Pistolpete1947 wrote:I looked up Booker in the NBA advanced stats and he is ranked 53rd in defensive rating. Why is one of the NBA's best defenders and by far the best rebounder on a poor rebounding team averaging 26 minutes a game?
he is a role playing energy guy without much on offense outside of putbacks or full court coast to coast plays...
My guess is they are just accepting we will be bad defensively and trying to get as many shooters on the floor as they can... I mean is booker playing 6 more minutes going to change much on defense playing next to hamilton/scola/kilpatrick/harris?
i think with brook and bogs and lin you can get away with having him and RHJ on the floor. but i dont think you can push that too far. i think we are closer to a good offense then a good defense and thus less minutes for him and RHJ.
either way, there unfortunetly is no magic lineup that works, with so few 2 way guys.