I think the primary issue with our defense most of last year and in the playoffs was Smart and, especially, Rob. Rob fixed so many mistakes in that 2021-2022 season. This past year he was visibly a step slower and never really quite the anchor he was the year before. I think Smart very clearly took a step back defensively too. There was definitely “connectivity” issues, but I think it was mostly that our 2 most important defensive players were not at their best on that end.
I do find it interesting that Vincent kind of uses his rolled ankle as an excuse for Game 4, but ignores what happened to Tatum in Game 7 lol
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I think the primary issue with our defense most of last year and in the playoffs was Smart and, especially, Rob. Rob fixed so many mistakes in that 2021-2022 season. This past year he was visibly a step slower and never really quite the anchor he was the year before. I think Smart very clearly took a step back defensively too. There was definitely “connectivity” issues, but I think it was mostly that our 2 most important defensive players were not at their best on that end.
I do find it interesting that Vincent kind of uses his rolled ankle as an excuse for Game 4, but ignores what happened to Tatum in Game 7 lol
Gabe is gonna flame out in LA. Fluke playoffs.
FTB