Post#22 » by bwgood77 » Sat Dec 28, 2024 5:20 am
Tough game. I felt the hustle was there for the most part, but so many shots in and out. Seriously, it doesn't feel like I've seen more shots in a game that rattled in and out. Beal was especially off after his hot streak. Hopefully they bounce back tomorrow night. Dropped back down to 11th, though still only 2 games back of 5th.
Regarding Nurkic, he never seems better than Plumlee. At least Plumlee can usually finish around the rim at 83%. Oso is actually our best big around the rim at 96%. From 3-10 ft he is 43.5%, whereas Plumlee is 29%. But Nurkic is 72% at the rim. A 7 footer. That's pretty terrible. He is 42% from 3-10 ft.
Basically I would play Plumlee or Oso more and just tell them to only finish at the rim. Nurkic turns it over so much too.
As frustrating as Ayton was, if we had his scoring/finishing/shooting ability, we'd probably have a few more wins. Even as down as he is shooting, it's still miles ahead of Nurkic. Of course defensively he wouldn't help much. But it's hard to have an elite offense if your big can't finish inside or do anything offensively. If he can't, he better really contribute a ton on the defensive side, but he doesn't do that either.
This isn't about wanting Ayton, but just general frustration at our Cs...even though our shooting overall was the primary issue tonight.
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