chakdaddy wrote:Parasite wrote:jfs1000d wrote:Kornet is fine. He is the 3rd center on the team. He is a 10 minute a game guy max. He is a zero minute playoff guy. Why are we so worried?
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Exactly. He’s a fine regular season player. Im not sure what the big deal is. People say “well we have better options”. Do we? I honestly don’t think so. Nobody proven, that’s for sure. He knows the system. That’s big for a bench player. And he’s a great locker room guy. I will say he’s looked pretty rough so far, but it’s been 3 games. Let’s pump the brakes a bit.
The concern is...he's the 3rd center when the 1st and 2nd centers are injury prone, 37 yo being load managed (after running out of gas in next year's playoffs), and sometime play in the same lineup. We need a legit 3rd rotation big / spot starter.
I think we have that, though they are unproven. I think Queta is ready for that spot as a 3rd center. Nathan Knight was solid too. But need a chance at playing time. Kornet is decent as well.
It's going to be rare for us to go double big this season for most parts of the game. We have about 25-30 minutes available at the back up center and PF position. Al is going to get most of that when he is coming off the bench. If one of KP or Al is out, that's about 55-60 minutes available at C and PF. With KP/Al and Kornet, Queta, Brissett and Stevens, 55-60 minutes is covered. Stevens can defend PFs and some centers.
Last night, I felt like Joe should have gone with the starting 5 of Jrue, Brown, Stevens, Tatum and KP. It's not like we took advantage of Al's height down low. We gave up too many open 3s and struggled in the 1st quarter. Stevens would have helped guarding the 3rd and giving up energy.