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Adelman sees Diallo as capable of guarding bigger players and shedding screens to hold matchups without switching.
“I tried to get him in to guard Jaron and it just, the sub pattern didn't work out. But I think he could do that too.”
Gordon expects Bagley to anchor the second unit as the big when Jokić sits.
“he's going to help us very much lift that second unit and be big when the joker's off the floor.”
Jokić passed up six or seven layups in the preseason to build a pass-first atmosphere.
“I think there were six or seven times he could have just laid the ball in. But if you want to create an atmosphere where people pass the ball as the open man, you have to do it in these moments in the preseason.”
Braun's dunk showed his explosion is back outside of practice.
“I think the two plays that stood out to me, I mean, the dunk, obviously, just because of the explosion... to feel the explosion back, not in a practice with a crowd there... Those are mental hurdles for guys.”
Coach calls Braun the team's downhill.
“He is our thrust on our team. You know, Aaron, Jamal, those guys, they can run up and down, but not like that with the impact of kind of playing downhill.”
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