Most of Nurks points come in the offense, and while I don't know exact stats I'm confident that he shoots a higher % on shots in the offense than he does on post ups. If you go back and watch the games since he's come here he has shown a good ability to play back to the basket, he has also shown that he has room to grow there. In fact he missed his back down attempt late in the 4th tonight. That being said I do agree he should have a higher volume of those looks. I just won't be expecting him to be as efficient there as he is off the roll.
It's not about Nurk's looks and shots, it' s about the team's looks and shots. We simply get better shots when Nurk is initiating the offense. We shoot a much higher percentage when he's finding guys rather than Damian or CJ are finding guys.
The team is so used to Dame and CJ taking every shot they've gotten into the habit of actually believing it is a good thing. Well, we have a below .500 record to show for the Dame/CJ show so I'm really hoping they make some adjustments to this offense. Dame had 26 shots and CJ had 20, but you know they used even more possession than that with free throws and whatnot. Next highest shot attempts was 9......
Isn't this the job of the coach? I feel like the kids are running the class right now, and teacher is just quietly humming in the corner.
Yeah, I think so, but Dame and CJ have been given so much freedom to do whatever they want stemming from last year.....it's going to be difficult reeling them in. If you think about it, they've pretty much gotten away with playing no defense and taking all the shots on offense for two whole years. Now we have a shiny new toy that can make the team better but requires some adjustments in playstyle by the two guards and they don't seem to be handling it the best. Then again, it's only been 10 games, so we should give it some time.
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Terry not the type coach that reels players in but if they want to have chance for the playoffs they better get Nurk involve in the offense. Because what I seen tonight Dame and CJ is not good enough to do that by there selves. Yes it is the coach job to make sure Nurk is involved. When they playing good when Nurk got here what seen alot players cutting to the basket and the big guy was hitting with passes I didn't see that tonight at all.
I think it will vary each game, and should. Tonight was a good night not to reel them in, which surprised me because Bledsoe usually does well against them. Plus CJ plays a lot of minutes with the 2nd unit when Nurk is not even in the game.
Maybe it has to do with the fact Nurkic only knows about 50% of their playbook. I'm sure they'll continue to work him in. At any rate, Dame and CJ shot over 52% from the field and over 92% from the line, so you picked an odd night to make this thread.
What an odd little thread. Nurkic was limited to 29 minutes due to foul trouble. Dame and C.J. scored 65 points on 46 FGA. The PHO starting backcourt scored 47 points on 47 FGA. Our starting guards shot 24-46 = .522 FG%. Their starting guards shot 20-47 = .426 FG%. Clearly we had an advantage and exploited it and got the win. You go with what's working. Nurkic is averaging 12.7 FG/36, third highest on the team. Seems about right for our 3rd option. His USG% of 23.7% trails only Dame (31.1%) and C.J. (27.7%). Again seems about right for a 3rd option, especially one who doesn't even know much of the playbook, yet. BNM
Frankly, I would rather he touch the ball significantly more. Let the offense flow through him. He seems to be MUCH better at finding the open man than either of our two guards.
