Overall I thought we play good. I thought we got real active on defense in the 2nd especially Giles Roco Jones they were extremely active at that end. Offensely we shot the ball well but to many turnovers but I could see that for 1st preseason game. Our bench was really good with 66 points and it's looks that 6 man role for Melo fits him perfect at this stage of his career. I thought rookie did some good things and also made some rookies mistake but overall I thought he was alright for his 1st game. But what saw that Stotts could go 11 deep in some type rotation when everyone is back. Majority our starters shouldn't be getting tired due to our bench being so strong. But now can we come back Sunday and backup this performance.
I liked the defense, too.
I liked the cutting to the basket.
I liked the alley-oop passes, though it's obvious we need to work on that.
I liked that we weren't overly dependent on Dame.
I liked Carmelo's new role - off the bench gunner.
It feels like Stotts has adjusted to the new player's skills.
We were on fire in the first half, which I don't think you can count on, but we outscored them the rest of the way, anyway, though they played mostly scrubs in the 2nd half.
Loved the Giles pickup and his first game. There was never any concern that he can play. However, the jury is gonna be out until he plays a whole season, regardless of what certain threadmakers seem to think.
RoCo was who we thought he was.
Jones played well and silenced some of his doubters going 2/2 from 3.
CJ1 missed 5 straight and had a turnover in one stretch, but finished overall 7-16.
Gary Trent however, showed that he's not just a spot up shooter, which was great to see.
cj2 showed that he belonged. I liked his hustle, but it's going to take him a bit to "put it all together", which is not surprising considering where he was drafted.
Ant hit an impressive 3, and also unimpressively got a 3 blocked.
Kanter thrives against other large bigs, which not every team (including Sac), has.
