grumpysaddle wrote:Jdiddy701 wrote:grumpysaddle wrote:He played an 11 man rotation after talking about tightening the rotation up. In that 11 man rotation, **** Landry Shamet got 24 minutes and TJ Warren got 0. Messing with the starting lineup was Monty's fault. That 100% threw off the team and contributed to their abysmal first quarter. He's not responsible for everything in the loss, but he's definitely the main culprit.
I disagree with that. The Suns have had a week to prepare. Torrey Craig played well and I know Kawhi absolutely killed is but Torrey played solid defense. With Payne out, it’s really no surprise he had to go to Shamet. This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that’s watched the Suns. That’s a roster construction issue, not Monty. Who is our 3rd PG? Keep in mind that Saban Lee cannot play in the playoffs. Monty could play Ross and TJ Warren and we’ll still hear complaints about them, too.
The players that stepped foot on the court yesterday was enough to win the game. Period.
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It's the playoffs. You keep at least 2 of KD, Booker, Ayton, CP3 in the game at all times. Booker/KD are more than capable of playing the PG role. You MAAAAYBE go to 9 deep if you have to, probably preferable at an 8 man rotation. Shamet didn't handle the ball, didn't hit shots, sure he played slightly above average defense, but why play him when you have a better defender in Okogie just rotting on the bench? Craig played well, and I'm not slighting him, but it 100% threw off the small amount of chemistry the starting unit for the entire end of the season had. There is literally no excuse for playing Shamet and Wainright in the playoffs. In the regular season, fine, whatever... not in the fricking playoffs.
I agree he played way too many players. Monty made an adjustment and went to Landale in the 2nd half after Bizzy was getting hacked in the first half. Wainwright is a big body and not surprised he went to him to see how he does against Kawhi. It didn’t work out well but no way do I think those players cost the Suns the game. Did it help? No but ultimately our star players need to be better.
I agree that two of the big four should be in at all times. I’m not sure who/how they stagger them but I’m sure they’ll figure it out.
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