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I Like Locke's Thinking

spycam1 said:
Before the season started one thing I talked to Locke about was who our 3rd big should be. I insisted on Gobert, but Locke was all like, "If you watched him play more, you wouldn't say that." And I responded with, "Yes, I would. This season is about two things: developing the youngs, and getting a good draft pick. Playing time for Gobert will obviously help him develop, and if he's currently as bad as you say, then it helps us get a better draft pick. All the better." He kinda conceded defeat and just nodded along as I spoke.
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Ohhhhhhhhh! Spy just owned Locke!
 
Stoked said:
How do you figure? Are you going to play Favors and Gobert together? I wouldn't, not yet anyways. Also please explain how Gobert missing his shots/dunks hurts Trey.
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Are you going to sit Kanter and Favors both just to get Gobert a little burn then?

Kanter would work best with Gobert on the offensive end because of his mid-range shooting in the way that Malone's mid-range game covered up Mark "Tennis Rackets for Hands" Eaton's offensive liabilities. Stockton ran the pnr/low post sets through Eaton a lot with Malone outside the foul line somewhere on the other side of the floor. The modern game likes more floor spacing but I suspect that two bigs counter lower production with better rebounding.

Kanter-Gobert would would be disastrous defensively though so it's not going to happen much.


[size/HUGE] fixed [/size];752353 said:
more mins for Rudy, but that dude has to get SOME offense he can rely on.
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Pretty much this. I'd love to see the kid play as much as anyone but don't see it necessary or anywhere close to top priority.
 
I think Rudy is ready for some minutes. He is probably not ready for any substantial role yet at all, but 5-10 minutes a game would help him immensely.
 
b_line said:
I think Rudy is ready for some minutes. He is probably not ready for any substantial role yet at all, but 5-10 minutes a game would help him immensely.
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It would help me too (at least my bank account). I'd also help with the tank!
 
franklin said:
Are you going to sit Kanter and Favors both just to get Gobert a little burn then?

Kanter would work best with Gobert on the offensive end because of his mid-range shooting in the way that Malone's mid-range game covered up Mark "Tennis Rackets for Hands" Eaton's offensive liabilities. Stockton ran the pnr/low post sets through Eaton a lot with Malone outside the foul line somewhere on the other side of the floor. The modern game likes more floor spacing but I suspect that two bigs counter lower production with better rebounding.

Kanter-Gobert would would be disastrous defensively though so it's not going to happen much.


Pretty much this. I'd love to see the kid play as much as anyone but don't see it necessary or anywhere close to top priority.
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You never said Kanter. You only mentioned Favors and Trey. I soundly reject this notion of basically just sit and watch. There has to be a measure of real world application. In this case that is court time during games. 10 minutes a game, especially this season, would not break anyone elses development.
 
If Favors can spread the floor a bit more with a jump shot I really like Favors and Gobert playing togethor. That would help our defense tremendously.
 
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Stoked said:
You never said Kanter. You only mentioned Favors and Trey. I soundly reject this notion of basically just sit and watch. There has to be a measure of real world application. In this case that is court time during games. 10 minutes a game, especially this season, would not break anyone elses development.
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Can't tell if you're avoiding the question by accident or trying to ignore reality.
 
The defense is not good in general right now. No harm in getting him more playing time the 2nd half of the season. He doesn't need 30 minutes a night, but he shouldn't have any more DNP if he's healthy. He's shown enough upside to warrant some more floor time.
 
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