i watch Sam pretty closely and am maybe his biggest critic. I saw him practice 3's in warmups several times and he's always the best shooter, even when Lykes and DJ were here, in practice. He has no confidence I fear during games, or nerves , or IDK. But he has the EYE.
His passes to me are almost comical. Rarely to someone driving or underneath, but just on the perimeter. Folks tend not even to cover him when he has the ball out there cause he passes it so quickly, rarely dribbles it (well) and generally doesn't shoot. This frees them up to double-cover others, so this is NG.
Never mind him driving in for layups and such... he blows many, has limited strength (and talent) doing that. Back to Wong, I think he may have more talent and helpful role as a passer like I wish Sam would do... dribble efficiently, fake a shot that is believable, then pass to a driving or well-positioned player. Wong has the eye and ability and quickness to do that. And also take it himself, so he cant be ignored like Sam (with the ball) often is.
One game Sam got hot... his shooting was the biggest winning factor. IDK if he can repeat that... one or 2 misses he seems to choke up. Maybe give him free rein and tolerate the misses, IDK. I don't envy Coach L. But with Wong covered so closely and better, we need some adjustments THAT WORK all the time.