When you defend like Semi, both mentally and physically you get the benefit of a doubt concerning your offense.
I agree 100%. If you are Semi, you have one job, slow down the freak. If you do even a decent job at that, we don't need you to be a hero on offense. Just play smart and not turn it over when you have the ball. Basically do your job on both sides of the ball. He obviously did that well.
Yup, on offense we need Semi to
- set some decent screens
- when getting the ball don't turn it over and keep it moving
- make wide-open 3s
- once in a great while cut to the basket to keep them honest
- otherwise stay out of the way
Pretty slim set of responsibilities.
I really like the increased use of Semi as a defensive specialist against Giannis after trying him and Yabu out the first couple games. We can afford one low-offense guy, so as long as he's not out with Baynes it works well with what we're trying to do. And Semi did a great job keeping his poise and staying in his role last game.