Thaddy wrote:Seems like we should probably keep him as a starter then.
Looked like he was doing pretty well in the role to me. Jak, of course, remains a superior option as a 5 when he's healthy, but CMB was doing a very good job while there.
It still looks like RJ isn't having that much impact on the floor his BPM isn't that good. It's good right now but the sample size is small, he's usually been a negative to slightly positive player. If we replace him with CMB I feel we would surge. It would increase the BPM potential of the starting 5.
Then the question is what do we trade RJ for? I would guess we'd want back an explosive guard or a young big. I'd lean towards the latter.
Either way we don't need another starter. Trading RJ for long term pieces like a prospect and picks could be just as good of an idea.
Very curious to see what happens with RJ over the season. His box score numbers look great right now, and he seems to be clicking very well, but the impact numbers are pretty tepid so far. We'll see, I guess.
Doesn't feel likely that we'll trade him for picks or prospects, though. It feels like we're in more of a "let's start winning" type of mindset, as opposed to a "build for the future" kind of place, no?