re: Stephen A talking about Cp3 and the Pelicans

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I just don't see the Cousins/Davis talk being very productive until the roster shakes out.

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not sure how you can adjust the roster if you don't know what you want Davis/Cousins to be doing.

as you're pointing out, a ball handler/creator is a priority. but how you plan on using Cousins/Davis alters what you may want out of that spot. if Davis/Cousins are such good creators, why not just use them to deal out of high post a la Denver? why feel the need to add a ball dominant pg to take the ball out of their hands?

it's not always about the most talent possible. fit matters. egos matter. it's chemistry, not algebra.

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Those 2 + Gentry's traditional coaching desires mix like oil and water

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dont think it's as bad as that. certainly, they need to crash the offensive glass more. and they have to throttle the green light for guards jacking up first available jumpers early in the shot clock.

but pushing the ball up quickly and playing with tempo in the half court (ball + man movement) is not incompatible w/ those two bigs. i do not at all buy the "put Cousins/Davis on the block and grind it out" prescription.

now, the question is- can Gentry get guys to do that? quite right to be skeptical there




Re: Hill- he took too many above the break 3s, but he did take about 35% from the corners (96 attempts...Cunningham was at 128). and hit those at 38.5% (42% from the left, 33% from the right- Cunningham was the opposite 34% left, 45% right for 39.8% overall). not saying to expect miracles, but there may be something there to work with.