Several Suns have had trouble finding their role early in the season, but reserve Boris Diaw hasn’t been one of the them. Diaw had another strong first half against the Blazers, hitting four of his five shots from the floor and adding three rebounds and three assists — including rebound and pretty, length-of-the-floor baseball pass that caught Grant Hill in stride for a layup.
“I think Boris, from Day One to now, has been the most consistent guy in terms of doing what we’ve asked of him,” Porter said. “We’ve really tried to get him to be more aggressive at the offensive end, either at the post or pick-and-pop shooting situations. He’s done a really good job of doing that. He’s so multi-talented, he can do so many things.”
Diaw has also done a better job of recognizing mismatches and taking smaller players to the basket when switches leave him being marked by guards.
“When we see that, it’s immediately an advantage we want to try to work,” Porter said. “We’ll pull the ball out to make sure we can reset and go to him.”
I started feeling it yesterday. What an unbelievably exciting time.
