12-18-2023, 05:25 PM
I'm struggling a bit with the Stuart fit. He seems like a tweener to me. He does not protect the rim and he is not a plus perimeter defender. He is not a rim runner, and historically he has been a 33% shooter from three on moderate volume, with an uptick in the small sample of quarter season. Is the plan for him to be a backup center? Will he truly provide enough spacing for 5 out? Can he play next to Lively? Does he make sense as the backup PF? I can see the argument that he has versatility to play all of those roles, and the argument that he doesn't really fit in any of them very well.