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This game looked ugly to me because we were depending on one guy. I thought one advantage of JB over JC was he would make the team look better and not take all the shots. Guess what JB took most of the shots and scored almost half of the points. Is this really a system or TC is using JB as a crutch?
Many like Scottie but it’s obvious that he is not a playmaker or a scorer. I would like some guards who actually can break down defense and can actually shoot without hesitation. Bollick comes to mind as playmaker and Heading as shooter.
Second, it seems we’ve got a mismatch in talent and triangle. As I watched some shows and from what I saw before, the triangle is a big man’s system. That is why we’re so dependent on JF even when he probably is the reason for a lot defensive lapses. Also, it looks like Edu is not a post guy. Given his injury history it is not surprising. He is more of a PNR kind of guy.
Without Kai, do we still stick with the triangle? Can it even work wiht just Edu? The early returns seems no.
Third, other guard scoring. Newsome is a good defender but has an awkward release. This makes him a reluctant shooter. CJ is a reluctant shooter without proper screens. His favorite layups dont go in at this level. He has no mid-range. And his defense disappears at times. Why not try Winston? Has a mid range. Plays better defense than CJ.
4th, over all defense. Our guards Scottie and Newsome are more defenders than scorers. But our forwards are more scorers than defenders. Let’s not talk about Malonzo because he shouldnt be playing for the national when he is still not 100%. KQ is not the smoothest of perimeter defenders even with his length. Oftana, some say is decent but I would argue Navarro is still the better defender. Taller and smoother laterals. Same goes for Carl. In fairness, in the plays that I saw he did not look bad. But would it really hurt to see better rim protection at the 4 position with Baltazar, particularly when Edu is our only reliable rim protector?
If we look at the Bulls championship teams, they also had bigs who could be threats in the post. Bill Cartwright and Horace Grant in the first three-peat, and Luc Longley in the second three-peat.