TRik wrote:This is who we are as a team if we continue to have Fred dominate the ball, and shots, and tempo.
Like mix it up Nurse.
Fred didn't dominate the ball and I don't think that's the issue. This team is just very bad at generating looks for others and it seems to be an issue with the entire team and how they play. One big issue is that their main players play this way and the bench players have adopted it too.
It works for great offensive players like Siakam and FVV but when everyone plays this individual, the team game suffers. They have shown flashes of being able to take a step back and play more within a team system but don't do it consistently.
The thing I absolutely hate about this team is how they stop trusting each other. I have never seen a team look off a teammate who missed a shot like this team does. The great teams keep passing and trust each other. This team will continue to try to force it to one or two players and hope they can get going while ignoring everyone else.
This team also seriously needs to initiate the offense through Barnes more often. He's the only player who seems to be able to consistently find open players whether they miss or not. Barnes also needs to stop deferring. If he keeps doing this the team will never understand how to play together. I feel he is the one hope this team has in learning how to trust each other.