While most of the criticism justifiably goes to Barnes, Rajaković rightly pointed out that his teammates weren’t active enough away from the ball in those moments Thursday, getting caught watching the All-Star. At least one of the plays, the one that led to the missed 3 off no passes, was not a classic isolation. But it was simple stuff. “That’s part of … basketball,” Olynyk said. “You have to have a certain package of plays that you can go to that (lead to) a good shot. Otherwise, teams are going to switch and now you get stagnant. Now you take a bad shot. And that’s kind of what you’re trying to get away from and slowing it down and making sure that you get something that you want rather than just kind of playing and then realizing, ‘Oh shoot, we didn’t get anything. Now there’s three on the shot clock.’ That’s kind of what you’re trying to avoid. But sometimes, you fall into it anyway.”
by Hoops Hype