04-23-2022, 06:44 AM
(04-22-2022, 06:12 PM)DrMav Wrote: I feel like Luka-Powell PnR would destroy that Utah small ball lineup that threw out. Hopefully he’s healthy and available if they go that route again.
Totally agree, great point. Gobert is definitely annoying to Luka as he protects the paint so well. Luka is still effective against Gobert, can draw him out of paint etc, and if Lukas 3 is falling in, he can kill a Gobert lineup, but Gobert does give Luka some resistance and makes him rely a lot on his 3 ball which is always risky. On other hand, a small ball Utah lineup not featuring Gobert, means Luka will dominate the paint with almost certainty. Luka is definitely destroying the tactics in case Utah would chose to bench Gobert. And they really might be forced to. I think we even will see this tonight, either benchign Gobert or feature him less. They have no other option. Unless they start the game a lot better with Gobert.