Brendan Haywood
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Close game all the way to the end.
Jalen Brunson takes over down the stretch.
The biggest adjustment that you think San Antonio needs to make is what?
All right, the biggest suggestion they need to make, they need to make a couple.
Chris, they need to make a couple.
First and foremost, at the end of games, I think they're better off playing through the mid pick and roll than playing through Wimby.
Because down the stretch of that game,
Brunson knew exactly where he wanted to go, and Wimby looked like a 22 year old that was trying to figure it out in front of the world.
And so Carl Anthony Towns did an incredible job guarding Wimby, but Carl still doesn't guard well in space.
So I think unless Wimby's really, really like on fire,
The mid-pick and roll with either Harper, Fox, or Castle, I think that would be their best move coming down the stretch of close ballgames because now you pull Carl Anthony Towns off of Wimby's body, which allows Wimby to roll down the lane.
That allows guys like Champinney to get activated on the weak side, and you put more stress on that New York Knicks defense.
Do you think that Wimbanyama spent too much time beyond the three-point line in Game 1?
Absolutely.
Absolutely.
And if you and I expect him to make the adjustment.
We saw this before.
Game one against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the playoffs.
Wibinyama took nine threes.
I think he went 0 for 9.