JonFromVA wrote:JujitsuFlip wrote:Yeah, gonna need more than 60 minutes together to determine that Okoro should be gifted the SF spot again.JonFromVA wrote:
Any plan or move that hasn't already been shown it will work is an experiment. Whether anything will make the Cavs back out of their decision to start Strus is tbd, but generally lineups are evaluated based on 2 week intervals.
As of today according to BBR, our Core 4 with Strus are -3.2 PP100 .vs. +6.8 with Isaac or +16.2 with LeVert last year.
You just want to be sure the other 4 guys are playing up to snuff before assuming the new guy is the problem.
I'd still fire JB first before i just glue Strus and Niang to the bench but that's just me.
I just wouldn't call it gifting ... Isaac fills a useful role when he plays starting SF even if the only thing he's doing is expending energy guarding a tough PG or SG and sparing Garland or Mitchell that effort so they can burn their energy on offense.
Heck, Isaac could play the first 5 minutes of the 1st and 3rd quarters just to help set the tone and there'd still be 38 more minutes to go around.
Well, i just call it gifting because there's no reason to have 3 guys who don't look at 3 pointers. In the regular season, it obviously works.
I'd just like to get a head coach who can learn to use Strus and Niang effectively in lineups (heck maybe even Merrill and TJ too) without having to revert back to defense heavy, slow pace, and tight rotations.