2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[DanSchwartzgan]

 
Derozan obviously can do two things well(distribute and attack). Maybe someone can explain how it would work, but how would he fit when he must have the ball in his hands to contribute? There’s only one basketball. How do both Luka and Derozan have the ball in their hands?

We’re already a playoff team. Why would we take the ball out of Luka’s hands at all in the 4Q of a playoff game?  

If you watch closely, Dallas has been putting the ball in the hands of JRich and Brunson much more to initiate plays.  Often that ends up in a Luka post up, but not always.  They have other plays they run out of that action.  They absolutely have to take the ball out of Luka's hands some or we will forever be capped as the James Harden Rockets.  It is just too easy to game plan one guy at the end of games.  If you have other guys who can create (like DeRozan and Brunson) in late game situations, doubling Luka will get you killed.  Right now we don't have a great counter.

DeRozan has the same limitation playing next to Murray.  But, he doesn't appear to negatively impact the offense.  The SAS O is 7 points better when DeRozan is on the floor than when he isn't (82games.com).  The O-Rating is is 122 (it is 110 at all times) and was 118 last season.  If DeRozan and Murray can figure it out with all of DeRozan's flaws, then I imagine DeRozan and Luka can also.  I think the ball movement would be fantastic and we would be a nightmare match-up for defenses.  Frankly, I'm much more concerned about how we guard people than I am scoring.