In Reply to: a step forward... posted by barrya on November 04, 2024 at 22:36:40
first impressions.
it's going to be great to have DA running the show. He's going to be a damn good PG.
We moved a lot faster than last season. Don't know how many fast break points we got, but we did run some. (DA is a very good fast break pg. Even Tyger's last season, on the rare occasions we broke, it was DA running the break, not Tyger). But, even in our half court sets, the ball moved much faster than last season. Probably because we weren't constantly trying to feed Bona.
Mara looks to have a stronger base. Maybe much stronger. Maybe he's more comfortable with contact and won't get so many reach fouls. He had a beautiful interior pass to a cutter, too. And, one play, where he displayed beautiful Jaime-like footwork in the post. By the end of the season, if he can stay out of foul trouble, he could be a force for us.
Johnson is one to watch. He's a live wire. Had an interesting line 12 pts, 8 rebs. Then this combo of stats, This is great if he can tighten it up a little. Hard to say, should get better with familiarity with teammates, but will get worse as the competition improves: 3 Asst, 2 stls, 3 TO's.