11-28-2022, 10:59 AM
(11-28-2022, 10:41 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: I agree with all of this.
Not sure where the Walker news puts us on this spectrum, however, because my feeling is that about a week after he gets here he's going to want 15-20 minutes per (with some old man rest nights, obvs).
When you look at the current rotation (the parts of it that are consistent, at least) his minutes can really only come from two places. I mean, sure, Dinwiddie and Luka's minutes can both be shaved a little, and probably should be, but the majority of Walker's role will have to be carved out from either A) THJ or B) by cutting the 4th big completely out of the rotation and playing much smaller.
I can make an argument for either route. Will be interesting.
I know that you have a soft spot for Hardaway and I understand that this team's ceiling is much higher if Hardaway is playing and shooting well but would you agree that it's probably time to expand Green's role? If we are trying to make Kemba and rotation player AND expand Green's minutes then I would assume that both A and B have to happen.
To the point @"vfromlmf" made about Hardaway being the vet and earning that starting role, I understand that point but would also introduce the counter point of the team potentially feeling otherwise. Green is clearly the best player currently out of Bullock/Hardaway/Green and it hasn't really been close, I would go as far to argue that Green has been better than both in basically every facet of the game. If the rest of the roster sees the coach making losing decisions like playing someone because he "owes" it to them vs playing the better player you can start to lose the locker room. Just food for thought.