ will blow by the closeouts when they happen and get in the lane. But he's not doing that himself in a normal possession.
So basically KP is primarily a post up and spot up shooter. He's not a great roll man. We don't have one. and we are lacking penetrating guards.
I think when we address that, chemistry will really start to come as the ball will move much better when the defense is getting broken down by consistent penetration. I think at that point KP is going to be getting 20-25 every single night because he's going to be getting much easier shots.
TLDR I think the roster issues are the reason the basketball chemistry is off.
Luka is 2nd in the NBA among full time starters in average dribbles per touch and 2nd in the NBA in average seconds per touch. There's a lot of standing around and watching Luka dribble.