heat4life wrote:Durrrtysouth wrote:I think DW is in good enough shape to give us 10 mpg. We just need extra shooters as the playoffs grind along. Plus now we have another player that the opposition has to scout and plan for.
Do not under estimate what those 3's in game 1 does for us in game 2. It sent a message to Charlotte. If you try to double in the paint, we have shooters ready to come in and hit the outside shot.
I love the chess match that is the NBA Playoffs.
Dorell might be a situational solution as you explain it but I wouldn't guarantee him 10mpg, especially with how slow he looked. I wouldn't write him off completely but at this stage, do you really think he can guard Batum? Kemba? Lin? Williams?
Our best options are still Deng, Richardson and Winslow defending those four. Green and Dorell are on a exclusive case-by-case basis at this point IMO. Think James Jones in the last few years in Miami.
By no means do I think he is going to crack the 8 or 9 man rotation, he won't get 10 mpg either, but I was just saying in games we need extra shooters, I think he can give us 10 mins. If we by some miracle make it to the finals against GSW, he may just be thrust into a more important role to keep up offensively with their barrage of 3's that you really can't do anything about except try to match.
On defense, I totally agree that Deng, J Rich and Winslow are the ones that get the assignments. I am just happy that we have someone thats going to give the opposition some extra time accounting for in the game planning. I think opposing teams don't respect Green but have to show some respect for DW. How would you rate his defense compared to JJ though?