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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
That's one of the things I really like about Casey is he won't just break up a good lineup. A lot of other coaches would have forced DeMar back into that game because he's the "star" and thus has to play crunch time. That lineup was rolling on defense and doing surprisingly well on offense. If there's one big upgrade using Poeltl in the pick and roll instead of JV or Bebe, it's that he is a much better passer.
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Bebe isn't a bad passer if anything he is too pass happy. I thought the difference was Poeltl being able to cover the Frank Kaminsky - Kemba Walker pick and roll. I thought he was the difference defensively. Dude played awesome with Delon Wright.
The thing that sucks for Casey is that you can tell Valancuinas isn't his type of guy, yet he has to play him a lot to cover for the lack of bigs on this team. This team is much better defensively without Valancuinas. The 17 point Charlotte lead began with Kemba Walker abusing Valancuinas on 3 pointers off picks, JV simply doesn't move fast enough to cover the ball handler on shots off the pick. It's scary when a quick point guard comes downhill on Valancuinas.
I don't really care about the offence, I feel like it'll come. The defence with JV on the floor is what concerns me more than anything.