MagicMatic wrote:OrlChamps2030 wrote:MagicMatic wrote:
I get the reasoning behind this.
But you can’t really have it both ways. If you want Jordan Clarkson to go 5-20 or for Donovan Mitchell, or Jalen Green to have the worst game of the season, then you want Suggs in there. Will we see another game this season where Austin Reaves gets to the line zero times?
You have to weigh what Gary Harris could potentially do on offense compared to what Suggs is doing to opposing shooting guards.
I agree though that if the starting point guard is going to be Anthony Black, then you might want Jett or Gary in there instead. Just know that the defense will not be where it is now (top 3-5) in those minutes.
Suggs played 21, 26, and 20 minutes against Utah, LAL, and Houston.
Correct. It’s not the minutes. It’s the matchup. Are his minutes against a backup SG or the other teams first or second option?
It’s more about where his minutes are best used.
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might be overkill with him and AB, which is something I’d like to see once
So I understand moving him to the second unit/ sixth man role if and when Black can take over.
Both are young enough. That in terms overall skill set. It's still possible for one or both to develop a respectable jump shot. If Blacks post game 3pt shooting practice is a view into his actual work ethic. Then there is a chance for him being a spot up shooter eventually.
As much as Fultz is an NBA caliber player. Black and Suggs both display something already at an elite level although Black more flashes.
Suggs is already an elite defender. Black in limited minutes showed he is willing to play within a system, contribute good "D", and draw fouls. Which the fouls are what I expect him to get at a potentially elite level and fits more within our system of grind it out, and lead the league in FTA or the "other 3-ball" or "hard mode 3=ball"
