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I think from a coaching point our offense is not exactly helping. We currently run "101 ball screens" offense, very similar to LeIso in many ways. This means by definition one of them is standing around and watching the other run a ball screen. I'm not blaming scott as i feel he needs another offseason, but i expect some more cutting and moving next year and TT to play at the high post. Early in the season they ran waiters off some down screensand i can see that being a good part of his game, hell he always fades anyway so might as well shoot on the move. Same with Kyrie get him off a down screen witha defender closing out on the right wind, the pin/fade screen waiters with TT, drive skip,dish or finish. Or anything that gets the ball between them on either wings forcing the defense to close out on both of them in one attack. I think they have a chance if they can grow together to be very similar to manu and parker, just kyrie has so much more range than parker.
It's not easy to see, but ...Byron is gradually bringing elements into our offense, but ...we can't just throw things out there against the wall before certain young players are ready for them. I say this in terms of what they are able to see and understand as it happens in games, at game speed. So much is just based on experience and recognition ..until that gradually comes to them through game action, you watch them and how they are reacting in practice. It will begin to show there with more consistency and then you begin to see it translate into the actual games. We are seeing that with Tristan in just the past month, finally. We hopefully see that same type progression with Dion and Kyrie. I have confidence we will. But chemistry is another word for understanding and knowing each other. Nothing can bring that along but time and experience together... We have coaches here that are good teachers and know how to bring along and foster this progression. Have faith. Saying all that, though ...I'm not convinced that Dion's eventual role with this team is as much as a starter, but rather a strong hybrid guard off the bench. Again, time and how the player roster develops will answer that question.
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