once we can aggregate vet mins, i think we can get one more useful player via trade. just have to ride it out until then.
I’m encouraged to see how these guys are handling a more structured offense. I see the vision and especially appreciate the enthusiasm for a little direction and urgency even in preseason. It’s going to be solid offense and I think a defense that’s better than expected by the time we’re 15 games in.
we were a middle of the pack offense last year. if we just move up a few spots there and don't lose anything defensively = progress. not my preference (bring me back the top-5 defense, plz), but it's better than before.
Again, we NEED Vando back in order to become a very good defensive team. We need a huge break, for him to return sooner than later. See what I did there?
We were top 3 offense in the last 20 games last year (where we were playing this lineup). We are picking up from there and, imo, elevating our offense. If we can do that and get a top 10-12 defense, we will be very good. I think our floor when healthy, depends on the minutes without AD, if we get close to neutral there, I think we can win a lot of games
This one was not good. I felt low energy from almost everyone. Maybe too much Vegas party? That resulted in bad rebounding, bad transition defense and a predictable offense. Maybe just one of those days. A good one to have in preseason and learn from the mistakes Didn't like not giving a run to Olivari after last game. Especially at the expense of Bronny who ate those last minutes. The kid deserved an opportunity Bright spots were Knecht, his shot is beautiful. Rui upped his rebounds too. And our 3rd and 4th unit have started to look better the last couple of games, which is an advantage compared with last year. It doesn't mean a ton for the starting group, but it shows the work done in camp and it increases the possibility of some of those players becoming good enough to increase our depth
Yeah, I thought AD was really good out there. Shot was falling too. Rui's aggressiveness has stepped up the past couple games and he's been fighting for rebounds... FINALLY! Dalton got going during garbage time, I'm glad he's getting the attempts up now to get that rhythm and get acclimated cause in a week he's not going to get 13 and 15 attempts so we need the attempts he gets to drop. Olivari should've gotten some of the JHS minutes... he was awful. I was expecting a reward for him after winning the last game for us.
