Sacramento Wins with Terrible Defense against the Nuggets – 120 to 113
The Obvious Big Thing
Denver plays to the opposition. Why would we have so many close games? Cut it out.
Quit playing to the opposition.
You don’t want to just give yourself a chance to win. You want to win because you have the upper hand, or because you know you can lock down, make a run and dominate. Every single player, every single play.
Critical is the coaches use of his players so that the freshest and best match-ups are playing the end game.
Have your urgency drills and practice them over and over.
If we don’t have a closer, or have 2 minute closing practices, or 24 second closing practices, we lose more than we win.
I’m sorry, but Mudiay and Jameer do not handle this responsibility correctly. They initiate the play too late. Let Jokic, Gallo or Chandler take the last shot. Or Barton when he’s on.
Coach needs to call a time out and have option one, two and three in front of them. Get the ball to Jokic as soon as possible. And get it to him again.
Right now, Jokic, Gallo or Chandler have to take the last shot. Their teammates have to get them open. They need hard, rub off screens to get to their spot.
Start setting up Murray. I hope he is the future.
But Mudiay and Jameer don’t hold the ball. Pass it and start rotating. Hear?