drsd wrote:Bergmaniac wrote:drsd wrote:
Bingo.
The starting SG should never be a team's 5th scoring option: never!
Why the hell not? Denver just won a championship and steamrolled everyone in their way with their historically dominant offense with KCP being their SG and fifth scoring option.
Hell, the best Magic team of the last 25 years had a starting SG who was the fifth option.
You're proving my point here. Caldwell-Pope has been a >10ppg guy these last two years. G-Harris has not, and was actually worse this year than last.
Second point: Caldwell-Pope has averaged 4.1 three-ball attempts per game this season, and made them at a 40.6% clip. G-Harris took 3.8 and made them at a 37.1% clip. When Caldwell-Pope is a better three point shooter, one cannot claim "G-Harris is good from 3".
My final point here: Orlando needs a "Caldwell-Pope". And there are about 20 players in the NBA available for that role.
Completely missing the point (literally)…Suggs is the KCP, what we’re missing is the Jamal Murray. Reconsider what you’re projecting…KCP is good- two of him in your backcourt is NOT
KCP will look exactly like Gary if you play him next to Suggs. I love the DEN comp because my best vision of Paolo is moving into Jokic “triple double” territory…Jokic is the best passing big man in HISTORY but he benefits tremendously by having Murray at PG. Murray is more SG than PG in reality and is exactly the model for the kind of PG to help Paolo reach his greatest heights…not Tyus Jones, not CP3- types. Certainly not AB. Suggs is solid at the KCP role…he’ll never be the Murray-type offensive creator & threat that completes the backcourt. Maybe it’s Monk or DLo or Dejounte Murray. I think Simons is the closest thing to Jamal Murray that appears “gettable”.
BTW, everybody now changing their tune about what some have been saying for months, but still many not able to see how basic the need for functional backcourt offense. Even Jokic needs a guard who can take over to make his immense talent work. It’s like ORL fans are watching DEN and saying “we need an AG to win like that” (while Jamal Murray scores 40 )