Lionel Hollins is an old school coach — who wants to hear nothing about the Brooklyn Nets being unable to contain Kyle Korver.
Korver torched the Nets for 21 points on 6-of-12 shooting, including dropping in 5-of-11 from three-point range, but Hollins still isn’t buying it.
I mean it’s not like he’s “Splash Brother.”
“How many shots did he take yesterday and how many did he miss? See, if he’s that good, he’d make all of them.” Hollins said. “Everybody misses, man. He’s a good shooter, I acknowledge that, we acknowledge that as a team, we game plan for him because he is a great shooter. But until he starts shooting 100%, we’ve got to play and be in position to help, and then recover, and close out.”
“It’s not like we’re talking (Stephen) Curry,” Hollins continued. “Korver, he’s a great come-off-the-screen guy, he’s great with moving without the ball, but he rarely puts the ball on the floor like Curry and shakes you up.”
Korver doesn’t have to be the Nets most important defensive focus, but he can’t get open layups or threes either.