re: TBW with a solid write up offensive struggles so far

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Gentry is going to have to change up his offensive philosophy some to maximize AD's talent

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That is just not true. Amare Stoudemire was a force of nature in PHX when he wasn't hurt. He put up 23/9 on 56% from the field (15 FGA/G) and 8 FTA/G in Gentry's lone season as head coach. Go back and watch the Gentry Suns Playbook on YouTube. Plenty of action for bigs. It's uninformed to say his system can't accommodate a dominant, athletic big with ball and shooting skills.

Can Gentry do everything he did in PHX with Nash? Of course not. He cant do what he did in GS either because theres no Steph and the Warriors have several superior passers. But he won't be running Monty sets. He believes in floor space and ball movement. High PnR is not a Monty set. Everyone in the league runs it, it's how you get there and what you do out of it.

And I'll say this, ball screens don't work when defenses don't give a damn about the ball handler. I'll ignore Ish Smith and Toney Douglas all night and stick to Davis. When Evans and Holiday come back, defenses will have to change.