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Theoretically Ante Zizic

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He is open so many times and getting ignored. I can't wait to see him paired with a good passing PG and a decent coach.

You know what I noticed? teams cheat and double our players either the roll man, cutter, or ball handler because none of our perimeter plays can make or just try to make the cross court pass. So teams are doubling down inside leaving players in the corner open without any repercussion. The only player that can make the cross court pass is Cedi, but he doesn't get any PnR action run for him anymore. Our team is a disaster and there are so many victims.

This is hit damn on the head.

Sexton, Clarkson and even Delly suck at getting the ball to the roll man. Ante is consistently wide open on the roll and no one feeds him the ball.
 
This is hit damn on the head.

Sexton, Clarkson and even Delly suck at getting the ball to the roll man. Ante is consistently wide open on the roll and no one feeds him the ball.

You can clearly see his frustration. I don't blame him, but his body language is not the best out there. I mean, when he gets into rhythm and gets touches he produces, period. Imagine if he got consistent touches and could actually get into rhythm.

How many times have we seen him seal a player on a mismatch(switch) right under the basket and get ignored. What is this and why is it acceptable?
 
Zubac looks really good now: he's basically forced his way into the rotation including the 4th quarter lineups ahead of two decent veteran centers. I'm really high on him

Really don't see why Zizic can't do the same: Zubac is bigger with soft hands so he clears space well diving to the basket but Zizic has similar tools with that soft touch around the basket
 
He is open so many times and getting ignored. I can't wait to see him paired with a good passing PG and a decent coach.

You know what I noticed? teams cheat and double our players either the roll man, cutter, or ball handler because none of our perimeter plays can make or just try to make the cross court pass. So teams are doubling down inside leaving players in the corner open without any repercussion. The only player that can make the cross court pass is Cedi, but he doesn't get any PnR action run for him anymore. Our team is a disaster and there are so many victims.

Yeah for sure. Double teams really work against our team for the same reason the zone does, they can't move the ball properly.

It drives me crazy to see Clarkson drive against 3 guys and Zizic is sitting there with his 70% fg% doing nothing 2 feet from the rim.

You could literally design an offense for the 2nd unit that was just Clarkson attacking in the pick and roll and dumping it to Zizic when they double him.
 
You can clearly see his frustration. I don't blame him, but his body language is not the best out there. I mean, when he gets into rhythm and gets touches he produces, period. Imagine if he got consistent touches and could actually get into rhythm.

How many times have we seen him seal a player on a mismatch(switch) right under the basket and get ignored. What is this and why is it acceptable?

I agree with your whole post, but the answer to the bolded language is really simply -- coaching. Whether because of personal preference for a certain style of basketball or because he simply doesn't like Zizic for some other reason, Drew will not push the other guys into getting him the ball even when that is the correct basketball play.
 
I agree with your whole post, but the answer to the bolded language is really simply -- coaching. Whether because of personal preference for a certain style of basketball or because he simply doesn't like Zizic for some other reason, Drew will not push the other guys into getting him the ball even when that is the correct basketball play.

So frustrating. I'm telling you guys, we have no idea how good Zizic is or can be. It's really unfair to him.
 
I agree with your whole post, but the answer to the bolded language is really simply -- coaching. Whether because of personal preference for a certain style of basketball or because he simply doesn't like Zizic for some other reason, Drew will not push the other guys into getting him the ball even when that is the correct basketball

Got to get rid of hood Clarkson burks
Wait for love nance nwaba Thompson to come back. Play zizic more and we are a better team. Maybe much better

Also liking Payne and blossomgame as back of rotation guys
 
So frustrating. I'm telling you guys, we have no idea how good Zizic is or can be. It's really unfair to him.
Get rid of Clarkson burks and hood
Wait for nance tt love nwaba to come back. Play zizic more and we are better right there
Payne and blosdomgame I like as back of rotation guys
 
Get rid of Clarkson burks and hood
Wait for nance tt love nwaba to come back. Play zizic more and we are better right there
Payne and blosdomgame I like as back of rotation guys
Yep, need more guys whose first instinct when they get the ball isn't to put the ball on the deck and look for their own shot, but rather to make the best basketball play.
 
Yep, need more guys whose first instinct when they get the ball isn't to put the ball on the deck and look for their own shot, but rather to make the best basketball play.

How about just not drive into a crowd. Yeesh!
 
Another pretty good game from Ante. He struggled a bit in the 4th and had some turnovers but still finished with 19-8 in 32 minutes.
 
He looks like the bright spot. He can finish around the rim with skill and that doesn't appear to be a flash in the pan type thing. Legit NBA high level skill of doing it.
 
He looks like the bright spot. He can finish around the rim with skill and that doesn't appear to be a flash in the pan type thing. Legit NBA high level skill of doing it.

It will be interesting to see how minutes the front office directs Drew to play Zizic once Love and TT are healthy. Could they ask Drew to play Nance as the backup PF and some minutes at SF so Zizic can get consistent minutes at center?
 
He looks like the bright spot. He can finish around the rim with skill and that doesn't appear to be a flash in the pan type thing. Legit NBA high level skill of doing it.

Yep and he is looking quicker contesting too. He hasn't been great on the perimeter, but he can come out more than a lot guys his size. Loved when he contested Tatum and just totally blocked his way to the basket leading to a terrible sky hook.

He's not a switchable 5, but his cement feet were overstated. He wasn't reacting fast enough because he wasn't up to game speed.

Also his screens are really good. Can be Nurkic level if he keeps working on them. We need some damn shooter now
 

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