06-04-2021, 10:01 AM
(06-03-2021, 06:52 PM)mavsluvr Wrote: 1. One of the main problems in this game and series has been that the non-Luka units are getting absolutely destroyed. One doesn't expect them to build a lead, but they should be able to at least come close to holding their own, and instead they are hemorrhaging points. The adjustment in this game was to slash those minutes to the bone, with Luka getting only 6 minutes of rest, and THJ only three (!). I'm not sure how long they can keep that up, with only a day of rest between games. Any adjustments, or are they just stuck with the situation?I hope they only have to keep it up for one more game in this series. But usually minutes go up as the rotation shortens during the playoffs.
The bench is getting destroyed, but I think it goes back to the earlier observation that LAC's strength is a team of big, mobile wings. When Luka's out, then that plays right into the LAC strength because none of the DAL bench players (thinking JB, JRich in particular) are going to have the same success as Luka because of the size differences. Might be interesting to give Green some burn to see what happens. Tell him to not worry about scoring, just make life miserable for whoever he's guarding. Not holding my breath for a rookie appearance unless there's a 20 point difference with 2 minutes to go.