Wolfay wrote:Anyone else think that maybe Tyreke's ankle is affecting him a little bit? I don't see him limping at all, but he's just not finishing at the rim like he can.
That might be part of it. I think we're also seeing some of the effects of having good shotblocking around the basket. Guys like Dalembert don't necessarily need to be in the right position in terms of stopping Tyreke to affect shots at the rim. If he did have to be in the right position and was in the right position, Tyreke would be more effective at passing out on those penetrations.
Anyway, a mediocre half over all. The main thing over all is turnovers. We have to be more careful with the ball and get back in transition. Defensively, we need to just pack the paint more in the half court. They only took 2 3's in this half. We should be tempting them--daring them to repeat what they did in Arco. This is even truer if they continue to keep Kapono on the bench.
Offensively, it's mostly just been a problem of execution. The sixers deserve some credit for playing well defensively, but we just have have to careful about certain passes, and we need to just make some more of our shots. It's pretty much that simple. I'd also like to see Spencer get some time in the post, although he is mostly playing pretty well at the high post right now. But, more than anything, this will likely come down to Tyreke finishing better around the basket, or perhaps anticipating the D more effectively and making the right pass at the right time.
Go Kings!
