Wizop wrote:Mike isn't horrible. he's a 6'10" shooting guard. he's a smart player. there are nights where he is dynamite because the other team just doesn't have a player who can stop his catch and shoot game, but yes there are nights when the shoe is on the other foot. that was the case last week when D-Wade took him to school.
in any event, I don't see Lance as being in competition with Mike. Lance should be a combo guard - a 1/2. Mike is a 2/3. ideally he'll make D Jones expendable by being both a credible shooting guard and a good enough point guard to cover those nights when injury, foul trouble, or match-ups make you go three deep at point. could he challenge AJ for the second unit slot? that'd be wonderful but so far two coaches have said he wasn't even ready to dress and we have scant evidence to say they were both wrong.
Dunleavy and Stephenson both have rather nice skill sets for their size,with some limitations,inconsistencies,cold spells and some stuff in their heads that's not quite in tune (though they are on opposite ends of that spectrum). I'd see both as VERY solid off the bench guys and not guys I'd start. Dun...at his pay grade...is not good news, but the Pacers can re-up him at quite a bit less and should.
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