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re: Willie Green “We will look to get the ball more in Zion’s hands at the start of games”
Posted on 1/23/24 at 11:45 am to supe12sta12z
Posted on 1/23/24 at 11:45 am to supe12sta12z
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To maximize Zion and BI as a tandem, Zion has to be the ball handler when they are on the floor together
That's not really the case, you most certainly can have BI initiate with Zion on the court. You're selling Zion short if you think he and the team can only be effective with him initiating the offense. Zion is a pretty heady player.
You can have Zion as a screener, post option, or baseline cutter without him initiating. The most effective action will directly involve BI/Zion, but we'll likely see the same action with CJ/Zion and soon Hawk/Zion. I do suspect the coaching staff and players are holding back some wrinkles in this offense, and we'll see more diverse action as the season progresses.
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Posted on 1/23/24 at 11:52 am to Pistol44
We have enough evidence watching Zion sitting in the corner and getting iced out of possessions because the team has no idea how to get him involved off ball. We are terrible getting him the ball in traffic in the half court and we are terrible getting him the ball on the low block when he has the defender sealed.
It's nothing new or unusual with this team. It's probably the big reason why we give get him the ball on the elbow so often. It's because it's the most effective way for these guys to get him the ball.
The problem isn't the fact that we can't initiate the offense with BI even with Z. The problem is the inconsistencies with getting Z the ball off these actions with any consistency.
Z will be more likely to get BI the ball with some consistency than BI is able to just because Zion commands more gravity than BI.
It's nothing new or unusual with this team. It's probably the big reason why we give get him the ball on the elbow so often. It's because it's the most effective way for these guys to get him the ball.
The problem isn't the fact that we can't initiate the offense with BI even with Z. The problem is the inconsistencies with getting Z the ball off these actions with any consistency.
Z will be more likely to get BI the ball with some consistency than BI is able to just because Zion commands more gravity than BI.
This post was edited on 1/23/24 at 11:57 am
Posted on 1/23/24 at 11:56 am to Pistol44
quote:You can, but it isn't maximizing the 2 if Zion isn't the lead facilitator/ball handler.
That's not really the case, you most certainly can have BI initiate with Zion on the court.
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