01-31-2023, 01:33 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-31-2023, 01:48 PM by KillerLeft.)
(01-31-2023, 12:50 PM)mvossman Wrote: For a team that is already hurting defensively, neither make a lot of sense to me.
But one is an actual offensive creator with some "carrying a winning team for stretches" potential, depending on the beholder. I'm comfortable with the cost of that being a great role player.
I do not and will not agree that the only problem is defense. The numbers don't matter, because all of the "good" offense this team has is iso ball. I want to follow a team that MOVES THE BALL. Maybe the problem here is offensive talent/skill, maybe it's that the coach is unqualified and they don't have a system, maybe it's just that Luka and Dinwiddie won't give up the ball. There are times when I feel I see evidence of all of those symptoms, so I'm not sure what the solution is. What I do know is that getting this team where it needs to be is not just a matter of improving the defense.
You know what makes players try harder on defense? Getting to touch the ball and feeling like they're important parts of a good team.