JEIS wrote:raferfenix wrote:Agreed that’s encouraging from Doc.
If Cole balls out maybe he gets the starting 2 spot but unless Porter aka Scoot flames out (definitely could happen!) it seems like Rivers is at least talking the talk about investing in his development.
One concern I have is, that we don't prioritize Porter as a large facilitator of the offense. That was a major plus of his, that made him work so well last year. He was locked in on both sides of the ball. He seemed to play off of Giannis way better than Lillard. I keep hearing talks about running the offense out of Giannis more, which could negate the effectiveness of KPJ. We won a lot of regular season games doing that over the years, but come playoff time that seems to fail with teams walling him off.
I don't think Giannis being the focal point of the offense means KPJ will simply stand there. He'll be bringing up the ball most of the time. Giannis has evolved to where he likes operating out of the wings, nail and block and not necessarily bringing up the ball. Those inverted pick and rolls where guards are screening for him are a fun wrinkle but not necessarily the norm. KPJ will still likely be primary ball-handler unless Giannis grabs an early rebound and starts the break. And agreed that they developed chemistry fairly quickly, as KPJ is a bigger and more athletic guard to be able to get around a hedge or make the pass out of a trap. It's up to KPJ, though, to evolve a bit and be able to see that corner skip pass when 3 guys converge on Gianni's roll toward the rim.
