01-05-2021, 01:24 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-05-2021, 01:27 PM by meistermatze.)
@ DS:
True, all our bigs have a problem containing the bruisers, but I guess most teams have the same issue. There aren't that many big bodies who can just dominate their opposition by physical force only AND not be a black hole in another regard (e.g. star player). I mean we had DAJ who could do that but he still wasn't a plus on the floor. So I would not worry too much about that, the league is not like this anymore.
Also agreed on your defense of Brunson. It was not my intention to pinpoint every issue with those lineups to him personally. I was just saying that Luka has been off the floor for the entire game in Chicago and Brunson managed to structure most lineups while against the Rockets, it was a dumpsterfire w/o Luka and I still think it has something to do with Brunsons approach towards the game.
I feel like in reduced minutes, he tries to force it too much. He then wants to score in order to be kept on the floor. When he know he will get extended minutes, he can focus on orchestrating and letting the game come to him more. Not really a reproach, I guess, just an observation - I think this is kind of logical.
True, all our bigs have a problem containing the bruisers, but I guess most teams have the same issue. There aren't that many big bodies who can just dominate their opposition by physical force only AND not be a black hole in another regard (e.g. star player). I mean we had DAJ who could do that but he still wasn't a plus on the floor. So I would not worry too much about that, the league is not like this anymore.
Also agreed on your defense of Brunson. It was not my intention to pinpoint every issue with those lineups to him personally. I was just saying that Luka has been off the floor for the entire game in Chicago and Brunson managed to structure most lineups while against the Rockets, it was a dumpsterfire w/o Luka and I still think it has something to do with Brunsons approach towards the game.
I feel like in reduced minutes, he tries to force it too much. He then wants to score in order to be kept on the floor. When he know he will get extended minutes, he can focus on orchestrating and letting the game come to him more. Not really a reproach, I guess, just an observation - I think this is kind of logical.