I am genuinely excited to see how Giannis is working to expand his offensive game. The little hesitations and probing that he’s doing now are really excellent developments. Instead of barreling into a mass of bodies, he probes to see where the movement is coming from so he’s not falling victim to the guard sliding in front to get the charge because he’s reading it, reacting to it, countering it. He’s talked about how they’re “trying things” and are expanding the repertoire as a team, and that work is starting to show. They’re not standing still, they’re using this time to sharpen tools.
I just don’t think Budenholzer will be the guy to get them there in the end. He should have been doing this shit last year, and now it’s too late.