Billy Donovan started Ayo Dosunmu at point guard, freeing Alex Caruso to wreak defensive havoc and impact the Bulls’ victory with energy.
Caruso finished with 10 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, two steals and zero turnovers in 38 minutes. His plus-18 marked a game-high.
“With Ayo , there’s been a lot asked of . Putting Alex at the point, now there’s a different kind of ask of him as well. Now you gotta run the team and you gotta guard. And I thought maybe putting Ayo back at the point and getting Alex at the power forward spot where he could defend and now the ball finds him and he’s able to make the next play, the next pass. That’s where he had been playing for us when we were whole,” coach Billy Donovan said.
Caruso will do whatever is asked of him. But overall, he agreed with Donovan’s thought process and the dynamic resulting from the decision. “Defensively, I still think I can get better. I think I’m still getting in defensive shape of guarding the best players and giving that energy and competing every possession. I used my energy to affect the game, which I think is my best skill set.”
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