11-12-2019, 12:18 PM
(11-12-2019, 12:08 AM)ItsGoTime Wrote: Did anyone else see the "touches per game" stat they put up at the beginning of the broadcast? Luka with 102.4 then LeBron (99.2), Giannis (90.4), Brogdon (88.9), Lowry (88.4). Is this concerning to anyone but me? My concern is two-fold, first, doing too much is why we got run down Luka in the second half of last season.I mentioned it previously here.
Second, it just feels like doing that much on a team that has players that do their best with the ball in their hands is possibly counter-productive. I wonder if this is part of the reason Brunson looks less than the player he did last year? I wonder if this is the reason Wright would rather come off the bench.
I saw multiple times where Luka and KP got the switch of the defenders with KP posting up and Luka played hero-ball. KP can't figure out his slump if he doesn't get those touches to try.
Does Luka ever take plays off when he is on the court? It doesn't seem so. Why not?
Luka is simply doing too much just like the end of last season. He's #1 in touches since last year's trade deadline. Again, idk if this is all be design via Carlisle or the head coach has no say over his star player but something probably needs to change.
Unless you're fans of Westbrook/Harden ball.