The Regime wrote:DEEP3CL wrote:Don't know why in hell Luke put a cold starting line up in?
I think they only scored once...all they did was come in and jack up 3's when we could've easily worked for just getting a bucket. This is why I hate 3 point shooting in this day and age of the NBA.
Players think it's the only shot now. We was down 6 or so when they fired nothing but 3's. And since Julius doesn't shoot that shot he pouts big time when he doesn't get the ball and you can see it.
I'm usually really critical of Julius on the offensive end because his shot selection is really suspect. But when he works his ass off to establish deep post position, you've got to get him the ball. D Lo missed him on a couple separate occasions down the stretch, and you clearly tell that Julius was frustrated.
Luke has to find ways to incorporate Julius more in the offense. We go through too many long stretches where it feels like he's strictly a decoy or a liability like Tony Allen. Julius is the kind of player whose effort is dictated by the number of touches he gets on offense.
He's also better than anyone on the team at getting the shooters going... He get's guys like Russell, Lou, and Young the ball in position and clears out defenders, getting them wide open shots... I've seen him do it for all those guys in games. Even Ingram...
That said, I think he's visibly hampered by the hip thing still. So it may be tough for him to carry more weight than he is now.