Post#126 » by djFan71 » Sun Jun 16, 2019 4:50 pm
I like all 5 guys, but, I do have concerns about having all of Rozier, Smart, Brown, Tatum and Hayward together. Even with Kyrie & Morris gone, there is still not enough minutes and usage opportunities. And I think it comes down to picking Smart or Rozier.
You can handle Tatum/Brown/Hayward @ 32 minutes each => 96 for both of your 2 & 3 spots. But then you have Smart & Rozier fighting over 48 minutes. Or you're playing at least 16 minutes of small ball a game with one of the first 3 at the 4. I'm kinda done with that and want real bigs. Al, Baynes, Williams, draft, MLE. Get and play tall guys.
If you traded Smart in a deal for a big (like the AD rumors), my Rozier island property was great. But if you're keeping him, I'm not sure I want to go that route. There are still options out there to use Smart, salary picks to get a big. In that case, I bring Terry back. But if both are here, you know Brad will play Smart more minutes and Terry will be ineffective again. In that case I might go with a vet backup point like a Corey Joseph type. Or my 0.2% chance of Dinwiddie for Kyrie, etc.
I know there are injuries, etc, but I want a clear starting unit and minutes distribution when everyone's healthy. Then deal with injuries with actual depth, not starters waiting around impatiently on the bench.