Charlotte Hornets · 5 notes
Brandon Miller, back from a contusion and growing into Charlotte's number-one option, credited finding what he likes to do and that "the team trusts me to... go out there and perform the way I do." Since defenses won't help off him, they feed Naz Reid in the post often.
push him to another level with some of that maybe mid-post, post-up versus disadvantages
Naz Reid's role is set to grow in Charlotte. Charles Lee said after the Oct. 11 game he wants to "leverage the versatility that he has" and "push him to another level with some of that maybe mid-post, post-up versus disadvantages" — working him against mismatches.
There's times where he sped up and trying to go too far, too fast, and not allowing our spacing to correct around him.
Naz Reid is attacking mismatches for Charlotte to collapse defenses, but Hornets coach Charles Lee said after the Oct. 6 preseason loss: "There's times where he sped up and trying to go too far, too fast, and not allowing our spacing to correct around him."
playing a lot more minutes now.
Naz Reid says Charlotte wants an "all-around game" from him: ball handling, scoring, post work, creating, defending. He's "playing a lot more minutes now." He, Dennis Schroder, Royce O'Neale and Grayson Allen are being put "through the fire" in preseason.
using him as a pick-and-roll ball handler, pick-and-roll screener, trying to get him to crash the offensive glass a little bit more.
Naz Reid's role is widening in Charlotte. Hornets coach Charles Lee said the staff is "using him as a pick-and-roll ball handler, pick-and-roll screener, trying to get him to crash the offensive glass a little bit more." Lee plans to test many lineups in preseason.