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Eric Paschall is not who I thought he was

Based on his time with GS we all knew the dude could score but he's shown he can defend and play within Quin's offense. The fact we got him for next to nothing and he's good friends with Mitchell is just icing on the cake.
 
His jumper looks a little more fluid from early preseason. Still has a lot going on there but it’s almost like he removed one of the hitches or extra motions. Maybe it is just going in. I’ve been surprised at how natural he seems as a passer. thought he was a ball stopper. doesnt seem to be the case at all.
 
He's built like a middle linebacker, and also looks like Draymonds brother. No irony that he plays like Drag.

****, this team is deep. Deepest team we've EVER had, hands down. To think we have a poor man's LeBron on the sidelines that has yet to play is scary for the league.
 
He is wide, forces players to move around him which takes time, lmao.

Offensively, shot looks good enough. That was the main improvement he needed to make so good for him. When left open, he attacks the glass and he basically has free path to the rim so he is not negative when teams sag off. He is also another point of rim pressure beside Rudy which adds much needed versatility.

I still don't think he can play as a small 5. Especially defending the PnR.
 
I guess it’s a good thing that I didn’t take a serving of the sour soup that was being offered up on behalf of Paschall this offseason + preseason? Please advise.
 
What happens when Gay gets back? Paschall deserves to be in the rotation and no one else currently in the rotation deserves to lose minutes. Gay has never played less than 21 minutes a game in his career.
 
Hekate said:
He is wide, forces players to move around him which takes time, lmao.

Offensively, shot looks good enough. That was the main improvement he needed to make so good for him. When left open, he attacks the glass and he basically has free path to the rim so he is not negative when teams sag off. He is also another point of rim pressure beside Rudy which adds much needed versatility.

I still don't think he can play as a small 5. Especially defending the PnR.
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Small ball we’d need to switch and defense is going to be compromised right now with Whiteside there is not a huge need to willingly go small. It’s offense where small ball wrecks teams. If he is the roll man and the floor I spread is tough to stop (theoretically). He can do more on the roll than our centers because he can catch, dribble, pass and opens up passing lanes for bounce passes and such that aren’t there with the bigs. He doesn’t have the high catch and finish radius those guys do.

Small ball 5 just has to survive on defense and get a stop here and there. The big benefit is on offense.
 
Jingled said:
What happens when Gay gets back? Paschall deserves to be in the rotation and no one else currently in the rotation deserves to lose minutes. Gay has never played less than 21 minutes a game in his career.
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First it’s a great problem to have. Second they likely bring Gay along slowly. Third I don’t know… Whiteside and Paschall are both deserving of time. I think you cut Royce’s minutes and maybe Bogeys too to find 4-5 minutes a night to keep Eric engaged. You might selectively pick nights to rest a guy… including Whiteside to experiment with small lineups. Jared Butlers minutes might disappear. Gay may only get 15 minutes a night. Maybe they find out it works and move Bogey?
 
Never would've dreamed on a team with as many good shooters as this that 4 games into the season Paschall would be our second best 3 point shooter at a blistering 44%.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
First it’s a great problem to have. Second they likely bring Gay along slowly. Third I don’t know… Whiteside and Paschall are both deserving of time. I think you cut Royce’s minutes and maybe Bogeys too to find 4-5 minutes a night to keep Eric engaged. You might selectively pick nights to rest a guy… including Whiteside to experiment with small lineups. Jared Butlers minutes might disappear. Gay may only get 15 minutes a night. Maybe they find out it works and move Bogey?
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I was going to post all of the above but on the last part… trade Bojan for who? And how does whoever comes in solve that problem? Trade Bojan for someone who plays less than 30 minutes?
 
1. Preserve Royce’s energy.
2. Alternating rest games against every non-playoff team for Conley, Ingles, Gay.
3. If you wanted to get real creative, go to more OTs.
 
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