Why are we playing at such a slow pace?

[Diamond77]

Lack of offensive schemes

 

[Hitman]

I mean, a defensive rebound starts the break, so these issues are related.

*We have two great rebounders in Favors and Kanter.
*Burke, Hayward, and Burks can all handle it in the open court. And, they can finish in transition

Favors and Kanter are also poor passers, so they're not good candidates to trigger a break with an outlet pass. On top of that, Kanter has been underwhelming on the boards this year; Favors is rebounding at the same per-minute rate as last season, but Kanter is at 75% of his last season's rate - shoulder problem still? Overall, we rank #30 in number of Defensive rebounds (which is probably related to our #28-ranked defensive FG% - you can't rebound a made shot). Plus steals are another way of triggering a break, and we are below-average in that area too. The best way we can increase our pace and improve our scoring is improve our defence. And we should be a good defensive team, we have a team of good defensive players.

We need Kevin Love outlet passing...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FO6EbYAwKjQ

This isn't just Kevin Love. Watch Corey Brewer and Kevin Martin - as soon as the shot goes up, they're gone. When Love does rebound the ball, that's his first look. That's the transition philosophy put in by the coach. There is a cost, though, as this clip doesn't show the extra o-boards and points the Wolves give up, but that's the risk you take. For the Wolves, the balance is positive.

 

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This isn't just Kevin Love. Watch Corey Brewer and Kevin Martin - as soon as the shot goes up, they're gone. When Love does rebound the ball, that's his first look. That's the transition philosophy put in by the coach. There is a cost, though, as this clip doesn't show the extra o-boards and points the Wolves give up, but that's the risk you take. For the Wolves, the balance is positive.

good post. But, this gets the Captain Obvious Award.