Rose had a team high 4-5 turnovers because he was looking to set people up a little too much and of course no preseason. In the 2nd quarter when we went on a 15-2 run, he was being aggressive and looking for his shot.
3rd quarter...he tried to set people up again and i have to say the passing from the role players was horrendous last night. Telegraphed passes, easily picked off, not knowing where your teammate is supposed to be...these are all signs of a team that hasn't played together. That gelling is required for this team to reach it's potential.
Jennings....VERY VERY impatient and a lot of bad body language even in garbage time. For example, when he setup Kuz for an open shot and Kuz drove into the lane instead of taking the jumper. Kuz ended up making the shot, but since he's a good shooter, Jennings shook his head as to why he'd drive to the lane instead.
I hope Hornacek talks to Jennings about that. It's a good thing that we don't play again till Saturday, because that gives Rose a chance to get a couple of full-speed practices in.
Also...Melo's effort to run the floor was commendable...if anything, I thought KP looked a little slow.
The frantic ball movement and pace required to beat teams like Cavs and Warriors just wasn't there overall...but you cannot blame the PGs for that. Our SGs looked slowww.
I was surprised to see Justin Holiday's confidence in his shot...I was predicting more of a Jerian Grant like outcome. Me likey.
KOQ's 3s looked in rhythm just didn't fall. LT was non-existent. I have no idea why Willy saw any playing time yesterday. He looked horrible.
The spacing in the 2nd half was also horrible and a few times where players missed passing the ball to wide open teammates.
To me...it starts with Rose...not Melo, not KP...
If Rose can get to the rim and gets the green light from Hornacek to shoot, that will give slower teammates KP and Melo wide open 3s.
Jennings passing out of double teams needs to improve dramatically as well. Shimmying your shoulders in preseason against rookies dleague players on the nets is not the same as regular season. He showed 0 patience in his offense.
Rotation should be
kp
melo
lee (with a very short string)
holiday
rose
(this is a good mix of offense and defense)
bench:
noah
jennings
koq
kuz
baker
When the dust settles...I think this is where we will land. Since we run so little traditional triangle...LT I think loses his place in the rotation...he's not a great pick and pop player. We need to run PNR to death for wide open jumpers...
Not sure why we didn't see a healthy dose of Rose and KP doing that last night.
Lee looked like content on taking bad shots
Nixluva is posting triangle screen grabs, even when nobody asks - Fishmike. LOL
So are we going to reference that thread like the bible now? "The thread of Wroten Page 14 post 9" - EnySpree