Defensively we almost pulled out the win. The offense was mostly putrid outside of guards. We’ve seen these guys play bad before and bounce back.
Some notes Rose, Burks, and IQ all showed that guard production wasn’t a problem and defensively ATL isn’t built to stop them. Working through the guards is a feature
I would say start Rose but have Frank come in alongside Burke and IQ off the bench. Also give some minutes with the starters to switch him between defending Bog and Trae throughout. The idea he is situational isn’t flawed, Thibs was just lazy with the execution. Mix Frank in to make both Trae and Bog work.
Randle and too a slightly lesser degree RJ and Bullock all need to step up offensively. Their shooting was horrible and if it doesn’t automatically come back attack the rim and try to draw fouls.
Also Capela is a bit of the wild card. Noel did a good job on him, but we saw how Nate was saying feed Trae during one of the breaks. So was his low output by design or defense? Taj was not the best against him but that’s what attempting drawing fouls is for.
For all the shyt being spoken a lot of guys played bad on both sides and it was a close game. Tomorrow post adjustments is when we’ll know where these guys stand.