Detroit Pistons head coach Monty Williams praised the Orlando Magic’s Franz Wagner and his crafty offensive skillset after Sunday’s 111-99 home loss (38 points/3 rebounds/2 assists/1 steal/17-25 FG/4-7 3-PT/+16 +/-).
(via Bally Sports Detroit):
“When you have a 6-9 guy that can run pick-and-roll… he can see the floor. Smaller guys, when you put bigger guys on them, they have to create some distance to see the floor… he can see the floor. And then he’s got a big Euro Step. They do a good job of setting the screen, and then they dive into the help, and he’s pretty good at Euro Stepping around the shield at the rim. He starts on one side, ends up on the other, he euro steps around the help. So you almost are better off switching with him just to keep the ball in front… and tonight, a couple times he just blew by us and got to the rim. But he’s a pretty efficient pick-and-roll player because of his size, and he has a good feel.”
