esqtvd wrote:Roscoe Sheed wrote:og15 wrote:Obviously pre-season game with a lot of minutes to different guys, so not much to say. Liked how Kennard looked. Batum looked fine, hopefully we see more from him.
Ibaka starting C is fine, more spacing in the starting lineup, but we'll have to see about defense.
I also like Ibaka in the starting line up. However I hope Zubac still gets to play a lot with kawhi- they seemed to have good chemistry last season
I'm going to guess that starting Ibaka is to get his minutes in now beside Kawhi and PG because they'll be the closing lineup. I'm hoping Zubac averages 24+ mpg this year and that'll probably require being the placeholder starter again. I don't know that the second unit is the best use of his talents.
Good point. Zubac has shown good chemistry with the starters on both ends, and certainly with Kawhi, he's a great screen for him. The bench might not maximize his effectiveness, we'll have to see how that situation is handled. I suppose as a coaching staff, you could also rotate between them starting based on matchups and have both get time with the starters, and even run them together at times.