mavsfan4ever said:
COAg15 said:
DJJ apparently starting over Green tomorrow lol
Also, any great way to watch the nba this season? No cable logins anymore
I thought this was sarcasm/a joke. But then I remembered Kidd is our coach, and I just got sad. It's so difficult to overcome dumbass coaching decisions.
Lol DJJ started the Pistons game last Friday, so it was definitely never a joke. But I think it makes sense. I feel like starting DJJ and bringing Green first off the bench maximizes both players' strengths. We saw how Green played when sharing the court with Luka & Kyrie vs when he played without 1 or both. He's a better player when the ball is in his hands and that's simply not possible with Luka and Kyrie. Bring him off the bench for whoever gets subbed out first and I think it makes alot of sense.
And then conversely, DJJ is an athletic switchable wing that doesn't need the ball at all and will be maximized with an elite PnR ballhandler like Luka on the court.
Plus, who starts isn't nearly as important as who closes. Our clutch time offense AND defense were atrocious last year, and if staggering Luka, Kyrie, and Green keeps them fresh for the final 5 minutes, then I think that's a good bonus. As long as green is getting 30min/gm, I don't really care if he starts or not.
