SpreeChokeJob wrote:Upperclass wrote:Wiseman likely can't play in a game like the dubs had vs the Bucks.. So where do you deploy him? In those games.. the action may be just too fast, too much advanced movement around the hoop.. if they can convince him to be content doing what looney does, it may work.. But otherwise their team has a ton of guys who need shots, all who are better scorers and capable defenders
Right now he’s the third string center. As below average as Bjelica is playing, I think Wiseman has a ways to go in terms of reps before he is ready for the intensity of the playoffs. Probably Wiseman get some minutes in the regular season and a few minutes in the playoffs. With the playoffs around the corner they have to get Bjelica ready for at least 10 minute run to fine tune for postseason, so that takes higher priority than trying to squeeze Wiseman in now and disrupt the continuity of the team. They already seen what the difficulty of integrating Klay has been. It’s very late in the season for another disruption, they need these last games to build up some rhythm going to the playoffs.
I disagree; I think within a game or two after joining the team, Wiseman should surpass Belly on the depth chart. (Caveat: I am talking about present-day, not what Belly was at the beginning of the season.) Since Belly is only shooting 21% on 3's in 2022, there is no aspect of the game that Belly would represent an upgrade over even a struggling Wiseman (I am not considering Belly's propensity to dribble-drive into a turnover as a "skill"). If Belly is playing bad, and Wiseman's play is equally bad, Wiseman still brings one aspect to the team that Belly cannot - he is a legit 7-footer. Unless there is clear evidence that Wiseman has shrunk, just having him standing in the paint will change 1-2 more shots/game than Belly will. And if Wiseman's play is even marginally better than Belly's (an incredibly low bar), then that's just gravy over what we are getting from Belly's minutes right now.
