Re: Will Thibs use an 8th man to replace Bojan? If so, who?
Posted: Fri May 3, 2024 4:41 pm
I would love to see Precious get some minutes at the backup 4 to give Hart a break. Precious can also matchup against Siakam at times which would free up OG to guard Hali to give him a different look and slow him down if he gets going against our other defenders.
But what's more important to me than just adding another guy to the rotation is finding a lineup that can look semi functional without Brunson so he can get a rest. Overall the team played relatively well without Brunson on the court but part of that was Thibs brought him back in immediately if things got bad for a minute. I would love to see iHart with the second unit with Brunson out just to help as a facilitator next to McBride and the other Nova guys.
The second unit could try to go all defense in the limited non-Brunson minutes but the idea of McBride, Hart, Precious, Mitch and whoever on the court at the same time scares me. I just want to find a way to get the starters longer rests. Or maybe they can just find a way to blow the Pacers out by 30-40 in 3 quarters to get the starters but with how the 4th quarters played out against the Sixers there is no way Thibs is going to be less Thibsy with the minutes distribution.
But what's more important to me than just adding another guy to the rotation is finding a lineup that can look semi functional without Brunson so he can get a rest. Overall the team played relatively well without Brunson on the court but part of that was Thibs brought him back in immediately if things got bad for a minute. I would love to see iHart with the second unit with Brunson out just to help as a facilitator next to McBride and the other Nova guys.
The second unit could try to go all defense in the limited non-Brunson minutes but the idea of McBride, Hart, Precious, Mitch and whoever on the court at the same time scares me. I just want to find a way to get the starters longer rests. Or maybe they can just find a way to blow the Pacers out by 30-40 in 3 quarters to get the starters but with how the 4th quarters played out against the Sixers there is no way Thibs is going to be less Thibsy with the minutes distribution.