11-30-2022, 02:05 PM
(11-30-2022, 01:56 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: the idea that how players fit together is what matters more than simply playing the 5 players together who we think are "good."
Totally agree here which is why I agree with general consensus that Dinwiddie is better suited on the bench and we start the Maxi/Wood combo but I think I would say is that we ALL expected Dinwiddie to start this year after Brunson left not because we thought he was one of the best 5 players but because last year showed us how having another ball handler next to Luka raised the ceiling of the team. I think this year is showing us that there is sooooo much nuance to that idea and also that there is a ton of ways to play good basketball around Luka. I fully support moving Dinwiddie to the bench, I think I disagree with the idea that he's playing bad basketball or playing selfish. Everyone can see our roster doesn't have many scorers and Dinwiddie is very vocal about how that is his role and I'm sure the coaches are telling him that too so I'm not going to fault his style of play but also agree that we can find other ways to maximize it.