Joe Berry
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Cade + 4 Non-Shooter = Spacing Albtraum
Der Court ist aber auch cool.Die City Edition Jerseys sind sexy
Free Marcus Sasser!
Ausar gestern mit seinen ersten zwei Dreiern in seiner jungen NBA Karriere.
Ausar mit einem Jumper hat All-NBA Potential. Er kann wirklich schon alles andere.
Ich hab mich vor der Saison auf einen Cade-Ivey Backcourt gefreut. Die Pistons landen dieses Jahr wieder in der Lotterie. Die Offense stinkt, Cade spielt die meisten Minuten in der Liga und kommt mit der Usage nicht zurecht und hat Null Spacing um sich herum, trotzdem spielen Ivey und Cade quasi kaum zusammen und wir müssen weiter Lineups mit 2 Bigs und Killian Hayes neben Cade spielen sehen. Hayes ist offensiv einfach nicht gut genug als Starter in dieser Liga, auch wenn er sich verbessert hat.Last year, Ivey led all rookies in assists a year. Today, he is mostly asked to stand in the corner for possessions at a time. Last season, with Cunningham (and half the roster) injured, Ivey thrived as a playmaker with the ball in his hands for much of the game. This season, Ivey is sharing the floor with Marcus Sasser and Alec Burks, both of whom are among the best available catch-and-shoot options on the roster. Unfortunately, Ivey rarely finds the ball in his hands.
This lineup should theoretically allow the team to spread the floor and allow Ivey to operate out of the pick-and-roll, where he has shown to be efficient dating back to his college days. His ball screen playmaking and drive-and-kick ability would be enough to function as the fulcrum of a competent second-unit offense. Yet I see Ivey frequently in the corner, looking unsure of whether to go to the ball or spot up more often than not these days.
Yes, Ivey has struggled with shot selection and turnovers at times this year. So has every one of his teammates. Jaden’s talents are worth accepting some of these mishaps. I am all for Monty Williams’ tough-love approach (more on that to come), but that approach needs to be balanced with an effort to put players in positions to have success by playing to their strengths.