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Message: [QUOTE="Gurleyman, post: 5206469, member: 175"] It was a mixed bag. His two assists were certainly ok - led to layups. Both were really massive defensive breakdowns more than anything special. But he had to read AK’s slip pretty quickly to deliver it on time and the 2-on-1 in the paint was a good fundamental bounce pass, but point guard 101 stuff. The seas parted wide open for the driving lane and no help was around so it wasn’t like he had to thread a needle. My concern was his first step trying to beat his man off the dribble wasn’t there. Maybe his ankle has hindered his mobility a bit - but I didn’t see any quick bursts from him that would lead me to believe he can break down defenses. So defenders know they get up in his grill and make everything hard for him, because he probably won’t be able to make them pay for it. He basically gets the Mahaney treatment where you try to survive possessions with him initiating things … you never feel like he’s the one in control. [/QUOTE]