[Lewenberg] Rajakovic on Siakam, who only attempted 8 shots vs PHI: “I as a coach, we as a group, we need to do a better job of finding him in his spots and putting him in better situations… He’s really bought in, he’s really trying to do the right thing, everything we’re asking him to do”
Rajakovic on Siakam, who only attempted 8 shots vs PHI: “I as a coach, we as a group, we need to do a better job of finding him in his spots and putting him in better situations… He’s really bought in, he’s really trying to do the right thing, everything we’re asking him to do”
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) October 30, 2023
by Cheechers23
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Also other pregame notes from Darko:
[OG Anunoby “should be ready to go.” Precious Achiuwa is out.](https://twitter.com/BlakeMurphyODC/status/1719108411885764780)
[Darko Rajakovic confirms Achiuwa’s groin issue is an aggravation of the issue that kept him out in camp. He’d been better but obviously a setback there.](https://twitter.com/BlakeMurphyODC/status/1719108587589378270)
[What’s the hardest part of the transition from assistant to HC for Darko? “The hardest thing for me right now is how to get to the locker room in the arena. I’m still in the process of learning where to park, how to beat the traffic.”](https://twitter.com/JLew1050/status/1719111428651520053)
EDIT: One more:
[Darko Rajakovic on what Malachi Flynn can do to find success with the Raptors: “He’s a very talented player. I think he needs to relax. He needs to enjoy be playing basketball, take it possession by possession. I already talked to him a couple times… don’t be forcing things, let the game come to you.”](https://x.com/adam_la2karis/status/1719109360226328964?s=46&t=sbk6yuyliVaFRQjBUBJCMQ)
I feel that we have no choice but to trust Darko. Fo doesn’t check reddit and we all see the passion inside Darko, this man knows what an important position he is in and will do his best to make us all happy, even if he doesn’t have what we want, Maybe even himself.
It’s great to hear him address this. I think tonight will be a great game to try some new things to get Pascal into his spots, As he Definitely needs to get more shots up.
Good to hear, awaiting how they’ll address this given who were facing this week
Yeah we’ll prolly win tonight but Dame/Giannis is a duo you can’t just hope to win based solely on defense alone, and Maxey always kills us -plus that Sixers game is a B2B so you need to keep Pascal involved in the offense given his effectiveness as a scorer and the potential scoring droughts that may arise
pascal has only ever done what his coach wants him to do to the best of his abilities
As it should be
Trade the man already, stop wasting time. It’s going to be the same shit tonight, he can shoot 30 times but if it’s not within his strength is a waste.
I love siakam and tbh I just wanna see him in a better situation where he gets paid and is competing. It’s so sad to see this man relegated to the 4th option on a play-in level team.
So this basically confirms Pascal is getting used to the new system with Scottie as the focal point.
I think once everyone gets used to their new roles and Malachi is swapped for a better PG backup (very very low bar mind you) then we’ll see a lot more success from this team, especially Siakam if Scottie continues forcing opposing defenses to swarm him instead and let Pascal work with less defenders on him
This season the match up haven’t been great for him. KAT and Gobert, Caruso and Refs, Harris and Embiid. Portland doesn’t have anything close to that, I would expect Pascal to be great tonight
I think it’s only a matter of time before they figure out Siakam’s role in this system. I understand that Darko wants the ball to be shared more but 8 shots for an all-star caliber player is just silly. There is a middle ground that can be found.