Various game thoughts
I’ve thought previously that Blake has caught a good bit of undeserved shit this season, but not last night. He was awful on both ends. Bad game for Saunders too.
Surprised like many that Arob didn’t get more run. Thought he did a good job guarding big Turk 1 on 1, and he is good at drawing fouls on opposing bigs. He’s one of two guys on the team that are built like “dudes” you see on other teams, with Saunders being the other. With the starting front court struggling so bad, I would have liked to see a Cofie / Robinson front court get extended minutes. Most certainly thought Robinson’s PT in 1st half should have earned him more.
Hadn’t seen anyone mention it, but I felt like Taine had a nose for the ball last night and was hustling hard. Going up and getting a hard contested rebound, on the floor for loose balls, getting in there for tie ups, etc.
Rohde had a couple nice crafty finishes that surprised me, but the two late turnovers when he was just dribbling were rough.
Like Sharma’s energy and feel, we need him to knock down more shots. Almost all of his misses are always too strong, clanking off back iron. Needs to calm a little of that excitement and shoot it the way we know he can.
Seen enough of TJ Power. Give him garbage time minutes only and more time for Arob and Sharma. If TJ really is the team’s highest NIL earner, that’s a damn shame.
Hope Dai Dai heals up soon. He’s key to so many things that you all already know.