Isaac Okoro, The Playmaker?

Isaac Okoro, The Playmaker?

When you think of Isaac a Coro what comes to mind Stellar defense on the point of attack exciting play out and transition burgeoning floor spacing when I picture a coral I Envision all of these things one word that is rarely used if at all to describe the young man

Is playmaker I mean yeah he’s always seemed to have a knack for making the extra pass but rarely was he called upon or put in a position to be an orchestrator of the offense I attribute this to the way that JB Baker staff and Company often utilize them

It’s not out of the ordinary to see a COR waiting in the quarters while the team is in the half court offense especially when one of Darius Garland and Donovan mitcher are out there on the floor it’s also quite common place to see a coral thrive in transition as both

A finisher and connective tissue what isn’t so common though is for the team to put the ball in the Auburn product’s hands and ask him to create for others and due to the fact that he plays alongside so many capable wall handlers it’s honestly understandable but with that being said more playmaking is

Always a welcome sight especially coming from a player whose skill set isn’t always appreciated seeing a coral set his teammates up for good looks should make any Cavs fan smile considering the work that he has put in to render himself an invaluable piece of this Cavs rotation his play dating back to his

Days at Auburn hinted at the possibility of this becoming the case as many Scouts spoke of his ability to drive and kick his unselfishness as well as his willingness to create ahead of the draft and it was definitely there take a look the looks like okoro versus manah great

Penetration pitch to the hot hand and it is redot is going to establish their Tempo Isaac okoro again off the bounds post pass Coral left side three ball D to TI good Samir from the left wing that’s home the three and let’s not be Co here we saw flashes at the NBA level

Early as well starting his rookie season where he could be seen making the the very same type of drive and kick passes that he had become accustomed to at Auburn finding the open three-point Shooters within 4T only five shots last season from outside of four feet as Austin Pockets a corner

Jumper aoro knocks down plumbley we play on Osman from the corner hey down good look by the rookie the flashes were sporadic but he did just enough to make you feel like he become a decent playmaker with his best in that regard coming during a three-game span

From May 10th to 14th of the 2020 2021 season where he averaged five assists he was patient waited for plays to develop and kicked it out when necessary he is particularly dangerous when he is coming off of a screen notice how quickly he is able to identify the

Open man and immediately move the ball already looking at being the aggressive out there because that was a for K made his second Allstar appearance and his first start in the allstar game this season as Allen to the bucket he lays it up and in Allen down low with Thompson

Liks to shuffle back to a Coro once more to Allen and he lays it in nice Twan game that time super pass by you could definitely see it in years two and three as well but still sporadically because of how he was being used in the lineups

He was part of the only difference was that his handle seems to have improved a bit each and every season he isn’t Kyrie Irving but he’s become less and less prone to dribbling the ball off of his foot or committing the avoidable turnover the swing passes are becoming

More and more prevalent as well as the has become Adept at moving the ball to the open man a change here to start the third quarter Dorian finny Smith gets the start stru jumper is good just picking up where Mitchell crosscourt extra pass truce another one another one C getting

Some valuable minutes from CG Porter and Dean Wade this has been a good good opportunity these last three games just to get some rep for these guys Wade fires a contested the more the Caps have allowed him to operate as the primary ball hander the more he has shown his

Vision he is making the correct reads and it shows as he has the highest assist percentage of his career at 11.3% as well as the highest assist to usage rate at90 which happens to rank within the 89th percentile among forwards of course much of this coincides with the

Absences of Donovan Mitchell and darus scarland this has caus JB bicker staff to lean on aora more and more as a Creator and I really hope that as the team slowly returns to a similar to full strength that they continue to give him opportunities to do so because he can

Clearly impact the game in this regard and look I know what I’m about to say might sound crazy but hear me out I think that this is helping aura’s confidence in general and as a result there has been a trickle down effect in regards to other areas of his game most

Notably his shooting we’ve seen that confidence plays a role in his Effectiveness as a shooter and honestly his willingness to fire away in general it’s almost as if getting him more involved has given him more belief in himself Isaac has already dished out four or more assists in five games this

Season and in those contest he’s shooting 41.2% from three-point distance on 3.4 attempts per game overall I see the development that he has made as a facilitator and I hope that the team elects to lean into it Upon returning to full strength go caps

Has Cavs F Isaac Okoro developed into a playmaker in the absence of Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell?

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