12-09-2023, 09:47 PM
(12-09-2023, 08:44 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I totally agree with this. On offense, he's in the same boat as Powell. The rolls can be taken away, it's just that we should see Luka feast as a result. As with Powell, some people might claim this means Lively isn't playing well, but the reality is that the defense has to commit to take the lob away, so the things that are available will be a credit to Lively, in a sense.I saw Holmes pick 2 guys with 1 pick set twice in a game earlier this season. Luka was dancing around in the lane and Holmes turned on his man to pick him who basically picked the guy guarding Luka which allowed Luka to go in for an uncontested layup. I’ve seen all our C’s set multiple picks in 1 play to get Luka open, but I don’t remember ever seeing that. If Lively can figure THAT maneuver out? I’ll start jumping on the this year bandwagon with him.
On defense, I think he's going to be fine in the paint. I wonder who will try to play him off the floor with shooting, and whether they'll be successful.