Our talent is currently the main issue after injuries

I would trade a lot for Trey Murphy.

 

talent is not the main issue, but talent follow-up development is.

 

No it isn't it is a lack of playing pieces that fit together well over those don't.

This is 100% fixable, and Ime just hasn't adjusted at all.

Is KD better at initiating than Amen or Reed....RIGHT NOW?

Nope, he is not - so you have to give that growth period to them over KD, Ime keeps ****ing that chicken.

DD

 

The Win Streak masked a lot of things that keep on emerging to the surface now during this extended road trip.

 

They had all the talent and assets you could ask for. This is just the **** they came up with

They went into the season knowing they didnt have a starting pg and knowing dfs would not be playing either. Even after that they probably still need a real number 1 option

 

Teams made adjustments and started doubling Durant, we have to adjust to that ...which Ime is ****ing dirt bag slow at doing, if at all.

DD

 

LOL no

“Talent” can always be used as an excuse

we are playing dumball more talent won’t fix it

 

We still have more talent than bottom feeders like New Orleans. That was inexcusable, injuries or not.

 

I wanted him in that draft .... he was the only 50/40/90 shooter of his draft class.

 

I'm beginning to think Amen is what he is, a swiss army knife that isn't much of a decision maker / distributor. Just plug him in at the 3 spot and let him do what he does.

KD is your defacto shooting guard and that's fine, he's one of the best shooters ever ....

Reed, despite the potential just doesn't appear ready to run the offense - Or maybe it's Ime calling the shots and has him deferring to point KD.

KD should be your play finisher, not so much your play starter. Do you really want a 37 year old doing the heavy lifting?
Him having to do so much work after he catches the ball is criminal - he'd be much better off catching at the elbow instead of outside the 3 point line,

Same can be said of Sengun, he catches the ball with a foot outside the 3 point line an awful lot and he has to work hard to get to his spots - often leading to turnovers.

When the offense goes haywire, there's no one to settle the team down and get them into their offense. It's helter skelter.

I can't recall the last time I saw them run a simple pick and roll ..... Reed with Sengun or Adams and the 3 shooters around them - Durant (.420), Jabari (.362) and Okogie (.413) or two of them with Amen in the dunkers spot?

I think you have to go all in on Reed and let him run the offense and hopefully by the time the playoffs roll around he's ready for prime time, you really don't have time to slow play it - unless you are playing for next year when Durant is a year older and closer to done.

 

I agree with you...let Reed get those reps with the starters. Okogie should not be starting at all! If Amen is your ballhandler, it makes the defensive set less complicated when Okogie's man can roam to shrink the paint. As a coach, I'm telling my team to let Okogie beat us and not let Amen get easy looks in the paint.
Also, Jabari is mediocre...if he's not hitting his 3s, he's a 6'10" Okogie which means he sucks driving/finishing at the basket...well let me say this, Okogie is not afraid driving to the basket, but Jabari prefers a fadeaway vs driving to create contact...Jabari sucks balls, I didnt like that extension...kinda wish from my post from this past off-season came true: let Cam Whitmore and Jabari battle for that last starting spot.

 

They are BETTER than KD is......which is the issue.

Are they 100% developed, no, but he is holding them back from getting there.

DD