Wojo's perspective

[f/k/a humanlung]

What about the 4th starter? Theo ain't gonna make anyone forget Wilt Chamberlain. Bottom line, all of our non Markus players (GE, Jayce and Jamal too) have MOMENTS where they're really good. That's what role players do - have moments. And when we watch these moments we want them to be who these guys really are - because we're fans. Fool's gold.

As great as Markus is, the team's dependency on him may well have stunted the growth of the other players on the roster.

The only way to improve is to do whatever it is you do under game conditions.  If, however, you are directed to "get the ball to Markus", the opportunities to improve become limited.  No idea if this has been the case but there is a great deal of anecdotal evidence...cough...Hausers...cough...that point to it being a possibility. 

Without the "normal" number of opportunities to perform (come through or fail) under pressure, the other players simply have not developed.  Again , my opinion.

[jesmu84]

As great as Markus is, the team's dependency on him may well have stunted the growth of the other players on the roster.

The only way to improve is to do whatever it is you do under game conditions.  If, however, you are directed to "get the ball to Markus", the opportunities to improve become limited.  No idea if this has been the case but there is a great deal of anecdotal evidence...cough...Hausers...cough...that point to it being a possibility. 

Without the "normal" number of opportunities to perform (come through or fail) under pressure, the other players simply have not developed.  Again , my opinion.

My opinion is that this is perhaps only partially correct. Why? Because we've seen hundreds of possessions this season with Markus off-ball. And many of those times he is standing on the wing/corner and intentionally not an active participant in the play.

Are there "get the ball to Markus" plays? Absolutely. Is that the whole offense? No - especially this season.

[brewcity77]

Are there "get the ball to Markus" plays? Absolutely. Is that the whole offense? No - especially this season.

That, and it's lot easier to justify "get the ball to Koby" or "get the ball to Sacar" plays if they're, you know, making shots. Howard creates numerous open looks for them both every night and they miss repeatedly.

[WhiteTrash]

Don't know what the solution is, but it is The problems are muti-dimensional.

Players unable to shoot well due to player development = Wojo
Players unable to shoot well due to talent = Wojo
Assistant coaches not helping the team = Wojo
Poor game plan not suited to players strengths = Wojo
Allowing one player to dominate the offense so its easy to defend = Wojo
Poor defense of the pick & roll for years = Wojo
Poor defense due to talent = Wojo
Lack of or wrong in game adjustments = Wojo
Transfer of two high quality players = Wojo

Agreed, the problems are multi-dimensional, but there is something common to them.