Strategist1 wrote:Chalky_White wrote:PushDaRock wrote:
I don't really care whether he would be starting or not, probably more ideal off the bench but he's a microwave scorer that can really catch fire and hit a bunch of contested shots, something this team was lacking the entire tournament. He obviously has his flaws but he's also capable of winning you a game by himself in this type of format.
Mathurin still has flaws but its clear we were missing a player of his profile. Too much of the scoring burden fell on SGA.
The team probably expected Murray to come in as the starting two-guard and add that shooting threat, but it didnt work out that way. NAW deserved more minutes.
Defense is important but not surrounding Shai with more shooting going forward but would be a tremendous waste of an elite player's time with the national team.
A healthy and rested Murray & Wiggins...is all we needed.. Both proven in big games and being clutch. But it just wasn't meant to be.
Wiggins been pretty bad last season so I'm not confident.
Murray actually posted career high numbers last season and scored 30+ points in G7 against the Wolves defense, he and Jokić ran out of gas at the end and eventually lost the game and series but he did show up and play well enough to carry the team despite playing injured.
