Not entirely, it was fun while that lasted. They just overachieved and did very well. This is a whole new season.
Pace is a problem. Need to play faster without taxing Harden and Paul. That means the other guys on the floor have to be faster and fresher. Need more guys. Need more guys with speed. Making a case for Corey the Bricker now. But also for guys like MKG and Justise.
We walk the ball up the court more than any other team in the league. Seriously. We must lead the NBA in near 8 second violations. It's maddening! Watch the Raptors play. Lowry and co gets the ball past half court with 20 seconds on the clock almost every time. And boom they are running a quick hitter before you know it. Just watch Lowry catch the inbounds at the opposing teams 3 point line and move into their stuff quick. Wish we could do that :/
ISO ball had not been an efficient offensive scheme for more than a decade due to the abolition of the illegal defense rule. We pretty much rejuvenated it because we had two of the best ISO scorers. (We were supposed to have added one more in Melo, huh!) The league was not prepared for it. But it did not change the fact that ISO ball is not a good way to be a prolific scoring scheme. Now everyone knows how we play and they are ready for it. As someone pointed out, there were signs of teams adjusting to it in the playoffs. Our defense carried us through the playoffs.
