Quick observations: Ty Lawson looks promising to me. I know he missed shots and had turnover problems but that's to be expected. What I wanted to see was regaining of his quickness and ability to get to spots. He has some nice juke moves with the ball, split the seams pushed the pace and has burst of speed that makes the defense shift. That's just what we need! And unlike Rondo he's not content to just pound pound pound, he makes the pass and cuts. I think his shot will come and once he gets more comfortable with his new teammates the turnovers will be better under control.
Now onto Papa....UGH. I might have to rescind every promising comment I made. I don't want to read too much into one game, but here's deal, shedding weight (20 pounds, allegedly) should be commensurate with improved reaction time to get off your feet and make plays. This game is also about reaction time and if his reaction time is 1/2 to one beat too slow, its going to be field day out there for the opponent. You know when you get crossed over by T-Rob for a lefty finish and one you are chopped liver in the eyes of the opponent.
But I am going to temper by disappointment and hope a lot of what we saw was just rookie first game jitters and he will gain comfort and confident and show more resistance defensively and aggressiveness offensively. I want to see more bounce to his game, and also use his left hand, and set some mean screens. And about Willie: His offensive game is not where it needs to be, either in execution or aggressiveness. Say what you want about Ben, but Ben is out there to score. If Willie has designs on starting along side Rudy and Boogie, he needs to show more offense.
Last observation: Our high post offense is a beautiful thing. You can tell the players are active and engaged and like to run it. Its not like the BS offense last year when Rondo-Boogie played two-man ball and three guys standing and watching. Might as well as squatted a spot and got a bag of popcorn. The point of attack from the middle of the floor around 15-17 feet creates passing angles all over the floor with options to read and screen and cut. This is a good offense strategically with the players buying in and involved. This can allow us to compete on nights we have a net talent deficit.
Now onto Papa....UGH. I might have to rescind every promising comment I made. I don't want to read too much into one game, but here's deal, shedding weight (20 pounds, allegedly) should be commensurate with improved reaction time to get off your feet and make plays. This game is also about reaction time and if his reaction time is 1/2 to one beat too slow, its going to be field day out there for the opponent. You know when you get crossed over by T-Rob for a lefty finish and one you are chopped liver in the eyes of the opponent.
But I am going to temper by disappointment and hope a lot of what we saw was just rookie first game jitters and he will gain comfort and confident and show more resistance defensively and aggressiveness offensively. I want to see more bounce to his game, and also use his left hand, and set some mean screens. And about Willie: His offensive game is not where it needs to be, either in execution or aggressiveness. Say what you want about Ben, but Ben is out there to score. If Willie has designs on starting along side Rudy and Boogie, he needs to show more offense.
Last observation: Our high post offense is a beautiful thing. You can tell the players are active and engaged and like to run it. Its not like the BS offense last year when Rondo-Boogie played two-man ball and three guys standing and watching. Might as well as squatted a spot and got a bag of popcorn. The point of attack from the middle of the floor around 15-17 feet creates passing angles all over the floor with options to read and screen and cut. This is a good offense strategically with the players buying in and involved. This can allow us to compete on nights we have a net talent deficit.
