Bensational wrote:Skybox wrote:Bensational wrote:One big question I have about Paolo is how compatible he will be with another playmaker. He has shown he’s most comfortable with the ball in his hands finding shots for himself and his teammates, but how will he respond to someone else running things? I think he’ll have to be sold on how another guy will be setting the table for him in a way he’s comfortable finishing.
This isn’t AAU…he’ll be glad to have some help. It doesn’t mean deferring- we saw last night that he needs a breather once in a while. Carrying a team on every offensive possession (and then having your defensive effort questioned) is not a plan for winning. It’s not like he demanded every possession.
This is not like asking Chris Bosh to rebound for LBJ and DWade…he’d welcome another reliable ball handler to make things easier for him.
I’m not suggesting that’s the case. What I’m saying is that Paolo hasn’t shown he has a bread and butter off-ball move another playmaker can set up and exploit other than a drive and kick. Apart from the times they’re running offense for others, how are they helping Paolo get easier buckets? There’s a variety of potential ways, we just haven’t seen him go to them much.
He can develop and refine his game quite a bit too. He’d be better for it.
If some are optimistically banking on AB basically developing ANY offense, it seems plausible to expect Paolo to add a couple twists that would actually make his life easier and his scoring more efficient.
