Tim Legler
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Podcast Appearances
Some nights he's going to get hot, make six.
But because of his presence and the way you're now going to rotate to him, it's going to mean a little extra time for some of the mediocre to below average shooters they have on their roster that didn't have as much time.
And I thought, well, then they're also going to be better shooters.
Bill, we're three games in or whatever, four games in.
They're averaging on an average night, eight for 27 from the three point line.
That's worse than last year.
No, no, that's a great point.
And the other correlation, because I love the NFL like you, with the field goal kicking is not only that, when field goal kickers miss and you give the other team the ball at their own 40, it's a big deal.
And it starts to plant seeds of doubt in your head as a coach.
Well, it's the same thing with these guys.
Some of these misses are triggering breaks.
Their triggering breaks the other way because they're not close.
They're hitting the rim.
It's a long rebound.
Especially a team like Philly that looks like a track relay team the way that they're getting up and down the floor.
So I'm surprised at the Desmond Bain effect
Not being there right from the beginning, but I'm not even close to giving up on them.
Some teams find their rhythm offensively first.
Some teams find it defensively first.
Orlando has not found the same rhythm and physicality defensively that they had a year ago yet.