Aloha,
Well that was ugly. With as bad we played it is a wonder we didn’t lose by 30. Just a few points.
While on one hand I understand the Lakers being cautious during preseason to reduce injuries this team looked like a team that didn’t play together much. They looked sloppy and all the turnovers were the result.
Can there be too much Luka? Yes The ball wasn’t moving as Luka and Austin as well pounded the ball all night. The other guys hardly touched it. That resulted in a lot of ball watching from the other guys. It’s well known that players play better on both sides of the ball when they are engaged in the offense.
All those missed free throws killed us. GS made 10 more free throws and only took a couple more than us.
Our 3 point shooting sucked. Austin and Lucka combined for 3-15. Unacceptable. Rui shot 50% from 3 in the preseason and was 3-6 last night. He is our best 3 point shooter and it’s up to JJ to make sure he gets more looks.
What is it about 3rd quarters with this team?
The Warriors hunted Gabe all night with Butler. That’s just a miss match. I would have preferred Smart or Vando in the starting line up. Gabe did his best but he was just too small to contain Butler.
We better find some bench scoring. The Warriors bench killed us.
It’s apparent that we really need LeBron back ASAP. His playmaking alone would have made a huge difference.
And his shooting.
Great post, not really anything to even mildly quibble over. Gabe with the starters weakens the bench scoring. Offense is too rudimentary even for the modern NBA. Can’t expect Luka to do it all. Reaves had a crappy game. Flush it and move on.
We say that flush it stuff far too often…before you know it, we’ve flushed so many games that we’re fighting for our lives to stay outta the play-in. Marinate in it and figure out what the hell is going on. A great man once said “I never lose; I either win or I learn”.