I think you hit the nail on the head. Everyone paid attention to harden, wall is not getting that much attention.
This makes sense, I was wondering why there was not much PnR and this makes sense and it explains why Wall was shooting those 3's so he could make them stop going under. Good ****.
Even simple plays like the PnR played at the highest level still requires some chemistry and coordination in terms of timing the pick and subsequent dive to the basket. I'm worried about how Wall's athleticism will hold up and if he can sustain that level of explosion without re-injuring himself. As for his court vision and general ball handling abilities, that is something that just generally doesn't go away unless you're a 5'10 alcoholic banished to the corner in an iso-heavy offense while Harden pounds the air out of the ball.
Gortat averaged like 12ppg while Wall was averaging 20+. In those highlights Wall is getting double teamed and the defense almost ignored Gortat. The dynamic of this team is completely different. Wood is averaging more points than Wall's career high. Defenses are focusing on him first and foremost. Wall is currently shooting 29% from deep and 32% from midrange so teams will let him shoot all day. He doesn't have an open target to pass to.
Gortat was perhaps the best screener in the league when he was with the Wizards. Wood will have to work on his timing with Wall and it should get better the more they play together. You see many plays Gortat is in sync with Wall and can time it perfectly tor read the defender as to whether to physically set a hard screen or to slip early and roll quickly to rim.
The person killing us is Eric Gordon, gets minutes and shots horribly every other game. Complains every time he drives and misses a shot or gets called for a foul. Shoots ridiculously long 3s that go in 25% of the time. I hate when they go ISO and use up the clock, move the ball and men for better shots...
I haven't watched them enough but I do know that some bigs truly set legit screens to free the guard and go from there while others will simply slip the screen. I remember Haywood was a great screener for Arenas. I remember Gortat being great with Wall. Then I can't remember who I was but we had a big who never set the screen. I used to get so upset about it. You could tell that he only cared about scoring. He didn't care about the screen. He just wanted the ball back. I used to get upset at the coach for not fixing that but then I started to think that he was teaching it. For those who have seen them, is Wood setting a weak pick, not setting one at all and is instead slipping it, or is Wall just not in his PG groove. Dude was the purest PG in the league next to CP3 and Rondo so it seems weird for him not to do what he's best at. Even when he didn't get it to gortat, he found shooters wide open in the corner. Again, I haven't seen enough to know if it's Wall, Wood, or Silas
I guess Harden was like the movies then. Partied all offseason and with zero practice, his chemistry with Wood in PnR was electric right from the start. There was no mention of Wood not setting harder screens, sealing off man better, taking better angles or gaining more weight. Nope, Wood just dropped 30 and 15.
Silas is a good coach, I do expect more tough love from him especially when it comes to star players and veterans. He is handling the young players well.
Let's say wood stands at the half court line every possession would it be wall you blame about p n r? Consider it might take two to tango?
Sorry did Harden come back from Achilles surgery and hadn’t played in two years? I missed that Wall has to come back playing at all star form is very unrealistic. Harden draws the gravity of the defense to a greater extent than Wall does. Leaves Wood often getting lost in the heart of the defense.
He is playing fast and has repeatedly stated he is 100%. That is his own words. He has also stated, repeatedly, that he is excited to play in a modern offense that allows him to iso and attack. You'd think one of the very best PnR point guards, as had been said on CF, would have the wherewithal to play PnR as well or better than an overweight, lazy, uninspired, no effort, checked out, boozing, super spreader who skipped training camp and with ZERO practice still PnR with Wood like a champ, amirite?
