Juco24 wrote:Wildcat wrote:spree2kawhi wrote:
I think he’s a starter. But it cannot hurt to bring in bridges too.
If Bridges is happy to come off the bench. Go for it. DD earned his starting spot. Bridges was very underwhelming this season.
Underwhelming? Huh? Totally disagree... Divi's defense was atrocious during the playoffs and was very streaky in his shooting during the playoffs. To add, Bridges had a better year (underwhelming) than Divi as A PRIMARY option where Divi had open looks created by Brunson and Randle. Like Divi, but no universe should he be starting ahead of Bridges
Tell me you didn't watch Nets games without telling me.
You understand there was considerable expectation for Bridges to take a giant leap in the 23/24 season, right? He also was very much not the primarily option. Cam was. He basically played as a third ball handler because he -- by his own admission -- wasn't aggressive like Cam or Dennis. He went from 27 PPG to 19. All his numbers across the board were down from his Phoenix days in 22/23. How do you not look at his numbers pre-Phoenix, and post-Phoenix after the trade, and don't expect a continuation? By his own admission, his play was inconsistent this year.
The Knicks starting lineup does not need a Bridges. If he comes off the bench, sure, whatever, but the Knicks need someone who is legitimate threat from 3 point range in the starting 5. Hell, if we're talking purely based on numbers, Donte had a better February, March, and April then Bridges as a number 2 option.
Let's also be real about Donte. He had 2 bad playoff games against Indiana and only 1 of them cost them a game where everyone had a bad game. I don't know how you can look at his numbers against Pacers of 22 @ 44/46/84 and say that was inconsistent.