Should Donovan be the starting point guard next season?

[fishonjazz]

Having three wings around Donovan and Rudy was always the best formula to use IF one of the wings can also create a bit. That might be the hardest thing in the league to find... so good luck.

Like game said, fricking hayward fits that mold perfectly.


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[Gameface]

And I will say this about Dononvan, in a scenario where he could get a layup or get another player a layup, he always takes the layup. His mentality is overwhelmingly score first.

Is this what the kids call "an alpha"?

 

[Gameface]

Like game said, fricking hayward fits that mold perfectly.


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Sad as **** if you ask me. Hayward would have been in the best situation he could have ever asked for and absolutely better than what he's gone through the last several years.

Would have made for a better narrative and legacy for him as well.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Sad as **** if you ask me. Hayward would have been in the best situation he could have ever asked for and absolutely better than what he's gone through the last several years.

Would have made for a better narrative and legacy for him as well.

Not really. His best scenario was in Boston healthy.

 

[Gameface]

Not really. His best scenario was in Boston healthy.

For that one year. Even once he got healthy that was a team that didn't really need him and he never fit in there.

 

[jope]

Unfortunately, I think the guy that will suffer the most from moving Conley and making Donovan the point guard is Rudy. His touches have already been on the decline since we lost Joe and now if we take Mike away too, I'm afraid he'll really struggle to get shots.

likely true, and unfortunately if our $200M man isn’t spoon fed possessions < 2 ft from the rim this happens

 

[LogGrad98]

likely true, and unfortunately if our $200M man isn’t spoon fed possessions < 2 ft from the rim this happens

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To be fair over the last few games as he has gotten more aggressive he has been better. He is getting more free throws and more dunks. Frankly if he just was determined to dunk the ball over anyone and everyone every time he touched it he would be a lot better and would score more, both in dunks and in free throws, and currently we are seeing some of that. Hopefully we will see more.

Also our tiny guards have a very difficult time getting him the ball where he can work with it. I have said it before, he doesn't have fingers on his knees. They need to be able to make the lob. Ingles so awesome at that because of his size. Conly and Mitchell as just both too small to effectively make that pass, because neither of them are on the level of say, a Chris Paul. Paul and Gobert would connect for half a dozen dunks or more every game. Mitchell and Conley need to figure this out as well. Maybe they need to watch more tape of Gobert and Ingles, or even of Paul and DeAndre Jordan. Lean how a smaller guard creates space and makes that pass.

But we need to all accept he is probably everything he is going to be. He might add something small, maybe a little 15 foot jumper that he takes a few times a game like Favors did. But he isn't suddenly developing any moves around the basket. The best we can hope for is for him to continue to be hyper-aggressive when he gets the ball, and for our team to get better at getting him the ball where he can do something with it.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

For that one year. Even once he got healthy that was a team that didn't really need him and he never fit in there.

The only perspective of him being better off in Utah is from a Utah fans POV. He absolutely fit that team and he never got back to where he was health wise.

 

[fishonjazz]

The only perspective of him being better off in Utah is from a Utah fans POV. He absolutely fit that team and he never got back to where he was health wise.

He stays in utah and stays healthy and wins a championship. I think that is better than his current career and legacy.

 

[outerspacefan]

Never been on board with taking this particularly phenomenal scorer and make him a floor general.
You've got yourself a superb top tier scorer, you better use him like that.
That's my humble take...

 

[LogGrad98]

Mitchell and Brogdon together would have really made some noise, tbpfhwy.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Mitchell and Brogdon together would have really made some noise, tbpfhwy.

I like Malcolm but I think his numbers are a little hollow. Theoretically it would be solid I think. I think he could be had for an okayish offer now that they have Tyrese. I don't think it is the panacea some may think it could be.