NatP4 wrote:Anybody still optimistic about Robinson in here? Curious if everyone is ready to write him off or if there are still some believers.
The way I see it, there is one spot in the regular rotation for a guard who plays behind Beal, and one more spot for a guard who rides the bench and only plays garbage time or if someone is injured. There are three guys fighting for those two spots: Brown, Robinson and Mathews.
Robinson definitely wasn't as good as Brown last year and I don't really think he was as good as Mathews either. But to be fair, those were low minute sample sizes for both Robinson and Mathews. Brooks saw Robinson and Mathews a lot more in practice, so maybe he had his reasons for liking Robinson more. I won't criticize Brooks too much for going with Robinson over Mathews last year.
I figure this year, it will come down to training camp. I certainly expect Brown to get that regular rotation spot but I don't begrudge Brooks for letting them fight it out. Maybe Robinson makes a big leap. We will soon find out. If Brooks does go with Robinson, then they should definitely put Brown on the trading block. He is too good of a player to wallow on the bench and then depart via free agency for nothing.
The biggest casualty is Mathews. Brown and Robinson will be the guys that suit up every game. Mathews won't get a fair shot because Brown and Robinson each make $4M and Mathews makes almost nothing on a 2-way contract. We do have RFA rights on Mathews next summer, so if we like him, we can match any offer for him.