Me: 😏

Operationally last year Lou and Trezz pretty much primarily were the providers-of- thrust behind the team’s ‘turbo-charge’ capacity on the offense-end (which is fair to say was the particular element of Clipper team-play & ability which seemingly took the rest of the NBA by surprise most about us.)

Yes Gallo was still a primary scorer for them and arguably the team’s best starter, but last year’s bench unit ultimately led league in bench-scoring, and fueled them to the highest total of come-from-behind wins (and/or completing the largest come-from-behind victories), no doubt crucial to generating our ‘buzz.’

I recall watching the first half of last season critically (even without all the expectations which are obviously more of a factor here this season), with a heightened awareness to the number of games I could deem as ‘saved’ by or mightily victorious due primarily to Lou’s individual heroics – as also sort of a personal protest/condemnation of the lack of visible support or strategic positioning & advantage the team seemed to benefit from doc’s X & O’s or coaching decision-making… I remember losing count around the #29 mark or so, still prior to the then still-upcoming all-star break.

In other words, Lou had a much more profound and constant green-light, and thus received a brighter and more consistent national and local spotlight for being as successful as he undoubtedly was so often last year.

This season fans are probably unwittingly reacting to their slightly higher exposure to him in games (higher mpg), while also seeing [as the article mentions] less shot-taking & making (lower use %) combined with slightly higher ‘sloppiness’ or ‘carelessness’ (.5 more TO per game), and ultimately just the generally lower overall leverage within which his positive statistical contributions are collecting.

Nice work, Erik. Glad to have you back doing your thing.