What coaches and players say about roles, minutes, gameplans and development.
Dillon Brooks expecting more catch-and-shoot looks as Suns stress paint touches and kick-outs.
“I probably get way more now since Miles was on the team with a lot of drives to the rim. A lot of our players are getting paint touches, we're stressing to get to the paint and dish out for an open shot. So I'll probably see more of those.”
Ott views Tobe Awaka's offensive rebounding against Khaman Maluach as valuable early reps showing the rookie what the NBA level demands.
“Wings come in, you can't double team the 5, he has one versus Man Man and he got the better of Man Man. So I think those reps are great for Man Man to get right now early in the preseason just to see exactly what it takes at this level. It's every possession and it's only going to increase.”
Ott says the second unit's energy.
“We talk a lot about possession game. Those guys, they just kind of feed off each other. Goodie loves to start it. It felt like the very first possession he was in, he air balled a shot, he gets the rebound, he scores, it's kind of just who he is and the way he brings to the team.”
The second unit upped the pressure and got turnovers and easy baskets.
“I think the recipe was, you know, what the second unit came in and did when they, you know, upped the pressure and, you know, were turning them over and getting, you know, easy ones. And, you know, we struggled to do that with the first group.”
Fleming and Ighodaro are in the second half starting five with Booker and Brooks and Green.
“Suns 2nd half starters: Devin Booker, Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, Rasheer Fleming, Oso Ighodaro”
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