Knicksfan1992 wrote:mpharris36 wrote:MrDollarBills wrote:
He can run some PG so I'd be down for it, I kinda think it's redundant though since we have Deuce.
well if Deuce is really going to start...having Smart and Clarkson come off the bench would be pretty nice.
Smart/Clarkson/Hart/Yabu/Mitch backup unit would be pretty solid. You can easily mix and match those 5 with the starters.
I am in favor of getting Smart but, I would have some concern about the "brickiness" potential of that backup unit.
Smart and Clarkson are not afraid to shoot and, in turn, miss a lot
Hopefully the relative good efficiency of Hart Yabu and Mitch would help offset it.
I would be salivating at the thought of having the below defensive personnel to deploy around Brunson and KAT on any given night though:
OG
Bridges
Smart
Hart
Deuce
Mitch
That's 6 legitimate plus defenders in your rotation.
I don't think in any situation you should have all 5 guys on the bench together...no hockey lineups even though thibs wasn't great at staggering.
Brunson or KAT should always be in the lineup if you stagger correctly. That is where the offense should run through. For example you can easily put Smart next to Brunson if you needed. Same with you have the potential to go big or small depending on matchups.
I just wouldn't start Smart over Deuce...because teams would probably treat Smart like Hart and they would live and die with him shooting us out of games...Deuce even though he had a little regression shooting..was still around league avg and I feel in terms of wide open C&S he is one of our more lethal guys.
Basically everything is to unlock the full capability of KAT. We saw early last year...a center had no chance to guard KAT...our offense was humming...that is what we need to replicate as much as possible,
Also with vet min guys like Clarkson and if they go the Smart route if he gets bought out you should have a quick hook with them...they are vets so they either buy in or not...they aren't in utah or washington either...no more green light for terrible shot selection because we have better options.