2021-2022 MAVS NEWS: 4th in West | WCF loss [ARCHIVED]

[KillerLeft]

I mainly noticed the cooperativity to enter the paint. Not so much on catch and shoot, there hasnt been much of that indeed as you mention. I dont think thats going to be the real strength of the pairing of Luka and Brunson, although as you write there is potential for that as well.

To me it appears that when they both are in, its much harder to double each of them.

I'm with you on the above. In theory, playing them together makes the team's ball-handling and offensive creation much more similar to that of the teams we see doing well in the playoffs and much less predictable or easy to contain. Might just take some time for them to find a rhythm together, but I'm sure we're all game to see it play out. 

I just want Brunson to shoot when he's open, that's all, and lately he has shown an odd reluctance to do so, as if he thinks it's "settling" or something. It's not settling if there isn't a defender within 6 feet of you and the space is created by someone else's penetration. To have multiple ball-handlers work together well, they also need to be willing play finishers. I'm sure they'll get it worked out.