02-10-2023, 09:26 AM
(02-10-2023, 09:17 AM)HAguiar95 Wrote: The one thing I'd be worried about is the 2nd chance opportunities for opponents. Only Luka can really rebound the ball in that scenario. DFS helped a little bit in that, but even with him, we were bad. Maxi doenst' help that (Wood does). If we play Ky-Green-Bullock-Luka-Kleber, I assume it'll be too much to ask from Luka to go battle the boards.
Also our 2nd chance opportunities were alredy non existent (30th in the league before DFS trade) and will vanish if Powell is not playing. He's our only OREB (92nd percentile) now that DFS is gone.
Oh, this team is going to be BAD on the glass. We just need to get our heads wrapped around that idea right away. Those playoff possessions where they play great defense, only to give up the big second or third chance three (the really frustrating kind) are coming.
But...offensively, they have a chance to be LETHAL, as long as Hardaway, Green, Bullock and Kleber are hitting their catch-and-shoot attempts at a decent clip. You give Luka/Kyrie better spacing than the other team gets and we might see some blowout wins against good teams down the stretch.
It really comes down to defense now - how hard are they going to play on that end down the stretch in order to learn how to play together quickly?