Due to the lateness of this post, I’m intending not only to look at what went wrong last night in D.C., but also what could help prevent such things from occurring in tomorrow’s game at home against San Antonio. Let’s roll:
The Ish Smith thing was a fluke—in part.
As noted in the Rapid Recap, D.C.’s backup point guard—whose longest tenure with ine team is a three-season run in Detroit a.k.a. THE 10TH FRANCHISE HE PLAYED FOR IN 8 SEASONS—scored 27 on lights-out shooting. This is, I assure you, not his norm. He took a fair number of shots that, as a defense, you want opponents taking: long jumpers and contested triples.