this team has had some success recently. they did come back from a big deficit on the road to beat a good golden state team and also took care of the knicks on xmas day.

pau can clearly help the team, but something else that is overlooked is what magic talked about during halftime - the dependency on the 3pt shot. when its falling, the team looks good, when its not, quick transitions into easy buckets for the opponent. that is compounded with somebody like pau who has to keep up with a faster player running down the court after a 3pt attempt shanks....and that is all a part of dantoni's system.

the team is also making bad decisions on offense....its rare to see this team play effectively against a double team. they seem to rarely find the open guy or pass out of the double team in an effective manner.