mattao313 wrote:Todd3 wrote:^I just think our best playmakers should ha ve the ball as much as possible, and everyone should play to their strengths, so if that is on-ball for Reggie, then using him more off-ball doesn't make sense to me (especially if we lack playmakers to get him the ball in positions to score).
In other words he should be penetrating and passing to KCP/Morris/Ersan for 3s, as opposed to them penetrating and passing to him for 3s. That's playing to guys strengths instead of weaknesses. Problem isn't Reggie's movement off-ball, it's that he needs better 3pt shooters to pass to when on-ball imo
But that isn't realistic Reggie can't have the ball in hands more he already has a high usg% hes gonna has to play off the ball sometime. Plus him having the ball more would just make the offense even more predictable than it already is.
To clarify, when I say he needs the ball more I'm talking in comparison to the last few weeks, where his usg% has decreased from ~30% in oct-dec to 26% in jan. I think he might need the ball more to get his rhythm.
If trying to determine why he hasn't played as good the last few weeks, that's one of the main differences that might be the cause.
When he's been at his best at the end of last year and oct-dec this year, his usage was 29.3% & 29.5% respectively. That seems to be the optimal rate for him and 26% might be too low.
