Jamaaliver wrote:Wow. Impressive efficiency by Bogi. I kinda wish he was starting at SG for us...
I've long wondered what could we do if we just embraced the 2006 'Seven seconds or less' Suns approach and just pushed the ball, attacked the rim, let it fly from deep -- with Trae doing his best Steve Nash impression.
It might not win a title, but I'd be happy with a few 60-win seasons, All NBA awards, and MVP seasons from Young and the Rest...
Hard Truth: I think the Hawks can only win a title with Trae if we have an all-time great offense that no one else can keep up with. It's simply impossible to have a balanced or defense-first approach with a dude who struggles so much defensively.
D21 wrote:One more reason to not trade Bogi (added to him having the best Net rating difference of the team in the last playoffs):
This is at least a model they should have try as Trae has always said Nash was his model, but for that, they at least need one C that can shoot 3s to adjust matchup.
They could play with Stoudemire but also with Diaw as C. The year they tried with Shaq, a slower C playing near the rim like Capela, there was a crazy thing:
they were great with Nash/without Shaq, they were great with Shaq/without Nash, but were dominated with both on the floor
One of the reason MIA stopped Trae one year ago, besides him being limited to play faster with Collins and Capela as they were injured and very limited, was that Nate wanted to much half court plays, giving the opportunity for MIA to set their defense on Trae.
The other model I would try to match would be 2002 SAC because they were quick, passing a lot but were able to increase their defense by stretch, where they were creating/increasing a lead
One more time, they had a C able to shoot 3s, even if it was not a 40% one
But this model would also force Trae to play more differently, reducing a lot his usage
Anyway, if they want to win with Trae, they need something totally different than the system they played these last years, but I'm not sure the roster they are trying to create matches these models above