This is going to be a long one but here is my thoughts on things that they need to improve on.
Leon Rose:
Needs to get more shooting.
Needs to trade Randle. I don’t mean dumping him but he needs to be gone.
Needs to get an offensive star that can shoot.
Don’t overpay for Quick. With how poorly he played in the playoffs, be cautious during negotiations.
Thibs:
Needs to install an actual offense and stick to it in the 4th.
The offense should include player/ball movement
Needs to tweak his defense. I don’t mind the protect the paint and give up 3’s defense in certain situations. If teams shoot as badly as we do that is a fine defense. However, he needs to be able to pivot from that to a different scheme when teams prove they will find the open man and hit the shot.
Pick and choose who to double team wisely. Don’t double on every drive attempt. Don’t automatically double every star player every time. Mix up the coverages to keep them guessing.
Stop bringing the weak side corner defender to try and stop drives they have no way to stop. They are on the opposite side of the court as the drive. All you are doing is giving a free open corner 3.
Be more open to playing without a shot blocking big. Mitch and iHart were mostly ineffective in this series. Thibs did not even think of going small with Randle as the 5 to see how it works.
Brunson
I have nothing to say. He was a superstar and carried us like one would.
Randle
Get him off my team. Effort problems, inefficient, bad/lazy defense.
He would be tolerable if he would play within an offense but we all know that is mission impossible. It is ISO or nothing with him.
Takes too many poor quality shots.
Turnovers the ball consistantly.
RJ
He probably needs to go as well. However, that is much further down the priority list. I would not mind seeing him with a much more open paint area if we get shooters. I will not forget the whole year of trash defense. He generally played well in the playoffs but he could have just been on a hot streak. He has had them before. I need to see him play well on both ends for a full season before I become a believer.
Do anything humanly possible to improve your ability to hit an open shot.
Improve on your decision making. Stop driving into double teams while not making the simple kick to open shooters.
IQ
Learn how to handle ball pressure.
He still has the security blanket of being young but his playoff run was about as bad as it gets.
Grimes
Stop giving up open shots to drive and dish only to turn the ball over. Shoot the open shot.
Improve on shooting.
Improve offensive and defensive IQ.
He also has the security blanket of being young. So I will not kill him for his poor playoff.
Hart
Stop passing up open shots.
McBride
Work on shooting and being able to handle tight ball pressure.
Obi
Work on your shooting. We know you are not a shooter but Thibs is going to have you sitting in a corner so you might as well do the best you can.
He needs to be able to notice when leaking out is not the best idea so he can help with grabbing rebounds.
Mitch
Step a damn hard screen for once in your life.
Stop shooting 3’s in the summer and work on your fts. 30% at one point in the playoffs is a joke and unacceptable.