07-22-2022, 11:54 AM
IF you are a tea leaf reader, St. Jean was on the Locked On podcast with Isaac today. He’ll make you feel good about McGee and Wood and the plan going forward on how those two might fit together or with Maxi or with any number of lineups that the team will experiment with between now and the playoffs. He also talks extensively about what they were trying to accomplish with Hardy in SL.
Isaac asks point blank if we have enough playmaking w/o Brunson. You get the usual nice comments about Jalen and the company line (though with some passion behind it) about THJ being able to replace some of the “offensive’ load carried by Brunson. As to playmaking specifically, he thinks it may need to be a by-committee thing and goes into some detail about how Frank might work with an O centered around Wood or run plays designed to get Hardaway a shot. In other words, be a game manager who gets more talented offensive players the looks they need.
Frank was the first and most detailed piece of the explanation of how this might work. He then talked briefly about having some hope Green might develop into a passer over time and the same with Hardy. Thought it interesting that he had such a well thought out answer for Frank. Doesn’t mean there isn’t a place for Green, but for the specific role Isaac asked about, it seems Frank might be first in line. He, THJ, Wood and Maxi can play four spots and if Frank can’t get us into sets against subs, then any of the non-McGee starters could play alongside that group. That obviously includes playmakers (Luka and SD). It could also include wings like DFS and Reggie. Or, it could just be that Green gets some run with that group.
Isaac asks point blank if we have enough playmaking w/o Brunson. You get the usual nice comments about Jalen and the company line (though with some passion behind it) about THJ being able to replace some of the “offensive’ load carried by Brunson. As to playmaking specifically, he thinks it may need to be a by-committee thing and goes into some detail about how Frank might work with an O centered around Wood or run plays designed to get Hardaway a shot. In other words, be a game manager who gets more talented offensive players the looks they need.
Frank was the first and most detailed piece of the explanation of how this might work. He then talked briefly about having some hope Green might develop into a passer over time and the same with Hardy. Thought it interesting that he had such a well thought out answer for Frank. Doesn’t mean there isn’t a place for Green, but for the specific role Isaac asked about, it seems Frank might be first in line. He, THJ, Wood and Maxi can play four spots and if Frank can’t get us into sets against subs, then any of the non-McGee starters could play alongside that group. That obviously includes playmakers (Luka and SD). It could also include wings like DFS and Reggie. Or, it could just be that Green gets some run with that group.
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