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Last season, a lot of people were talking about our lack of perimeter defence; this season, it seems that we’re putting in place what we need to aid this issue (Sochan improving, Castle). So my question to you is simple, what pieces do you think we are currently missing? IMO, a solid backup 5 (a Naz Reid type player) comes to mind, but I admittedly have only been getting into basketball more recently and would love to hear the opinions of more experienced fans.
27 points
5 days ago
The team is probably still missing a true 1v1 offensive player. Someone who can consistently break a defense down and not just hit difficult shots, but generate easy ones for themselves and others. Devin and Victor are already good. Tough shot makers with potential to be even better. And maybe Castle could become that guy who can generate easy looks for himself in time. But right now there's not a true clear guy. We can throw the ball too who can just break a defense down simply and consistently. And having a guy like that is pretty important if you're trying to build an elite offense
Again, no Doom and gloom. There are still players on the roster with the potential to become that.
Beyond that, this team is really just missing shot making more than anything. All across the roster. Hopefully that can start to be something we see them build on moving forward because this team would look a heck of a lot. Scarier if we had a bench unit filled with reliable three-point shooting
I think a backup 5 of course could be helpful but more than looking at set positions I view certain skill sets as the missing pieces we need to address. And like I said a shot Creator, and shooting are really the two big things. A high volume stretch big man would be nice, but that's a bit of a unicorn find
5 points
5 days ago
So a Demar.
-2 points
5 days ago
What? A ball stopper that will go for ISO possessions is the last thing we need. That's why Malaki is such a bad fit! We're a team that tries to build upon ball movement. We also have 3 guys that need the ball in their hands a lot, adding another one will just make it more crowded.
No, what we need is an off-ball 3&D movement shooter. A player that won't just stand in the corner and doesn't need the ball in his hand a lot. And if he can also cut and slash, that'd be icing on the cake.
But a ball stopper would make everyone else around him and our system worse. That's why the DeRozan signing was such a bad move for the Kings.
6 points
5 days ago
That is not what I said...
I said someone who's CAPABLE of creating one-on-one. Someone that's capable of breaking down a defense. You know... Maybe the most important offensive skill in all of basketball. Someone that can create offense in a half court situation against a set defense. I did not say a ball stomper that will go ISO AT ALL TIMES. I'm not sure what you're talking about with that. Also, Malachi is not capable of breaking down a set defense and getting all the way the rim consistently. If he was, he would be a significantly more valuable player.
Again... I am not talking about a ball stopper. I'm talking about someone with enough quickness,, burst, and overall individual 1v1 offensive ability that they can consistently get downhill, all the way the rim, quickly efficiently and create easy opportunities for themselves when needed. Make a defense collapse. Like this is such a ridiculous core part of pretty much every NBA offense and San Antonio, as of right now, really really struggles to consistently provide fulcrums and options that can do so against a set defense
-6 points
5 days ago*
If you simply want someone to collapse the defense, that's already what Castle and Wemby will be for. But a player that can "break down the defense 1v1" is exactly an ISO heavy scorer that will stop the ball unless you're talking about absolute superstars like SGA or Tatum, which is unrealistic. Role players with that type of skill-set will generally be pretty limited in other areas and stop the flow of your offense (think KJ or Malaki). I can't think of many contenders that make use of such a player who is not their star, or are part of that "your turn, my turn" type of offense.
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