11-28-2022, 04:04 PM
Semi positive take.... If Kidd wakes up this team is going to win a lot of games in the short term by running the Luka/Wood P&R into the ground. They simply refuse to run this as much as they should. When teams are trapping Luka, the answer is for Wood to be screener and catch the initial pass from Luka and attack downhill. This becomes easy offense with him either finishing at the rim or drawing two and hitting someone for a wide open 3. The problem is we have either Powell or Kleber catching this pass way too often instead of Wood. The shooting has been absolutely dreadful but it will come around imo. In the meantime the starting lineup should be Luka, Dinwiddie, Green, DFS, Wood. Come out the gates running the Luka/Wood P&R and make other teams defend and keep up. Wood should be on the floor for as many Luka minutes as possible. The advanced stats back this up. Kidd is being unnecessarily stubborn because he either never wanted CWood or hates the idea of this team having an offensive identity. Great coaches adapt to the roster they have. Carlisle ran the hell out of 3 guard lineups and Dirk yet somehow overachieved. This teams ceiling is still high but Kidd has to adapt.