Post#677 » by dsg2021 » Tue Oct 28, 2025 5:19 am
I never preferred a fast pace. I'd love to score 90 or 100 instead of 80, but even at 80 that's the pace I think we're better at. Not let's go for 120 points. You literally get smacked against a wall against certain Playoffs teams. They shut that down and force a 90 point game. That was US. That's what we DID to others. CLE and BOS offenses got a little off-kilter and out of rhythm at the get-go, especially outside of their star players. The Magic got more confident. We don't have lithe, quick Tyrese Maxeys and Ja Morants. We have NFL players who weigh more.
The only reason I spoke well of the fast pace were 3 reasons; a) In theory, it should open up our offensive chemistry quicker. b) Prunty is behind the scenes with probably a hand in the "fast pace idea". c) Mastering and interchanging between both "slow pace" and "fast pace" per matchups instead of being overly dogmatic.
But is this Prunty's and Mosely's biggest and only idea? Not even close, I imagine. They can probably create magic in a slower pace offense too.
If we only added Prunty and Shamm this summer, and not Bane, Tyus, and Jase, Noah, I would definitely still be fine with like a 40-game leash on the "fast pace idea". But right now, my fan opinion is for like a 25-game leash only, and then start revolting if the record is under 500. It's a tricky question, because what if everything clicks with the fast pace at Game #60, at a .472 record, into a roaring, strong finish for like an ECF or Finals+ run. It would have been the best idea ever.
In all the ugly defense today, the high scoring game showed some really, really cool moments. Franz feeding Paolo down low like some big man like twice iirc, was the biggest one to me. Maybe something is cooking.
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