KnixinSix wrote:Not necessarily what we expected like KAT being really good from 3 or Bridges playing strong D per se but what you didn’t expect to see but has opened your eyes a bit in KATs and Bridges potential in our system.....
Here's mine:
1.KATs passing. Had no idea it was this good and I think Thibs is designing a system to fully take advantage of it (as we saw last night). We thought we were going to miss IHarts passing from a big, well KAT is even better.
2.KATs tougness offensively.Drives to the hoop vs good defenders, and especially his tough rebounding in traffic and strong putbacks in traffic. He hasnt backed down in this regard and looks anything but soft (at least offensively).
3.Bridges ultra efficient mid range game. I am blown away by how money his turnaround game is. Both the fadeaway jumper and the turnaround jump shots. He is so sudden with those moves and with his long arms and high point release it almost never gets blocked and he is very accurate with that shot. This is a dynamic that will be a huge addition to this offense.
4. BONUS: The elite ball movement with our starters . Looks so so good thus far. I expected it to improve but not quite this much. I loved Randle but sorry that would simply not be the case if Randle was still here pounding the ball into the court for 9 seconds every other possession. That slows everyone down and gets them out of rythym. Ball is like not sticking AT ALL. Sure a few ISOs here and there but not with ball stagnation and ball stopping for more than a few seconds occasionally.
Nice post....I have to say I didn't expect not to miss what Ragu would have given us off the bench ..but Deuce has made me do just that. He doesn't play like Ragu but his confidence, defense, and that near automatic calm jumper is truly something to behold.
And unlike Ragu he doesn't become inconsistent with less minutes. He's a true keeper and easily the best contract in the entire NBA.
