Post by XRaySpecs on Nov 13, 2024 13:17:58 GMT -6
Woof. That was ugly.
So many issues right now that I'm not sure where to start.
TOs keep getting referenced as killing the Wolves. I agree. As I've been saying since this summer we shouldn't expect it to improve too much. We don't have any low TO guys. Conley was, but he can't really do anything anymore anyway besides dance around screens for 3s. Him handling it more makes no sense right now. We're just going to have to deal with high TOs which means lots of frustrating games where we're saying "if they'd just take care of the ball." Rudy is turning it over more than usual (not sure how people including himself still don't understand his poor hands!). DDV and NAW are a little bit as well, but by and large we're just going to have more TOs due to personnel.
The defense has fallen precipitously. Losing Kyle hurts more than expected. Randle is a low energy defender. Ant and Jaden aren't there.
Donte has done a lot of stuff well, but he was awful in this one. I keep waiting for his shot to start dropping. He was 40% the last 2 years on good volume, now 33%.
Jaden made 2s, but you could see why he's a limited guy in this one. He's not a good decision maker. 4 TOs. How can you ramp him up if it means more TOs? Not defending like we need either and it's pretty clear that he's not a floor spacer in any way. No 3 pt volume and shooting under 30%. That extension isn't looking great right now.
So many issues right now that I'm not sure where to start.
TOs keep getting referenced as killing the Wolves. I agree. As I've been saying since this summer we shouldn't expect it to improve too much. We don't have any low TO guys. Conley was, but he can't really do anything anymore anyway besides dance around screens for 3s. Him handling it more makes no sense right now. We're just going to have to deal with high TOs which means lots of frustrating games where we're saying "if they'd just take care of the ball." Rudy is turning it over more than usual (not sure how people including himself still don't understand his poor hands!). DDV and NAW are a little bit as well, but by and large we're just going to have more TOs due to personnel.
The defense has fallen precipitously. Losing Kyle hurts more than expected. Randle is a low energy defender. Ant and Jaden aren't there.
Donte has done a lot of stuff well, but he was awful in this one. I keep waiting for his shot to start dropping. He was 40% the last 2 years on good volume, now 33%.
Jaden made 2s, but you could see why he's a limited guy in this one. He's not a good decision maker. 4 TOs. How can you ramp him up if it means more TOs? Not defending like we need either and it's pretty clear that he's not a floor spacer in any way. No 3 pt volume and shooting under 30%. That extension isn't looking great right now.
