12-31-2020, 10:18 PM
(12-31-2020, 09:34 PM)mavsluvr Wrote: I'm not saying they're going to win the title or anything, but they seem like they should be good candidates for getting into the second round.
I don’t think the team as currently constructed will make the second round. I am not a proponent of blowing things up at all but I do feel like we need another piece and that piece needs to be a playmaker.
Right now I believe we have a team composed of 1 playmaker and 4 spot up shooters (and Kristaps isn’t going to solve that). I would argue that the best handles on our team are in order: Luka, Brunson, Burke, and Johnson and 3 of those players aren’t even starters. I have better handles than Finley-Smith and I haven’t played in 25 years. I made the point about mid range shots because I think it is POSSIBLY a reflection of their inability to create.
I don’t think you can survive if your opponent only has to guard two areas of the court...the 3 point line and the rim. And at the rim, I only need to game plan for Luka as there is nobody else who would concern me. Charlotte had it right. Sag the defense but still be able to contest the 3. If they go by you (which they rarely do) they will either pass or go to the hole as they will not pull up for the midrange. Contest Luka on drives and try to cut off passing angles. If they shoot light out, we likely lose.
I don’t think this anything drastic and I believe we have time. However, I do believe having another playmaker LIKE Oladipo would solve a lot of problems.