We all know this season is a make or break kind of season. We have to be successful and make the playoffs. How will.we become a much better team? I think it's going to come down to one main thing. How well our coaching staff prepares and adjusts in games. This year Gentry has no excuse.
If you look at the best teams in the west they all do one thing very well. They shoot LOTS of 3s and they have a decent 3 point percentage. The warriors have curry attempting 10 a game, Durant 5, Thompson 6, Green 3.4 and they all have great percentages. Draymond might shoot 35% but the rest are near or at 40%. The SPURS and the ROCKETS do the same thing. CAVS as well. The PELS had Jrue attempting about 3 a game, Hill 3, Cousins, 5, and Crawford off the bench attempting 4-5 a game. This has to change. We are an average 3point shooting team. This has to change.
If I'm coach I would trying to convert Jrue into a scorer/3 point shooter. I would want Jrue shooting at least 4 3pointers a game. Get open and catch and shoot. I would love to see this happen. Also have Jrue attack the basket more. He needs to be aggressive. He will have less pressure on him so I think it's a good situation for him to alter his game to help the team win. If he could get .37-39 percent 3 point shooting that would be solid. I think it's realistic. Also, Hill has to take at least 4 attempts especially if he is open. He can be a better shooter but he has to get open looks. With Rondo and Jrue out there I think he can hit more threes. Another thought, put Rondo on the bench and move Jrue to point and have Crawford at shooting guard. I want Crawford to take 5-6 attempts per game especially if he's hitting them. Also, if Pondexter plays and is health he and Miller need to get shots as well. I'd love to have Crawford at point, Q and shooting guard, Miller at SF, Hill at PF and Cousins at Center. Try that lineup for a few minutes to see what happens. Cousins should get 5 attempts at 3s as well. We should be shooting at least 30 3s a game. Does that sound right? We have Moore who should also get a few shots.
I don't think we will beat teams by shooting more 3s we need to do more than that. We need better ball movement and less turnovers. Rondo will help with this. Have a solid year, last season, of playing with Hill and Moore and cousins will also help. Communication and improved BBIQ adding Rondo will make an impact imo. Also, our defense will likely be a little better. This may not matter because other offenses are better this year. But still, I like our defense. I don't care what people say Rondo is very good on defense and reading other teams. Getting guys like Pondexter and Miller back along with Moore will help. Will won't be weak here. I'd go as far as saying we will be a top ten defense.
We will likely beat elite teams consistently this year. We aren't being taken seriously. I think we are highly motivated right now. It's great. We added Finch who is very qualified to improve this team. I think we will build the offense around Cousins. He is so physical and gets to the line often. I think he and AD will get other teams in foul trouble. If Jrue attacks more he can get to the line too. The biggest thing I think this team will do is be more aggressive this year and play smarter ball. If Gentry makes smart adjustments and players like Miller and Qpon perform well I think we will be similar to Memphis when they were elite. Think Memphis/Detroit pistons when they were champions. If all goes well I see us getting the 5th seed and going deep in the playoffs. You might think I'm being unrealistic but I think teams that are expected to be awesome will have problems.
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