My Dirkie candidates (in a particular order):
1. Through 3Qs, Reggie was 2/6 from the field and 1/5 from deep. He had 9 of his 15 points in the 4th, shooting 3/5 from 3 and adding a rebound, an assist, and a steal. He is the reason it wasn’t a nail-biter ending. His D was strong all night long in a long, 41-minute night.
2. Jalen’s ability to score through contact tonight was other worldly. His zero turnovers and FT perfection (7/7) are noteworthy, along with his game-high 28 points.
3. Maxi’s mid-range game, which I’ve never seen before tonight, was a huge factor on the evening. In my opinion, he embarrassed Ayton and made the case that he could be a legit starting center on a championship squad. If he turns into a multi-dimensional player on offense, watch out folks.
4. Frank got Josh’s minutes and made a case for 8th man. He didn’t hurt the team, which is what we’ve been desperately searching for all this series (and last). Someone besides Spencer and Maxi who can spell starters without killing team offense, defense, or both. If he can just not hurt us terribly, there’s a real opportunity to move up to 7th man, as Dwight appears close to joining Josh in the DNPCD category.
1. Through 3Qs, Reggie was 2/6 from the field and 1/5 from deep. He had 9 of his 15 points in the 4th, shooting 3/5 from 3 and adding a rebound, an assist, and a steal. He is the reason it wasn’t a nail-biter ending. His D was strong all night long in a long, 41-minute night.
2. Jalen’s ability to score through contact tonight was other worldly. His zero turnovers and FT perfection (7/7) are noteworthy, along with his game-high 28 points.
3. Maxi’s mid-range game, which I’ve never seen before tonight, was a huge factor on the evening. In my opinion, he embarrassed Ayton and made the case that he could be a legit starting center on a championship squad. If he turns into a multi-dimensional player on offense, watch out folks.
4. Frank got Josh’s minutes and made a case for 8th man. He didn’t hurt the team, which is what we’ve been desperately searching for all this series (and last). Someone besides Spencer and Maxi who can spell starters without killing team offense, defense, or both. If he can just not hurt us terribly, there’s a real opportunity to move up to 7th man, as Dwight appears close to joining Josh in the DNPCD category.
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