05-22-2022, 11:02 PM
(05-22-2022, 10:51 PM)hakeemfaan Wrote: Luka has to get in better shape and do better but he goes for 40 against Wiggins or Paul George or Kawhi, no one is blaming them. On this team Luka is supposed to be the PG, the scorer, the rebounder and now the blame is that even the teams defense is due to him?
I have been saying now for 3 years how Maxi and Powell offer zero resistance to any team really willing to drive the ball hard at them. They just back pedal and give anything to the other team. We have done well with this roster and we know the style we want to play around Luka. The key is to get better players. This series might well be 2-1 in our favor if only we had another deadeye offensive player like Bane or a defensive presence like Bam.
Let’s not overreact and co-sign off on the national narrative. Get better players around Luka and let’s see.
Both things can be true though. If Luka puts up better resistance on defense, the Warriors would get fewer easy looks at the rim and if you aren't rotating as much on defense to pickup the blow by, rebounding would also improve. We certainly need better big men and someone that can get us 10 boards on a consistent basis. The best thing that could happen to Luka is having his rebounding average drop by about four per game. I'm just not sure how you get there quickly. If we are "lucky", this team is going to look pretty much the same next year, save for a healthy THJ.