Patches Perry wrote:They shot pretty poorly and still won thoroughly, which is a good sign. Their team defense is just outstanding, and the continuity they've established with guys a lot of us have basically given up on like Dieng is starting to pay dividends. Dieng played a good 13 minutes tonight and he is so familiar with the system by now that those minutes are seamless. Those minutes likely disappear once iHeart returns but the depth is there.
Shai and Chet look a little more polished and a little deeper bag. Dub didn't shoot well but I expect him to follow suit in the next game or two.
Wiggins and Joe contracts are going to be absolute steals. Wiggins looked so awesome tonight, like he has improved some.
It's been said to death, but the perimeter defense with Dort, Caruso, Wallace, Shai, Dub, Wiggins is just insane. Our only weakness is guarding bigger faster frontcourt players. Someone like Julius Randle on Minnesota may give us a lot of problems in a playoff series.
Shai looked much more decisive by quickly pulling the trigger on threes. On his two point attempts, even his misses seem like they should have gone in.
Chet looked so good. Just imagine if he had hit a few threes.
Russ is the most entertaining player to watch but for all the wrong reasons.
