SUBJECT: D. SARIC
Dario Saric
Focus: rebounding, outside shooting, complementary scoring
• The final game of Saric's (two-game) tracking assignment.
GAME 2 OF 2
12/15 V. OKC • L, 119-117
16 pts (7/16 shooting), 8 boards, 4 dimes
Dario Saric played 49! min. in PHI's triple-OT defeat v. OKC this past Friday. It also marked one of at the few times the Sixers had their regular starting five executing down the stretch of a close game.
Saric benefitted from the "full" lineup, received very clean looks for the majority of the night. He actually left a few threes on the board - only connected on 2/9 - if his shot was falling, PHI may have coming away w/ victory. All the while, the attn on Saric, for the most part, wasn't really there.
His size played a key role v. OKC and will continue as a recurring theme moving forward - it allows Saric to grab boards in traffic (8 on the night, avg. 7 over both games), convert simple feeds in the lane & post up/keep hands high for quick scores.
It didn't result in victory on Friday but Saric is playing the role of (Undisputed) X-Factor well.
TRACKING... WRAP-UP
GOALS
- PHI: 2-0 record -- nope. PHI: 1-1
- Lead team in scoring in 1 of 2 games -- nope.
- 18+ points in both games -- avg. 15 ppg
- 20 combined boards -- 16 combined boards
- 7 combined triples -- nope.
Completed: 0/5
QUICK STATS & NOTES
• Avg. 15 ppg, 8 rpg this past week
• Career-high 49 min. v. OKC
• Went 5/17 from deep
TEAM RESULT: 1-1
QUICK TAKEAWAY
Dario Saric has a strong hold as Philly's third option & Undisputed X-Factor.
However, it's still a work in progress in terms of familiarity & consistency w/ teammates. But once shot distribution and roles are further ironed out, we'll see a jump in efficiency.
Tracking Complete.
(Baro.)