12-31-2020, 11:29 PM
(12-31-2020, 08:06 PM)Thukydides Wrote: So if you look at the losses one thing has been brutally obvious: We have no way of dealing with an opponent, if we don´t hit our shots at the rim (mostly Luka) and from three. We really lack the ability to grind our way into a game by offensive rebounding and defensive stops. If we want to reach the playoffs or go beyond this has to change.
In my eyes the first part can´t be changed. But the defense can be improved. I don´t think our wing defense is atrocious. I think you can see improvements. Of course Luka and THJ aren´t especially good, but still this shouldn´t be the issue. Frontcourt defense though has been absolutely ridiculous. Get Dwight Powell off the floor, never play Maxi as the only big (I´d view him as a tall wing not as a big man). That means we only have WCS as a bigman. He´s better than Powell not because he has quick feet, but he has length.
Bottom line we NEED to add another defensive minded frontcourt player. I´d give up Brunson in a split second. But who can it be?
I go with Andre Drummond and move to a more traditional lineup. KP and Drummond can coexist and is a more athletic version of Dirk and Chandler. You can also change your lineup to where one of them is always on the court. You then need to add another ball handler and wing scorer and then the problem is fixed
I am not a big fan of the James Johnson addition. I thought he would be better but I am not impressed with his offensive game.