lucky777s

I don't think there have been more shots contested than normal, except against the top defensive teams like BOS and SAS who really pressure the perimeter. But I would agree that our offense is painfully predictable under Sam and having TJ just 'freelance' to mix it up at times is good. He just does it too much and quite often gets himself into bad spots.

Having 2 small guards means you can't post them up ever which also limits some options on O. But I think it is more the lack of slashing wings who finish strong at the hoop that allows team to focus on taking away the 3 ball more without running up the FTA's. We rarely even run simple backdoor cuts for easy layups. Everything is outside the lane which is exactly where defenses want you.

Moon seems reluctant to attack off the dribble and has turned the ball over quite a bit when he tries. I really wanted to see some Graham on this road trip with Delfino and Moon in slumps and playing some physical wings. Parker doesn't seem to know what his role is anymore, or is struggling for other reasons.

Its so hard to say what is wrong with the Raps right now because they are really a totally different team than last year. Garbo and Rasho out of the starting lineup. MoP gone from the bench. Now TJ out most of the year. That's 4 of our top 8 gone. We replace Mo with 3 guys (Moon, Delfino, and Kap) who each do one thing better than Mo but also have weaker areas than MoP.

The team has not looked as exciting on O this year. There is some type of chemistry or IQ issue that we can't see out there.