Rak must stay out of foul trouble...

[Cuse_1999]

That is going to be crucial. Fab will be missed most on defense, but he helped on offense too because he could finish when setup by a guard. Lobs, drives and dishes etc... Rak can also finish on those plays, but BMK cannot.

The breakdown of their PT is going to need to be like 28 mins for Rak and 12 for BMK or we are in trouble. Our offense struggles enough to score already so we cannot afford the wasted possessions when BMK fumbles the ball

 

[pearl31]

yep, key is gonna be the strategic minutes for BMK - being proactive before Rak is actually in foul trouble. IMO

 

[tbonezone]

16/3/2/2/4/1/4/1/8/3.
that adds up to 44 minutes.and yes that's rak's total playing time over the past 10 games.
seems the cagey old HOFer was just saving his legs for the tourney run.
brilliant!!!