southern wolf wrote:I like the idea of bringing Culver off the bench as the sixth man scoring punch at least to start off with.
I tend to agree. I really like pairing him with Napier.
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southern wolf wrote:I like the idea of bringing Culver off the bench as the sixth man scoring punch at least to start off with.
tsherkin wrote:The important thing to take away here is that Klomp is wrong.
Esohny wrote:Why are you asking Klomp? "He's" actually a bot that posts random blurbs from a database.
Klomp wrote:I'm putting the tired in retired mod at the moment
Rookie-Mistake wrote:KAT, Layman, Cov, Culver, Teague is our best 5 imo.
minimus wrote:Rookie-Mistake wrote:KAT, Layman, Cov, Culver, Teague is our best 5 imo.
KAT/Layman/RoCo/Culver/Okogie/Napier
tsherkin wrote:The important thing to take away here is that Klomp is wrong.
Esohny wrote:Why are you asking Klomp? "He's" actually a bot that posts random blurbs from a database.
Klomp wrote:I'm putting the tired in retired mod at the moment
Klomp wrote:minimus wrote:Rookie-Mistake wrote:KAT, Layman, Cov, Culver, Teague is our best 5 imo.
KAT/Layman/RoCo/Culver/Okogie/Napier
That's 6 and a violation
minimus wrote:An underrated move by our FO
tsherkin wrote:The important thing to take away here is that Klomp is wrong.
Esohny wrote:Why are you asking Klomp? "He's" actually a bot that posts random blurbs from a database.
Klomp wrote:I'm putting the tired in retired mod at the moment
younggunsmn wrote:Teague/Wigs/Layman/Cov/Kat to start
Napier/Culver/Okogie/Vonleh 2nd unit.
I watched the 2 televised preseason games, and I like the new additions as role players.
Teague and Wiggins are just so bad, they drag everything else down. Problem is that right now they are more talented than the guys behind them.
Teague is one of the softest players I have ever seen.
I like Napier's quickness and his ability to stay in front of guys. I can see him stealing minutes from Teague.
Culver - I like his IQ and effort. He is already pretty good defensively. Still too skinny and shot is shaky. If he can transform his body as he ages he could be pretty good because the skills are there.
I would like a 3rd ballhandler, especially when Wiggins is out there, but I would probably start Layman right now.
He looks like a good glue guy, and his cutting and shooting should play off of KAT well.
We are going to miss having Rose and Taj in the rotation.
Okogie's lack of offensive skills doesnt play well on either the first or 2nd unit, but his energy may be needed on the 2nd unit more with a more ball-dominant Napier.
What is this new offense? Looks like a lot of pick-up basketball to me. Where is all of this KAT Jokic action we are supposed to be seeing? The spacing looks better, but our lack of shooters is obvious. Wiggins looks like same old Wiggins.
minimus wrote:I really wish we have DLo type of PG who can:
a) run PnR, PnP with KAT
b) shoot 3s after kickout pass from KAT when KAT is double teamed in the post
c) big enough to shoot over defender
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Watch Culver gets wide open on perimeter twice after KAT passes. You need here someone like Culver to bring the ball to KAT, but he cant shoot. Playing here Teague, Nowell, Martin or Okogie, is not effective either because you need a good ballhandler and passer.
DaKid wrote:minimus wrote:I really wish we have DLo type of PG who can:
a) run PnR, PnP with KAT
b) shoot 3s after kickout pass from KAT when KAT is double teamed in the post
c) big enough to shoot over defender
Watch Culver gets wide open on perimeter twice after KAT passes. You need here someone like Culver to bring the ball to KAT, but he cant shoot. Playing here Teague, Nowell, Martin or Okogie, is not effective either because you need a good ballhandler and passer.
No need for dlo, Wiggins works the pnr and pnp with towns perfectly.
minimus wrote:DaKid wrote:minimus wrote:I really wish we have DLo type of PG who can:
a) run PnR, PnP with KAT
b) shoot 3s after kickout pass from KAT when KAT is double teamed in the post
c) big enough to shoot over defender
Watch Culver gets wide open on perimeter twice after KAT passes. You need here someone like Culver to bring the ball to KAT, but he cant shoot. Playing here Teague, Nowell, Martin or Okogie, is not effective either because you need a good ballhandler and passer.
No need for dlo, Wiggins works the pnr and pnp with towns perfectly.
That's correct. Wiggins is perfect when he attacks downhill. What I am speaking about is feeding KAT in post and hitting open 3s after kickouts on perimeter. These are different dimensions of offense.
DaKid wrote:minimus wrote:DaKid wrote:
No need for dlo, Wiggins works the pnr and pnp with towns perfectly.
That's correct. Wiggins is perfect when he attacks downhill. What I am speaking about is feeding KAT in post and hitting open 3s after kickouts on perimeter. These are different dimensions of offense.
Sorry, I misunderstood. In that case though, we still don't need a dlo, we just need someone that can hit open 3's. I think Culver will get to that point if he is on the court with Wiggins and Towns
minimus wrote:DaKid wrote:minimus wrote:
That's correct. Wiggins is perfect when he attacks downhill. What I am speaking about is feeding KAT in post and hitting open 3s after kickouts on perimeter. These are different dimensions of offense.
Sorry, I misunderstood. In that case though, we still don't need a dlo, we just need someone that can hit open 3's. I think Culver will get to that point if he is on the court with Wiggins and Towns
I hope for this, but usually it takes at least 2-3 years to develop a consistent jumpshot.
DaKid wrote:minimus wrote:DaKid wrote:
Sorry, I misunderstood. In that case though, we still don't need a dlo, we just need someone that can hit open 3's. I think Culver will get to that point if he is on the court with Wiggins and Towns
I hope for this, but usually it takes at least 2-3 years to develop a consistent jumpshot.
I would love to pair Wiggins with a guy like Reddick in the backcourt but that's not happening. At least not yet. But, no matter what, in my opinion we need to pair Wiggins with another wing in the backcourt that can shoot 3s. No need for a ball dominant pg or another big, find another wing that can hit 3s and defend. In a perfect world we should have 3 3&d wings surrounding towns and Wiggins. Roco fits that roll, now we need 2 more
minimus wrote:DaKid wrote:minimus wrote:
I hope for this, but usually it takes at least 2-3 years to develop a consistent jumpshot.
I would love to pair Wiggins with a guy like Reddick in the backcourt but that's not happening. At least not yet. But, no matter what, in my opinion we need to pair Wiggins with another wing in the backcourt that can shoot 3s. No need for a ball dominant pg or another big, find another wing that can hit 3s and defend. In a perfect world we should have 3 3&d wings surrounding towns and Wiggins. Roco fits that roll, now we need 2 more
I am afraid that it won't work. In current NBA you need at least two capable ballhandlers/passers to create a consistent offensive flow.
DaKid wrote:minimus wrote:DaKid wrote:
I would love to pair Wiggins with a guy like Reddick in the backcourt but that's not happening. At least not yet. But, no matter what, in my opinion we need to pair Wiggins with another wing in the backcourt that can shoot 3s. No need for a ball dominant pg or another big, find another wing that can hit 3s and defend. In a perfect world we should have 3 3&d wings surrounding towns and Wiggins. Roco fits that roll, now we need 2 more
I am afraid that it won't work. In current NBA you need at least two capable ballhandlers/passers to create a consistent offensive flow.
There are many wings that are more than capable ballhandlers and passers. And with the change of offensive systems, there is less need for true pgs. That is why you see more and more teams running 2s, 3's and 4's as primary ball handlers successfully
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