The optimal lineup is so clear

[fishonjazz]

Some of it. But that's being overblown a bit. Favors played against some damn good Centers during that stretch. And they played some of the same teams later with far different results.

That is far from what I'm saying. I'm just expressing skepticism with the put Gobert in Favors' spot during that stretch and it will be even better narrative, that some people are preaching.

A lot of fans here act like Gobert is a god on the court. He's an average at best offensive player and a great defensive player. I think the Favors/Gobert lineup can work in small stretches. But I think Favors should not be getting <25 MPG when Gobert is back because Favors is still one of our 4-5 best players. Honestly I think Favors is gone, I think that will be a mistake. But if it's a forgone conclusion then they should trade him.

I see Gobert's offense last year as more of an outlier than the real deal. He was playing with very good offensive players who spaced the floor a lot and could create shots in traffic or get the ball to Gobert where he didn't have to do anything with the ball. He doesn't have that this year and his offense looks a lot like 2 years ago.

good response

 

[LifeOnaPlate]

There is no question Mitchell should be starting at pg with Rubio coming off the bench.

 

[fallenchicken]

I mean... I actually like Mitchell playing at the 2. If we had a half competent PG I'd want to start him at the two. But yeah. At this point we've got to start Mitchell and Hood. We don't have the luxury of choice. And it'll be good for him to play PG, even if in the longterm we look to put a PG beside him. Putting the ball in Mitchell's hands as much as possible (and out of Rubio's...) is the best thing for the team right now.