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.”
Phoenix will run some 1-5 switching lineups with Maluach guarding quick guards.
“So we'll go to some 15 switching lineups because he can guard him. He's unique. He has incredible intelligence and feel for that young. Most bigs aren't going to take the challenge of some of those small quick guards, they'll do it.”
The Suns liked their pace and offensive rebounding in the first half.
“Love the way we played, especially there in that first half. We were playing fast, getting offensive rebounds, playing hard, competing, playing together.”
Maluach is a high level lob threat and Gillespie wants to find him in the pocket.
“And when to stick screens, when to get out early and be able to put pressure on the rim, because he's definitely a lob threat at a high level so try to find him in the pocket get more more rim attempts for him”
Gillespie finds it easier with Ighodaro because of his perimeter mobility and their history together.
“Oso's more mobile around the perimeter, so it's easier and we've played with each other for a while, so we kind of have that two-man chemistry”
