Who would have thought that running, pounding the ball inside, starting Miller and getting Oden involved in the offense would work so well? That's why Nate is an NBA coach, and the rest of us are just forum nerds who know nothing.
They weren't forced shots though Papa. A lot of them were pushing the ball, cuts, or wide open shots. Aldridge got the ball. 11 shots. Oden got the ball. 8 shots. I think the Wolves focused on Roy and he simply deferred. Roy touched the ball a lot.
Roy needs to learn how to run out on the break, because that's where most of the offense was when the starters were in.
I'm not criticizing Miller. I advocated him starting, and the early results are fantastic, although I don't think any of us saw him starting alongside Blake. I do worry a bit about Roy at this point, though. Miller leading the team in shots while Roy gets 2 points will not translate into championships. It's a work in progress, and again, I'm very happy about tonight's result.
I love Joel and most nights he's superb defender, but I have to say I was kind of shocked how well Jawai played against him.
In most cases, yes... but that set of stats doesn't happen in a vacuum. Beating teams by 22 does translate to championships, no matter who's scoring and who's not. Roy with 6 assists. So he did get the rock. He just passed it up.
Well, Miller and Blake weren't always spotting up and shooting three's. They were driving, too. That's the guard equivilent of "pounding the ball inside". Please don't split hairs after a game like this. It's like you're spoiling for an argument.
I only saw the second half, but they were taking the ball to the basket on every opportunity. Often it got passed back out, but they were driving and passing inside. Great to see.
Yes because all of Miller's shots were jumpers.....right? And yes, they pounded the ball inside. Please see the FTA The ball went into the key on most possessions
