Skybox wrote:RookieStar wrote:uraverage wrote:Truly one of my biggest fears... JI plays half of the first 40 games and stunts PBs growth. Its time for the Magic to make him disappear.
Even if JI plays the 1st 40games at the same skill level he shown before the injuries, how could that stunt PBs growth?
Agree…completely complementary players. JI, on his best day, wouldn’t take shots from Paolo…maybe take tough defensive assignments off Paolo’s plate, if on the court together.
I actually think the stage is set for JI to make a real contribution playing 15 mins a game, backing up 3-5 (depending on matchups, schemes, injuries). I like the vision of JI just bringing crazy defensive energy in small doses. I really hope he’s healthy. Imo, this is the last shot in ORL. I could see him getting waived, sitting out a year or two before coming back on a vet min to a contender- like a much younger Bill Walton or (gulp) Grant Hill. I can’t imagine anyone expects a full-time Isaac ever again…but the Lord works in mysterious ways
JI is like the dad that went out to get cigarettes in 1999, never came back, and you get a call from on Christmas talking about how he's going to show up for your birthday every year and never does. Basically a caricature from a Hallmark movie.
Nobody should be relying on JI to suit up at this point. If he had any value whatsoever he wouldn't even be on the team.