12-12-2021, 10:02 AM
This team issues are way bigger than Luka peak fitness, but I was really hoping Kidd would have some effect in some areas I wanted to see improvement in. I haven't seen it yet. I hope Luka hasn't reached the stage where he will not adjust his game. He appears to understand where his game may need some improvement, so lets hope it can change.
I would love to see a game where Luka shoots 4-7 from the field but has 16 assists and 12 rebounds and after the game you say that Luka totally dominated the game. I believe he has that in him. Maybe this is not the right team for him to do this, but I would love to see a game where he doesn't look for his own shot but still dominates the game. Do I want Luka shooting 7 shots a game often? Not at all. But I would love to see a game from him like this.
To the above, I would also like to see Luka mature as a point guard. Luka is a great passer, but Kidd, Chris Paul, Steve Nash would start games and look to get other guys going. Luka doesn't really do this. He runs his offense and makes the right play (most of the time). In the game against the Pacers, KP scored 8 points in the first few minutes. After that (my timeframe may be off), Luka took a contested three, had a turnover, and than took another three. I would like to see him have the mindset that we are going to go to KP and try to get him 15 points in the quarter. Same thing for a guy like Bullock, who is struggling. I would like to see him have the mindset that I am going to get him some easy looks. It is a small thing but just something the veteran point guards do.
Lastly, I was really hopeful we would play at a faster pace. My favorite thing about Kidd was he was always putting pressure on the defense. Luka likes to survey the floor and do his thing. This bothers me. I want a faster pace. Because we don't push the ball much, teams can attack the offensive boards imo. I would like to see him attack and look for easy buckets. If those are not there, then try to get a secondary three off penetration. I really think if we got 3-4 more easy buckets a game that it would really help. I feel like the pace is better when Luka is not in the game.
I would love to see a game where Luka shoots 4-7 from the field but has 16 assists and 12 rebounds and after the game you say that Luka totally dominated the game. I believe he has that in him. Maybe this is not the right team for him to do this, but I would love to see a game where he doesn't look for his own shot but still dominates the game. Do I want Luka shooting 7 shots a game often? Not at all. But I would love to see a game from him like this.
To the above, I would also like to see Luka mature as a point guard. Luka is a great passer, but Kidd, Chris Paul, Steve Nash would start games and look to get other guys going. Luka doesn't really do this. He runs his offense and makes the right play (most of the time). In the game against the Pacers, KP scored 8 points in the first few minutes. After that (my timeframe may be off), Luka took a contested three, had a turnover, and than took another three. I would like to see him have the mindset that we are going to go to KP and try to get him 15 points in the quarter. Same thing for a guy like Bullock, who is struggling. I would like to see him have the mindset that I am going to get him some easy looks. It is a small thing but just something the veteran point guards do.
Lastly, I was really hopeful we would play at a faster pace. My favorite thing about Kidd was he was always putting pressure on the defense. Luka likes to survey the floor and do his thing. This bothers me. I want a faster pace. Because we don't push the ball much, teams can attack the offensive boards imo. I would like to see him attack and look for easy buckets. If those are not there, then try to get a secondary three off penetration. I really think if we got 3-4 more easy buckets a game that it would really help. I feel like the pace is better when Luka is not in the game.
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