Zach Lowe

Their offense completely fell apart against the Pistons.

They may, and I would say probably would have won that series had Franz Wagner not gotten injured.

And so...

You know, I don't know how you look at that.

If you're Jamal Mosley or the magic, like, are we pessimistic?

Are we optimistic?

Obviously, I think this was the kind of decision that had been pre-made before the playoffs, barring a run and barring a run that almost happened.

And I think game six tells you why the team just does not have a coherent offensive identity.

Now they were missing Franz Wagner, their best or second best player.

and they don't have the type of personnel that lends itself well to constructing a, a coherent offensive identity.

They don't have a lot of shooting outside of Desmond Bain.

Their two best players are cut from similar cloths, uh, Bankaro in particular.

Um, I said this with Bill on Sunday, he, he has the game of like a number one option, like a big ball handler who can run a bunch of inverted pick and rolls who can ISO who can post up.

Um,

But he's just not as good as you need your number one option.

He's not as good at that stuff as you need your number one option to be if you're going to be a real, real contender.

He's not a good enough shooter.

He's not quite a good enough passer.

And he is not built to be a number two option because no one is going to guard him on the perimeter.

Now he was on fire in game seven early on and all of that.