nate33 wrote:NatP4 wrote:Brooks seems very disinterested in developing KO and Sato specifically.
I wouldn't say that, well, at least not with respect to Oubre.
Brooks plays Oubre plenty. I think the last few games have been tough for Oubre because Brooks is trying go figure out how to handle the rotation with Mahinmi back. Smith has been very good for us and I don't think Brooks feels it's right to unceremoniously park him on the end of the bench; so he's experimenting with a 10-man rotation. It's not going to work in the long run, but I'm not hating Brooks for trying. I think Smith has earned it.
In the long run, I think Smith is going to get benched and we're going to go back to a 9-man rotation with Oubre getting more minutes and Porter playing more PF. But these things take time.
Regarding Sato, I think the bottom line is that the 2nd unit is so poor offensively, that Brooks is having trouble finding room for Sato. Sato just isn't ready to run the offense at PG, and his unreliable jumper is allowing defense to sag off him and pack the paint. Brooks is trying to get him minutes, but it's difficult. He can't play Sato alongside Wall, and when he plays him alongside Brooks there is too much overall ineptitude in the backcourt. The only thing that seems to work at all is playing him alongside Beal.
all good points, I understand trying to squeeze smith in there still because he's earned it, but its gotta stop now. I'm 100% sure that brooks would never do it in a playoff series. tbh, i don't even care if brooks uses smith at PF, of course I'm going to complain, but its all about the playoffs, he won't do it there.
Fingers crossed, we get rid of burke for more of a wing scorer type, solves the sato ball handling issue, and gives us wing depth to play small more, which i think you and i both agree, is our biggest strength. i think the cavs game fooled a lot of people, Otto is a good matchup on Love, Love had a great game and couldn't miss, it was ONE game. I 100% believe Sato is ready to play full time point guard and run the 2nd unit, people are acting like the guy can't shoot at all, he's just adjusting to the NBA line, he was a great shooter in Europe, its just a confidence thing. I feel like they don't switch much in europe maybe, so he's not used to attacking a big off the dribble, or atleast thats what it looks like to me.
try to imagine what reserve point guard, emphasis on point guard, would succeed next to burke, in a situation where burke handles the ball and runs the show 90% of the time. hell, imagine our team with burke and wall playing together and wall playing strictly off ball, nightmare. the sooner we skip to the sato mahinmi pick and roll 2nd unit, the better, with the option of posting keef, or running plays for a 2 guard scorer.
scrap the burke smith deep 2 offense completely. never again, ever.
