What are people's thoughts on Advija? A lot of Advija fans seem to be frustrated with his lack of involvement in the offense. While this is understandable, it also shows a real lack of understanding about NBA basketball imo. The notion that Advija was going to just show up as a rookie and be allowed to create like he's Luka Doncic was never really realistic. Ideally, you'd see an in-between where he's given the freedom to do things here and there, but in all honesty, the only team that would give that opportunity would be tanking.
It will be very interesting to see what happens going forward. If this is the kind of advice Advija is getting, I think you have to question whether or not he'll end up sticking in the NBA. Being allowed the freedom to create and initiate offense is a privilege. To do so on a competitive team is the highest honor a player can get. At the same time, having a player that dominates the ball like a Westbrook limits the ability of everyone else.
I understand where this team is right now, but I think we have to think about what the future of this team is. We drafted Brown Jr, and he can't even touch the court. We drafted Advija, he can't touch the court. Instead we have Garrison Matthews and Raul Neto getting big minutes. This is an organizational failure. The reality is that Westbrooks presence throws a wrench into the team that Sheppard was building. A motion offense, where multiple players can initiate the offense and people can be just as effective with or without the ball. Regardless, I do believe that our young players need to find a way to be effective without having the ball. Whether it be 3-point shooting, cutting, rebounding, playing good defense; they need to find ways to contribute.
