Darko Rajakovic has already warned the backs and wingers of his team: rotations will be important among them. On the other hand, with regard to post 5, priority will be given to Jakob Poeltl.
Better, the interior will be more involved in the Raptors’ game, a bit like Nikola Jokic or Domantas Sabonis. “ We will use Jakob more near the free throw line (“elbows”), at the head of the racket, ball in hand. We want to cut around him. He’s a very good passer, a very unselfish player. We will try to play with him even more “, stared at the rookie coach last week.
In recent seasons, the former Spurs player has shown transmission qualities, even getting close to the average of three assists. “ It will take time to get used to this high post attack, trying to circulate the ball, a moving attack, through the pivot post. We have had examples of this type in the past (see: Marc Gasol?), but the focus will be on it now », underlines the Austrian.
The latter, who will have little competition in his position, Christian Koloko still being on the sidelines for an indefinite period, thus has the opportunity to confirm his last two good seasons. With the Spurs then with the Raptors, where he made his return during last season, he averaged 13 points and 9 rebounds as a well-established starter.
Speaking German with Dennis Schröder
A performance which depends a lot on its good use on the “pick-and-roll”.
“ You have to look at the little details, knowing where players like to have the ball, what situations they like to be in or not. I think it will take a little time. […] We will have to wait a few matches, or even a few weeks, before we really start to make progress in this area. “, judges the 27-year-oldwho signed a very nice contract extension this summer.
Jakob Poeltl will no longer be able to count on Fred VanVleet to feed him, but his replacement leads Dennis Schröder. According to him, the Raptors’ summer recruit “ played well on so many different teams and systems. I am convinced that we will be able to reach an agreement fairly quickly. I watched him play this summer with the German national team. It’s just a matter of ironing out these little details, but I’m sure we’ll be able to move in the right direction fairly quickly. »
And if they don’t manage to immediately find this chemistry, the interior already has a solution in mind: communicate in German. “ Maybe we’ll be able to play it quietly, to communicate secretly! »
| Jakob Poeltl | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2016-17 | TOR | 54 | 12 | 58.3 | 0.0 | 54.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| 2017-18 | TOR | 82 | 19 | 65.9 | 50.0 | 59.4 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 6.9 |
| 2018-19 | SAN | 77 | 17 | 64.5 | 0.0 | 53.3 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 5.5 |
| 2019-20 | SAN | 66 | 18 | 62.4 | 0.0 | 46.5 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 5.6 |
| 2020-21 | SAN | 69 | 27 | 61.6 | 0.0 | 50.8 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 8.6 |
| 2021-22 | SAN | 68 | 29 | 61.8 | 100.0 | 49.5 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 13.5 |
| 2022-23 * | All Teams | 72 | 27 | 62.9 | 0.0 | 59.2 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 9.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 12.5 |
| 2022-23 * | SAN | 46 | 26 | 61.6 | 0.0 | 60.5 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 9.0 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 12.1 |
| 2022-23 * | TOR | 26 | 27 | 65.2 | 0.0 | 56.9 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 9.1 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 13.1 |
| Total | 488 | 21 | 62.8 | 50.0 | 53.6 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 8.1 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
