JMAC3 wrote:Us having a younger team has a lot to do with it. We aren't organized right away and we spend the first 4-5 seconds of each possession setting up spacing and getting the pick and roll lined up where I think veteran teams are quicker into their sets which has a large impact on Pace.
DY_nasty wrote:Our offball movement is monstrously bad and only a few guys could create shots or even initiate the offense.
We'd need more active wings and offball play to not be in the bottom third or dead last in pace this year without absolutely destroying our efficiency to push tempo we can't effectively manage.
Both of these are great points.
Can't find it, but in all the discussion around Miles last week I saw some talk about how he is most creative with the ball in his hands. That's how he generates his scoring and passing ... and he hasn't really been in that role here in Charlotte. PJ feels a bit the same way to me. Neither one of those guys does a bunch of off-ball movement ... and they are both supposed to be good passers but we didn't see a ton of that kind of ball movement from them last year. The team really does need more catch and shoot guys.
I also think that D is a huge factor. You push the ball when the opposing defense isn't set and that mostly happens when the team has gotten a stop on the other end. I think that the Hornets are going to have to get better there so that they can attack more.
