Under Nurse the team ranked like fifth in the league in isolation frequency. Pascal gets most of his points one-on-one isolation. This new offense does basically no isolation whatsoever. Which is good for the rest of the team but bad for Pascal.
It’s 100% up to the coaching staff to know that this is a huge problem and adjust accordingly. How many times last night did Joel get the ball at the elbow, they clear out, and he goes to work. Theres no reason why the raptors can’t do the same AND play a pass heavy style. Seeing as the best teams have figured it out.
But the biggest problem is just the players aren’t very good at the style. No one can pass except Scottie and Dennis. Every pocket pass to the roller is in traffic. And because they have so many forwards who can’t shoot, there’s no spacing, which makes their bad passing even worse.
tl;dr Pascal has to adjust to the new offensive style. The coaching staff also probably has to make use of Pascal’s elite iso skills. The FO has to unload these unskilled forwards for players who can shoot and dribble.
Under Nurse the team ranked like fifth in the league in isolation frequency. Pascal gets most of his points one-on-one isolation. This new offense does basically no isolation whatsoever. Which is good for the rest of the team but bad for Pascal.
It’s 100% up to the coaching staff to know that this is a huge problem and adjust accordingly. How many times last night did Joel get the ball at the elbow, they clear out, and he goes to work. Theres no reason why the raptors can’t do the same AND play a pass heavy style. Seeing as the best teams have figured it out.
But the biggest problem is just the players aren’t very good at the style. No one can pass except Scottie and Dennis. Every pocket pass to the roller is in traffic. And because they have so many forwards who can’t shoot, there’s no spacing, which makes their bad passing even worse.
tl;dr Pascal has to adjust to the new offensive style. The coaching staff also probably has to make use of Pascal’s elite iso skills. The FO has to unload these unskilled forwards for players who can shoot and dribble.