zaz102 wrote:I don't disagree, but I just thought you may want to give the guy some minutes before the playoffs to see what he has left beforehand at least. And not sure who's expense that would be at besides Scott.LloydFree wrote:zaz102 wrote:Lol strange. I don't think anybody was expecting him to take minutes from Tobi. Is this just his way of not trying to throw Mike Scott under the bus?
I don't know why there is the expectation that whatever 6'8 guy we sign is automatically going to take Mike Scott's minutes. The Anthony Tolliver's, Mike Muscala's and Gary Clark's of the world are the same as Mike Scott. This is a depth signing, in case a PF gets hurt, they're not sitting there with only 1 backup Center and zero backup PFs.
I guess you're thinking he is just there literally to put a body in if Harris and Scott get hurt or garbage time?
I think he's there for injuries and if all goes right, to give Doc another option to play in lineups with Ben Simmons, since it's become clear that Ben and Dwight can't play together.
I think it's presumptuous to think guys like Tolliver or Gary Clark, can just walk on to the team, and beat Mike Scott out for minutes when they've essentially been the same level player as Scott their whole careers. Scott's the same level player and has had the advantage of practicing with the team all year and they have not. It's possible Tolliver could beat him out, but I'm saying that isn't a logical expectation.