Josh Robbins
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Podcast Appearances
Palo is playing better defense.
I think he's finally over that groin injury.
I think also that for the most part right now tonight,
And also over the weekend, they are able to field lineups that have a preponderance of enough, just enough three point shooting to make sense.
And that's not always the case when they're fully healthy.
And that's a huge problem for them.
They just don't have enough reliable three point shooters.
particularly if a game slows down like it will in the playoffs.
Now, they're not a better team without France, not even close, especially defensively.
They're just not.
They need him desperately to get out of the first round.
And they're not a better team defensively without Anthony Black.
But in terms of offensive balance, that's different.
And the way they look tonight, they look much more balanced offensively than they had earlier in the year.
And there's a lot to be said for balance sometimes over talent and guys or women who fit, right?
Where you can beat an opponent doing multiple things.
Whereas if they're projected starting five, they're going to have to get into the paint
And there's no guarantee they can hit threes.
Even now, there's no guarantee they can hit threes.