slick_watts wrote:if we're trying to win i think we need to shelve ousmane dieng in these traditional lineups and stick to joe-wiggins-waters trio instead. dieng has shown he can have value going small, but when we're playing a 'center' (sarr, saric, j-will), i don't think there's a rotation spot for ous that makes any sense. ous and lindy being ahead of wiggins in the depth chart in the first place is bizarre to me.
thunder are league average-ish as a 3pt shooting team but don't shoot a ton of them. dort-giddey is a problem there, the clippers really made the thunder pay for having them on the court together on both ends early in the game. in 2h with sarr in there i thought we were really laboring for points. after that dort-giddey didn't play a possession together until less than a minute remaining in the game.
I think it’s still more important at this stage to still prioritise development over winning. Ous right now is a net negative player but I like what I’ve seen of his game and think he has potential to develop into a really solid player for us - he also looks like he will develop into a handy 3pt threat which we need.
If Chet can become a strong 3pt threat and Williams continues to develop then that will alleviate some of the issues with those 2 playing together. But you get the feeling one of these guys will have to be moved on or take a reduced role to unlock the teams full potential. I think Giddey overall is the better player but Dort is the only guy who can consistently be a point of attack defender on guards which is invaluable in the playoffs.
