But it would've been Hammond even if Johnson were back This wasn't a game where Johnson was the difference between a win and a loss They've had 3 of these games this year where they just weren't sharp in multiple facets of the game...thankfully they count just the same as the 1 basket losses, but these hurt far more to me than those 3 shots. It creates an atmosphere where you have to redirect their attention rather than sharpen specific aspects. It can go well and they can bounce back easily, and I suspect they will. But it puts you in danger of snowballing...much more so than a ton of 1 point losses They need to get Avdalas right. He's not putting his weight into even his open looks, which is an indicator he's unsure if he should even shoot it. They need to get Johnson back for a boost in confidence even if manufactured. Dorn has to be better prepared than what we saw in spare time. He is either far more injured than he's letting on or he wasn't planning on playing today in a game where his size was going to be needed. They also need to run more actions through Bedford. He's going to continually draw team's third best defenders. Make sure you put those defenders in space and prove themselves