11-12-2021, 03:02 PM
(11-12-2021, 02:31 PM)Kammrath Wrote: THIS, THIS, THIS. This completely affirms my eye test. Luka has REALLY struggled to get to the rim this year. Some is spacing and I believe some is that he is slower this year.
The offense won't really turn around till this changes.
I don't think you're nuts about his conditioning/speed, don't get me wrong.
But, I really think you're underselling the angle that in the past, the entire POINT of the offense was to remove defenders from the path between Luka and the paint, while this season's version either hasn't prioritized that goal or has often failed to accomplish it. I think the offensive breakdowns (hopefully not philosophy changes) are at least 50% to blame for this situation with Luka.
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