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So is a lack of a clear go-to player/scorer going to hurt us or help us or not really have any impact this year? I am not talking about lack of an all-star, but really just no alpha-scorer that we can get the ball to in crunch time. Like him or hate him Hayward was that guy for us, and he really did well in those circumstances for us. Without a clear person in this role will it hurt us in the long run, or will it make us harder to guard since any one of 4 or even 5 guys could be "the guy" any given night?
I kind of think the latter. Everyone knows that we don't have that alpha player right now, yet we have had at least 5 players in double figures each of our first 3 games. I think, since we don't have that go-to guy, it will make it better for us the way our team is constructed right now. It could be Joe Johnson who gets the ball at the end, or even Ingles. Of course more often than not it will be Rubio handling the ball in that circumstance, but he will likely not be the one to shoot it, but when he does it could be a surprise that throws the other team off.
I kind of think the latter. Everyone knows that we don't have that alpha player right now, yet we have had at least 5 players in double figures each of our first 3 games. I think, since we don't have that go-to guy, it will make it better for us the way our team is constructed right now. It could be Joe Johnson who gets the ball at the end, or even Ingles. Of course more often than not it will be Rubio handling the ball in that circumstance, but he will likely not be the one to shoot it, but when he does it could be a surprise that throws the other team off.
