long suffrin' boulez fan wrote:Uh. Look at that lineup.
Russ
smith
Neto
Bertans
Len
One to two shooters. Sub par defending at three positions. No rim protection.
No plays called.
It’s ALL on Brooks.
I'll give you that Brooks can be better at play-calling down the stretch, but it's a bit hyperbole the other things. The "Sub-par" defenders I assume you are saying are Smith, Neto, and Bertans? It's not like Matthews or Rui are world-beater defenders off the bench so hard to fix that. And Len is an above average rim protector by the eye test & statistically. Better than Lopez & a bit worse than Gafford if you're purely talking shot-blocking.
Seems to me the main legit criticism could be Brooks giving Westbrook too much control down the stretch of games? In terms of "play calling" for this team, I get the sense Westbrook is given a lot of reign to make things up on the fly as the PG. That dynamic may be a fair criticism but given how well it's worked lately, it's a tough critique right now I think.
I just thinking fighting tooth & nail with the Hawks on the road in 2 straight games without Beal - it's tough to really blame Brooks too much for the outcome.
