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1/19/2022 3:06 PM
HofstraBBall wrote:Clean wrote:Clean wrote:I don't think Obi get the respect he should. Just like Mitch I think he will truly be unlocked with a PG like Trae. The problem is we been looking for a PG for over a decade. When Randle was out with Covid I was hesitant to start Obi because he is not the type of player you just put anywhere. You need to put him with people that will find him on his cuts. Sadly Obi predictably did not do well with being thrown in with the starters and that gave Thibs enough ammo to reduce his minutes once Randle came back. Now Obi looks kind of lost again.Tweet was deleted or there was problem with the URL: I don't care if he can't shoot when he gets wide open when he cuts. There are different ways to create space. Some people do it from the threat of the 3pt shot others do it through player movement. Obi creates a ton of open looks through cutting at the right times but half of those opportunities are lost because our PGs can't find him. Half of time when they do pass it the pass is off the mark. Obviously every time it happens the PG is not that far out. Even in this situation where the PG is that far out its still a bad miss because of just how open Obi was. Obi was gave him the lob sign twice before he even started the cut because of how open he was. It is just the difference from a combo guard playing a PG vs a pass first PG. LaMelo and Lonzo makes this pass 10 times out of 10. I am not comparing IQ's talent them just their PG vision. It is what differentiates pass 1st PGs from players who just play PG. IQ can make the pass he just does not have the PG vision to see the play materialize consistently enough to take advantage of Obi's strength as a player. |