slick_watts wrote:getrichordie wrote:In an ideal world, Westbrook and Schroder would stagger so that Westbrook runs the 2U and Schroder runs the 1U. At least, I think that would make a lot of sense to help Westbrook get going against second stringers but ego is a real thing and I don’t think Westbrook would go for that.
But since this isn’t an ideal world, what we are being deprived of is better offense. Schroder is currently a better shooter than Westbrook, and I would argue has been better than Westbrook shooting-wise for sometime (even prior to this season; he just has had terrible spacing). So, if Schroder is a better shooter than Westbrook, then would it not be more efficient for Westbrook to take less shots and for Schroder to take more when we are talking about these Schroder-Westbrook lineups??
Not to mention, Westbrook’s legs look like dead meat once Schroder is on the floor with him. We should be using those fresh legs and letting Schroder handle the majority of the ball-handling duties to give Westbrook (and George) a break. Let Westbrook be a slasher or let him work on his catch and shoot game in these lineups. But no, Westbrook continues to shoot an awful %, and Schroder’s impact is dwindled.
you're on mars with some of these takes.
the obvious value you are missing with westbrook handling the ball instead of schroder is their value as play makers. schroder is sub-50 ts himself, using him as an on-ball scorer isn't going to solve anything in any lineup. and because he's very poor in the pick and roll and far worse than westbrook at creating looks for others-- it makes absolutely no sense for him to handle the ball in those units. none. the fact that he's a better three point shooter than westbrook is additional support for him to remain off the ball and selective with his shot taking.
i don't think you're a troll, really. i just think your arguments are so spacey you jumble them up and trip over yourself. i.e. in this one you want schroder to handle the ball because he shoots better than westbrook, but go on to say westbrook should be shooting catch and shoot threes. say what?
you need an excel file for your hot takes so you stop getting confused.
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Moving on, I understand your concern about taking the ball out of Westbrook’s hands and asking him to shoot catch and shoot threes. I look at it as the lesser of two evils with the first evil being Westbrook jacking up far too many >10 ft. pull ups and not making nearly enough of them...
Is Westbrook not going to have to change his game anyway to adapt to his decline? My take is that he might as well get started by letting Schroder feed him the ball when he’s wide open as defenses are going to sag on to him anyway...
Either way, neither “evil”/approach is ideal, but I would argue we should at least try that approach as I think it has its merits vs. hoping and praying Westbrook finds his legs AND finds his shot...
And to your point about Schroder’s TS%, I would argue that any ball-dominant player’s TS% is going to take a dive (unless you are an all-star level player) when he’s spending X amount of minutes next to Westbrook and X amount of minutes on this current iteration of the 2U... I know, I know... it’s surprising when a ball-dominant player becomes less effective when you take the ball out of his hands (shocker!)
And to your point about P&R action being an issue for Schroder, I would argue that he would progress in that regard if he were able to spend ample time with Adams and develop that chemistry with him. I could be wrong, but I want to say that his P&R action with Adams was actually quite effective when Westbrook was out with injury, but it’s been so long that I’ll have to go back and look...
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