Alperen Sengun Explains His Decision to Not Post Up Much vs. Lakers

4 months ago

Alperen Sengun Explains His Decision to Not Post Up Much vs. Lakers

According to Varun Shankar, Sengun didn't want to post up because the Lakers flooded the zone with defenders. Although Ime Udoka wanted Sengun to facilitate from the post, saying, "Don’t go away from being a facilitator in the post," the Lakers made it tough to get good passes off. Sengun added that the Lakers stifled the Rockets' ball movement.

By Pranay Mukherjee

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