01-05-2021, 08:31 AM
(01-05-2021, 08:09 AM)meistermatze Wrote: I don't know if he can hold his own against a bruiser opponent (was he matched up against Boogie? I don't recall) due to his slender frame but under the right circumstances, I can totally see him getting big minutes.
Yes, it was Willie trying to guard Boogie for about 3 minutes in the 2nd. The Rockets were +5 during that time. Willie sat when Boogie got ejected. You make a good point about our ability to cover the bruisers, but Willie isn't alone in that concern. We really don't have anyone who can do it (let alone one guy who can do it without some help from another big).
I will admit that it happened without Luka on the floor and our team seems to be totally chaotic when this is the case. It seems as if Brunson is only able to run the offense in an extended role (I was positively suprprised by our offensive structure in the Bulls game) but he could not reciprocate this off the bench.
I'm not sure its completely on Brunson. In the second quarter Dallas ran out Iwundu, Burke, Willie and Johnson with Brunson. Where exactly does the scoring come from in that lineup? In the early 4th it was the same except replace Willie with Powell. That issue will fix itself when KP returns.