MrDollarBills wrote:Wildcat wrote:god shammgod wrote:
it's never felt like this lineup really works together that well. there's problems on both ends of the court.
No, it doesn't. I don't want to go digging through stats, but the offense has been a hoodwink since January.
The starters suck because Josh is in the dunker's spot when really Mitch should be there as KAT helps to space.
The offense has Brunson, KAT, OG, and Mikal and doesn't generate remotely enough 3PAs.
This team plays like a group of friends at the YMCA looking for a run. It just seems like there's a lack of structure on offense. Boston's defense is good but it makes it really easy for them when everyone just stands around.
The offensive spacing this game was dysfunctional. Guys were running into each other, clustering in the paint and clogging the lanes, fumbling the ball, nobody was on the same page.
Again, bad coaching aside, good floor generalship tends to smooth out this level of dysfunction. I still place that responsibility on Jalen, because I've never really expected much in the way of in-game adjustments from Thibs anyway.
Maybe Thibs staff will cook up a better game plan for Monday, because they literally had no plan in place today. The team just punched in and stood around with their dicks in their hands.
It is my consistent critique of this team that we do require a high level of coaching because we lack the kinds of players who can direct traffic and get everyone in sync. Maybe OG does it sometimes on the defensive end, but on the offensive end Brunson spaces out and forgets how to run a team. It is why I was so disappointed that Kolek was not integrated into the rotation. Of all the players on our team, he is the only one who would be able to settle them down and get back to basics.
We'll need a higher hoops IQ from our starters on Monday. It's on them. Thibs is only capable of so much until it falls into their laps.
