VFX wrote:JF5 wrote:VFX wrote:
Nobody disagrees that 80% of the time Paolo and Franz are going to be touching the ball.
It's about how this hypothetical point guard can do a better job than Joseph or Ingles, in starters minutes, setting the tempo or "organizing the offense" as you say.
Improving their decision making in order to avoid turnovers AND bad offensive possessions is the caveat here. The ball sticking with Paolo and making terrible low % shot choices is both a developmental issue that can be solved with coaching/time and something that can be alleviated with a competent point guard better than Corey Joseph.
Passes can be made to Paolo or Franz getting them into isolation scoring opportunities. They dont need to bring the ball up and slash to the rim every posession regardless of how defenses are set or adapting to them. It's just smarter basketball that hasnt been possible because of roster construction. It IS an indictment of how they built the roster.
But you're talking about positioning as to how Paolo and Franz get the ball TO THEN create for themselves or others.
Like for example if this PG gets the ball he is most likely going to dump it to Paolo in the Low/High post or at the FT line/Just inside the arc depending where he wants the ball and then he decides what he's going to do afterwards in the triple threat stance. I don't think he'll ever have much of an off ball game.
This PG is not going to be like a Steve Nash/Jason Kidd/John Stockton/Tyrese Haliburton type of playmaker where the passes are going to end up being assist/guided to baskets.
It's going to be more "I'm going to get us into sets properly" type of PG if things start to get shaky on that end of the floor. The onus is still going to be on Franz and Paolo generally speaking in these situations to make the right decisions.
It’s a two-fold scenario. It is easier for both of them to make quick correct reads when positioned and in the rhythm of a moving, flowing, offense.
If we are going to assume both Paolo and Franz will develop into better shooters from outside, then sets from said PG must be more complex than handing the ball to either of them and standing back as they iso. Is it every single play? No, but the variety is what keeps defenses honest. That only happens with acquired skillsets outside of continual development.
Nobody said this player needs to be those guys. This player needs to be better than Ingles or Joseph without one foot into retirement. Is that bar too high?
Yes, Paolo and Franz need to be reading and making the right decisions. For stretches at a time they do and for some stretches they don’t. The argument is that they can develop the ability to make those reads better if they get more comfortable with a less stagnant moving offense that isn’t standing around watching them take bad shots for lack of options.
I dont see many signs Paolo can run our offense. If him and Franz take 80%of our possesions than letting guys like Cory move the ball and focusing on defensive center makes more sense than paying for good PG who we will use sporadically.
Anyone seeing it similar to me ?
