Lauri needs the lion's share of the offensive touches. We need to get Clarkson to play off the ball and move the ball through Conley/THT, maybe Beasley, and get Lauri way more involved. He is easily our best offensive player, frankly best player all around. Getting him only 11 shots while Conley and Clarkson combine for 26 is ridiculous and a great recipe to rack up the losses. If we are embracing the tank, then fine, but otherwise Hardy needs to figure out how to get Lauri more involved in the offense. He doesn't seem to really run plays for anyone, just general ball movement to find an open shot, any open shot, regardless who is taking it. That is fine, to a point, but to win some of these games he needs some bread and butter plays in his play-book to activate his best offensive players, who at this point are Lauri and Beasley. Like Stockton to Malone pick and roll, and the screen and roll with Gobert to initiate the offense, he needs a go-to play that can pressure the defense and get his best offensive players their best shot. Right now to be honest it looks a lot like a college offensive set, even high school. When I was coaching in Reno, we ran motion offense similarly because we had some good mid-range to outside shooters and no real go-to guy. That is what Hardy is running now, as if he doesn't have a go-to guy. So, consequently, the primary ball-handlers get the most shots. That is fine when one of them is a Mitchell level player, but in this group it isn't ideal. Both Conley and Clarkson are hot and cold streak shooters. Lauri and Beasley are the most consistent. Yet they get fewer looks than Conley/Clarkson. That has to change if we want to win. If we are tanking, we can just carry on as we are going.
