BrianFitz wrote:Deivork wrote:BK_2020 wrote:Do we really need Pritchard to play 25 games to prove that he sucks?
He doesn't suck. He's played great stretches these years with an ever changing role. He's short, sure, but a guy will go through bad stretches. For this contract and a bench role, I trust him in the long run.
I don't remember too many stretches where he played his role great. I honestly just might not be remembering correctly. The only thing I remember is sometimes he would get pretty hot from 3 for a game or two. But that seems like it's always been very far and very few between.
Seems to me we need him less as another shooter and more as another ball handler that can run the second unit. And he consistently seems to fail miserably at that. . .. ... unless the team is already up by 30. Then he's your guy.
If we just need another ball handler out there to help run the 2nd unit, I say we give Banton a shot.
As we know, the bench units work best when Tatum is out there with them. So we could do Banton/Tatum/Hauser/Horford. That way you have Banton for ball handling (and size and decent defense), Horford, Tatum and Hauser can shoot. Banton can pressure the rim, Tatum gives you an iso shot creator type. Then is the 5th guy Kornet? I'm not sure Kornet/Horford is a good combo. That lineup would leave us with probably not enough shooting - which is likely one reason why Pritchard gets those mins instead of Banton.
If we had Brissett or Stevens in there, that's not enough shooting either.
Perhaps Tatum at the 4 with Banton/Svi/Hauser/Horford could work - it's at least worth testing it out.
Or you just stagger Jrue and White so 1 of them is on the floor at all times..
