10-23-2021, 09:11 AM
(10-23-2021, 08:41 AM)hakeemfaan Wrote: I had said this a few times last year and the answer I got is that KP is not a great PnR player. This might be true since Luka is an exceptional PnR player and so it would seem a natural thing to do. My counter was how committed was the team to do that? Maybe KP takes time. Maybe his injuries were why the coaching staff couldn’t commit to that.
However I fully agree with you that PnR or whatever else they try, it is imperative that they find a way to let their two best offensive players play off one another. Plus stick to it for some time than give up. It took Dirk a few years to improve his passing out of double teams.
I agree and it doesnt even have to be based on screens. Isolate Luka and Kp and let them pass to one another based on movement and attack the paint as a combo. I have always thought that as more effective compared to screens if practiced well. I would mix all kinds of movement and screens. And also let Luka set screens for KP and KP could find Luka like this as well.