ChuckS wrote:One of the best coached games I've ever seen. I thought the substitutions were brilliant. I worried that he might have left Morris on the bench too long near the end. But, within minutes, he was back in. When we have our full team back I might want to try a bigger player on Haliburton, at least situationally. Simmons would probably be the answer but, in a pinch, Yuta might be mobile enough. He hurt us last game too.
It might be because I could finally see them all play. But for the first time I feel optimistic about our depth. This could have been an aberration, but have we been wasting Cam? He was awesome and clutch. Sharpe showed promise also, particularly against someone like Myles. He scored and rebounded. I didn't know if Morris was under-performing or on a minutes restriction but expected, when we got him, that he would be used more. He can shoot, even if not a big scorer. But his toughness and size really helps. All I can say about Patty is I love the guy and want him on my team. I expected it, but Yuta was really important, particularly after such a long layoff. Finally, Sumner is young as far as league play, but seems to also be a keeper. I still want a back up big (four or five), but the way we have been playing, I'm not quite as desperate. I can wait 'till January if necessary.
I thought I'd seem everything. But I can't believe we won.
We're all feeling warm and fuzzy straight after an unexpected win and I love how this game has given our long suffering bench players a jolt of confidence. I still don't see how this performance translates to fitting these pieces into our regular rotation but the confidence can't possibly hurt
- Yuta was awesome, high IQ, high energy, just stay healthy and Yuta will be playing good minutes for us. Picking up Yuta has really made me feel better about not keeping Bruce Brown, I'd extend Yuta now if the cap allows.
- Cam was awesome but every single basket he made barring 2 (the spot up 3 in the corner and a drive after an offensive rebound by Sharpe) was pure isoball with him dribbling and noone else touching it. Unless if JV trusts him to lead the 2nd unit offensively he's wasted on our team since his strengths are all wasted as a role player. A team like the Raptors (opposite of us, full of role playing athletes and no scorers) can really use him, so maybe a trade of Cam for one of their athletes will help both teams.
- Not seeing it from Sharpe, his biggest strength is offensive rebounding but he's not switchable at all on defense and he struggles to finish inside offensively. He's a 12th man cheerleader at this stage.
- Happy for Patty, he's the ultimate teammate and he's rotting on the bench on this team. I'd look for a Seth trade since they play the exact same role, Patty has the better intangibles and I'd guess Seth has more trade value.
If I was Marks I'd pick up the phone and offer Cam and Seth plus a pick for OG Anunoby, he's exactly what we need.
