@Music City posted: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.
If DDV gives you what he did last night, that's the thing that's going to make the difference.
You can't take away everything if you are a defense, but teams are going to do what the Raptors did last week. Build the wall to prevent Giannis from getting into the paint and then aggressively getting the ball out of Middleton's hands. The whole point will be to make someone else beat you. Holiday is a threat so he'll draw some attention - so the other two guys are going to have open shots. That's some combination of DDV, Portis, Lopez, or Bryn Forbes at the end of shot clocks in the half-court during the 4th quarter of a close playoff game. Which of those 4 do you want taking that semi-open 23-foot shot? I'd say DDV.